(MENAFN- The Peninsula)
Doha: In an initiative to express appreciation of the efforts by the medical staff of Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) in confronting the COVID-19 pandemic, Al Housh Art Gallery of the Qatar Artistic Movement has donated 30 paintings which will be displayed at HMC facilities.
Chief Communications Officer at HMC, Ali Al Khater, received the donated paintings, while welcoming the owner of Al Housh Art Gallery, Ghanem AlGhanem, who was accompanied by a number of Al Housh Gallery members.
Al Khater expressed HMC's thanks and appreciations of this pioneering community initiative from Al Housh Gallery, praising its role in the enrichment of the artistic movement in Qatar.
He said: 'We highly value this gallery's initiative in donating these valuable paintings to HMC. HMC's facilities shall be decorated with these expressive paintings that reflect HMC's artistic flair as well as diversifying the views seen by the hospitals and health facilities' visitors. Al Khater presented some souvenir gifts and certificates of appreciations to all members of the initiative delegation.
Al Ghanem stressed the interest of Al Housh Art Gallery, which was established in 2008, to contribute in the enrichment of the artistic movement in Qatar by organising various exhibitions and motivating the public and members of the community to visit them. The gallery also encourages local artists to display their art works for a wider audience.
Al Ghanem said the gallery will donate a total of 140 paintings to HMC, with 30 paintings in the first batch.
The CEO of Seashore, Salem Al Mahanadi, the official sponsor of the gallery, stressed the importance of community participation in supporting the artistic movement, encouraging local artists to display their art works for the public. He further underlined the Seashore's contribution in sponsoring Al Housh Gallery and the company's support for the initiative to donate paintings to HMC within its community role in supporting young artists and enriching the artist movement and serving the community.
CEO of Al Housh Gallery, Ahmed Al Kubaisi explained that the paintings donated to the Corporation comprise various photos taken and prepared by a group of skilled Qatari and resident photographers. These paintings feature Qatari heritage issues as well as marine and wildlife in Qatar. The paintings were printed in sizes that properly fit the locations within HMC facilities where they are going to be displayed at prominent places.
Coordinator of the Memories in Prints exhibition at Al Housh Art Gallery, Mohamed Kamal Al Emadi, said the entire exhibition included more than 100 paintings from 55 artists and the paintings donated to HMC were selected from among the original copies. He added that Al Housh Gallery is currently holding a photo exhibition by the Qatari artist Khalifa Al Obaidi in Mushairib, entitled 'Qatar the Inspirational. The gallery also organised several other exhibitions such as 'Al Khafgi liberation photo exhibition and 'Doha downtown exhibition with the participation of 17 artists.
The ceremony to hand over the paintings to HMC was attended by Executive Director of Media and Public Relations at HMC, Hassan Mohamed Al Hail; Assistant Executive Director of Media Department, Nayef Al Shamari; Assistant Executive Director of Public Relations Department, Al Wakra Hospital, Mohamed Musalam Al Dossari; and physician and member of Al Housh Art Gallery, Dr. Abdul Rahman Al Abdallah.
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