Artist, Sawsan Jalal honoured  on the first anniversary of her death

Damascus (ST): In appreciation of her rich artistic career, which lasted for more than 44 years, the Directorate of Culture in Damascus organized an honorary celebration at the Arab Cultural Center in Abu Rummaneh on the first anniversary of the death  of  artist Sawsan Jalal, at the invitation of the Syrian  Artists Union.

The celebration included a symposium that reviewed her rich artistic career, with the participation of many artists and friends of the late artist.

The symposium was opened with a short film that included a series of interviews with Sawsan Jalal to take the audience to a rich memory of the words and works of this creative artistic stature.

The symposium included a group of discussions initiated by Dr. Mohamed Ghanoum, who shed light on humanitarian and creative stations in Jalal’s academic and professional life.

Artist Lina Deeb presented a critical study of the works of the late artist, explaining that she possesses a special artistic identity through her coexistence with the contemporary based on the heritage of all her works.

Art critic Saad Al-Qassem spoke about her artistic and intellectual upbringing, stressing that she was spiritually nourished by art as she grew up in an artistic family.

K.Q.