An art exhibit featuring paintings by young artists from Anjar celebrates the 103d anniversary of the heroic Battle of Musa Dagh and the 79th anniversary of the Anjar’s founding. The opening of the exhibit took place on Thursday, September 12, 2018, at the Movses Der Galustian Hall of the S. Zeytlian People's House. The exhibit is sponsored by Hamazkayin’s Lebanon Central Executive and chaired by the Lebanese artist Jacqueline Ohanian.
The exhibit was organized by Hamazkayin’s Paryur Sevak chapter.
Participating in the exhibition were young Anjar artists, including Bedig Dudaklian, Garbis Kendirdjian, and Houri Markarian.
The exhibit opening ribbon was cut by the village’s spiritual leaders, the exhibit’s sponsor Jacqueline Ohanian, Anjar mayor Vartkes Khoshian, a representative from Hamazkayin’s Lebanon Chapter, and the artists.
An opening speech was made by Lalig Khoshian. She praised the young artists’ “miraculous” work, saying they were beautiful and made harmonious use of color. She praised the young artists’ work, saying they were able, through brushstrokes, to immortalize their inner world and feelings on the canvas. The involvement of an artist of Ms. Ohanian’s standing, she said, added to the vitality of the exhibit.