Qatari artist draws up commendable initiative to support low-income families
- 4 years ago
Hanadi al-Darwish’s community campaign along with Qatar Charity aims to support Covid-19 affected poorer sections of the society.
A noted Qatari artist Hanadi al-Darwish in collaboration with Qatar Charity has initiated a community campaign to support low-income families, especially those affected by Covid-19.
The concept behind the project - ‘We Are All for It’ is to sell paintings by several leading artists in the country that have been displayed on the Qatar Charity website. Proceeds from the sale of these paintings will be donated to very low-income families affected by the pandemic.
Interacting with QATARDAY, al-Darwish who is the Founder of Hessa Art House mentioned, “Through our art works, we wish to contribute by mitigating the suffering of the low-income families affected by Covid-19.”
“The idea behind the campaign is to spread awareness about human and social dimensions of life. Participating artists are raising awareness and advocacy by supporting low-income families in order to achieve social solidarity between the society and needy groups,” al-Darwish added.
“This is the first campaign of Hessa Art House which was established this year and we have launched the business with a charitable project to support pandemic affected families through art. We plan to add many more such programmes in the near future. And I sincerely hope we will be able to raise a good amount of money through this project, as several people are hit hard due to the prevailing Covid-19 pandemic situation,” al-Darwish commented.
Some of the most prominent artists in the country, both Qataris and residents have joined hands to make this initiative a success, including leading artists like Hassan al-Mulla - one of the pioneers of art in Qatar, Abdullah al-Fakhro, Jamila Shuraim, Jawaher al-Mannai along with many others.
According the to Qatar Charity (QC) several Qatari and resident visual artists have displayed 42 different paintings on the QC website and social media accounts to support low-income families within Qatar with the profits of these paintings.
Individuals and companies can view them online and buy them by paying electronically.
Those interested can choose any painting and make the payment which will be used to support the low-income families. Payment for the paintings has to made through an electronic link which will be entered into the family aid account.
Once a painting is sold, it will be delivered to the buyer by a QC representative during the week from Sunday to Thursday between 9am and 2pm.
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