{"id":1147486,"date":"2026-01-17T22:56:53","date_gmt":"2026-01-17T17:56:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.app.com.pk\/?p=1147486"},"modified":"2026-01-17T22:56:53","modified_gmt":"2026-01-17T17:56:53","slug":"18th-artbeat-national-child-art-exhibition-concludes-successfully-in-islamabad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/demo.app.com.pk\/index.php\/2026\/01\/17\/18th-artbeat-national-child-art-exhibition-concludes-successfully-in-islamabad\/","title":{"rendered":"18th ArtBeat National Child Art Exhibition concludes successfully in Islamabad"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">ISLAMABAD, Jan 17 (APP):The Little Art successfully concluded the 18th ArtBeat National Child Art Exhibition and Prize Distribution Ceremony at the Islamabad Art Gallery on Saturday, marking another milestone for ArtBeat, Pakistan\u2019s largest and longest-running visual arts initiative dedicated to children and young people.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">ArtBeat 18 invited children from across the country to creatively respond to three themes: Images of Nature, Spring in Pakistan, and Beyond the Stars.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">This year\u2019s edition received thousands of artworks from more than 500 schools across over 100 cities, including submissions from public sector institutions and children with special needs, reflecting the programme\u2019s strong commitment to inclusivity and equal access to arts education.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">After a rigorous evaluation process by a distinguished jury of artists and educators, 85 exceptional artworks from the northern region, including Rawalpindi, Islamabad, Peshawar, and Abbottabad, were selected for display in the Islamabad exhibition.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The jury panel comprised Irfan Gul Dahri, Shireen Bano Rizvi, Ali Azmat, Waqas Khan, Kiran Saleem, and Najia Azmat, who assessed the entries with a focus on originality, creativity, and the unique visual language of each child.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Speaking at the ceremony, Awais Shafiq, Project Manager at The Little Art, said, \u201cThe jury approached every artwork with deep respect and sensitivity. ArtBeat continues to be a platform where children\u2019s voices are not only seen but truly valued.\u201d<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The opening ceremony was attended by a distinguished gathering from the fields of visual arts, education, diplomacy, science, and music.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The guests of honour included Azam Jamal, visual artist and sculptor associated with fine arts departments of various universities; Zareen Gull, visual artist and art educationist; Aqeel Ahmed Solangi, Associate Professor and Head of Painting and Sculpture at NCA Rawalpindi and recipient of the Charles Wallace Pakistan Trust Fellowship; Nadia Batool Hussain, visual artist and Assistant Professor at NCA Rawalpindi; Ms. Lovisa Hofmann, First Secretary at the Swedish Embassy in Pakistan and human rights advocate; Yumna Majeed, space educator and founder of \u201cExploration,\u201d a STEAM initiative promoting space science among youth; and Natasha Humera Ejaz, singer-songwriter, producer, and voice actor known for her work in Pakistan\u2019s indie pop and folk jazz scene.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Initiated in 2012 by The Little Art, ArtBeat aims to nurture visual culture, encourage critical and creative thinking, and provide a meaningful platform for children\u2019s voices across Pakistan. Over the past eighteen editions, the initiative has engaged tens of thousands of young artists nationwide.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Little Art reaffirmed its commitment to empowering children and youth, particularly from under-represented communities, through sustained access to arts education, creative expression, and cultural engagement.<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD, Jan 17 (APP):The Little Art successfully concluded the 18th ArtBeat National Child Art Exhibition and Prize Distribution Ceremony at the Islamabad Art Gallery on Saturday, marking another milestone for ArtBeat, Pakistan\u2019s largest and longest-running visual arts initiative dedicated to children and young people. ArtBeat 18 invited children from across the country to creatively respond&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1147493,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"pmpro_default_level":"","_speechable_audio":"","_speechable_word_timings":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[2355,4376],"post_template":[],"top_category":[],"class_list":["post-1147486","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-national","tag-nca","tag-steam","pmpro-has-access"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/demo.app.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1147486","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/demo.app.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/demo.app.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demo.app.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demo.app.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1147486"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/demo.app.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1147486\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demo.app.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1147493"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/demo.app.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1147486"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demo.app.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1147486"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demo.app.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1147486"},{"taxonomy":"post_template","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demo.app.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/post_template?post=1147486"},{"taxonomy":"top_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demo.app.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/top_category?post=1147486"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}