15th Rawafed Contemporary Art Gathering launched in Erbil

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15th Rawafed Contemporary Art Gathering launched in Erbil

STORY: 15th Rawafed Contemporary Art Gathering launched in Erbil DATELINE: Aug. 15, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:10 LOCATION: ERBIL, Iraq CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the exhibition 2. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): ISSAM NAGY, Founder of Rawafed Collective 3. various of the exhibition STORYLINE: The 15th Rawafed Contemporary Art Gathering opened on Monday in the city of Erbil, the capital of the semi-autonomous region of Kurdistan in northern Iraq. The two-day exhibition gathered more than 65 artists and sculptors nationwide. Artists brought paintings, sculptures and ceramic works of different styles and schools to the exhibition. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): ISSAM NAGY, Founder of Rawafed Collective "We see obvious development of the artists, who were talented. With the progress over the years and the increase in the number of exhibitions held by the Rawafed Collective, we began to feel that this hobby and talent are developing and rising from one region to another." Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from E

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