Artists participate in street art competition in Lahore

Published November 23, 2015
Students put the final touches to a mural on a wall, during a campaign called Street Art Pakistan in Lahore. — AP
Students put the final touches to a mural on a wall, during a campaign called Street Art Pakistan in Lahore. — AP
Students of different colleges seen painting on the wall during the wall street art competition. — Photo by Online
Students of different colleges seen painting on the wall during the wall street art competition. — Photo by Online
Students of different colleges seen painting a portrait of "Manto" on a wall during the wall street art competition. — Photo by Online
Students of different colleges seen painting a portrait of "Manto" on a wall during the wall street art competition. — Photo by Online
Students painting various designs on the walls at the wall street art competition in Lahore. — Photo by Malik Sajjad
Students painting various designs on the walls at the wall street art competition in Lahore. — Photo by Malik Sajjad
Students apply the final touches to a mural on a wall during a campaign called Street Art Pakistan in Lahore. — AP
Students apply the final touches to a mural on a wall during a campaign called Street Art Pakistan in Lahore. — AP
An art student works on a painting, during a city beautification project, showing Pakistan's Army, Navy and Air Force saving Pakistan's children on a wall in Lahore. — Reuters
An art student works on a painting, during a city beautification project, showing Pakistan's Army, Navy and Air Force saving Pakistan's children on a wall in Lahore. — Reuters
An art student decorates a wall along a street in Lahore. — AFP
An art student decorates a wall along a street in Lahore. — AFP

LAHORE: Students from different colleges came together to paint the walls of Lahore during the wall street art competition on Sunday.

Street Art Pakistan is an initiative taken by the team of artists to eradicate the illegal practice of wall chalking and Reform the Walls of Pakistan by painting them with positive themes depicting the colourful stories of Pakistan.

For years Lahore's walls have scrawled with graffiti touting everything from sectarian hatred to quack cures.

Now artists and volunteers are reclaiming the walls by painting them with cheerful designs aimed at bringing some happiness and pride back to the city.

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