ISLAMABAD: More than 70 teenagers are participating in the Children Summer Art Camp formally inaugurated by the Pakistan National Council of Arts (PNCA) Director General Jamal Shah on Tuesday at the National Art Gallery #10. Parents of the participants were also present on the occasion who appreciated the effort made by PNCA. One of the parents said that the course content of the camp was very different and will help kids learn different things. Children of the age group six-16 can buff their creative skills in the summer camp that includes basic education of drawing, painting, poster designing, puppet-making, singing, folk dancing, photography, Urdu calligraphy, basics of filmmaking and theatre acting. Several competitions will be conducted as well to examine the progress made by the participating children. The level of engagement of every child in every activity will be accessed to gauge the learning of every participant at the end of the three-month long summer camp. Every weekend will be enriched with joyful puppet shows for the participants to make them learn the lessons of life for social learning. The camp instructors include some vibrant faculty members including Nadia Raza, Shabila Zeenat, Momina Ruqia Aani, Nasir Seemab and Sheraz Chaudhry, while the camp is coordinated by PNCA’s Programme Executive Obaidullah. Speaking on the occasion, the PNCA Director General Jamal Shah referring to great artist Pablo Picasso said every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up. PNCA’s summer art camp is an effort to keep alive the innocent and creative artist among the children. He said the camp is in accordance with PNCA’s vision to bring creativity amongst the younger generation at the front. These classes will help children enhance the skills they already have and decide which field would they like to choose later in life. He said that children have a very clear vision and are very uninhibited in their art. Many artists have taken inspiration from children and one big example is Pablo Picasso for that matter. Published in Daily Times, July 4th 2018.