13th Luxor International Painting Symposium kicks off Dec. 3

CAIRO - 1 December 2020: The activities of the exceptional thirteenth Luxor International Painting Symposium will launch on Dec. 3. It is organized by the Cultural Development Fund sector in cooperation with Luxor Governorate, and will run until December 17.

Fathy Abdel-Wahab, head of the Cultural Development Fund, said Tuesday, that this edition is attended by eight Egyptian artists, in addition to artists from Sudan and Saudi Arabia, and twelve youths of the workshop accompanying the symposium.

Abdel Wahab added, that this edition faces a great challenge due to the conditions of the COVID-19 pandemic, which affected many activities in all countries, especially those of an international character, and that the Fund Sector is taking all precautionary measures in its activities, in order to demonstrate the importance of Egypt's soft power in achieving its cultural leadership.