Famous painter Ajaz Anwar formally inaugurated the Ajaz+Anwar Trust and an exhibition of cartoons and paintings on Sunday. Under the patronage of this trust a museum named “House of Nanna” would be established, where artworks by Ajaz and cartoons by his father and famous cartoonist, Muhammad Anwar, would be displayed. The trust announced that it would not accept any donations from governmental or non-governmental organisations. Rather, its funds would be generated through sale of paintings, prints and the publications. The buyers of the paintings and prints would be acknowledged as patrons of the trust, and a slab of their name would be affixed in the Hall of Fame.
Ajaz Anwar said that this exhibition was the first of its kind and was being arranged in the open air, as only land was purchased yet for the trust and four walls could be constructed. He said the construction of a museum in the future was dependent upon the funds generated, otherwise the land would be reserved for a children’s park in the area. The exhibition of his paintings and Anwar’s cartoons would continue for a week and various schools are expected to visit it in upcoming days.
Clarification
Lahore
Staff Report
The man who accompanied US Ambassador to Pakistan Cameron Munter on his recent visit to Sunehri Mosque, Lahore and refused to take off his shoes was a US officer and not a soldier as mistakenly mentioned in our report. The error is regretted.
