United We Stand: Longest painting in Sri Lanka by children, unveiled today

by Amani Nilar 01-10-2022 | 3:29 PM

COLOMBO (News 1st) - The World Children's Day program organized by MTV Channels (Pvt) Ltd. is currently being held at Viharamaha Devi Park.

The longest painting in the country was unveiled on Saturday (1), created by the efforts of hundreds of children covering all 25 districts across the country for more than a month.

The title of the painting is, "United we stand."

This effort is a mission to enhance the creativity of our children during this challenging time, and to enrich them with artistic abilities as well as leadership qualities for the future.

The painting started from Independence Square and Jaffna on 30th August and is due to be completed in Colombo today. The painting is 1008 feet in length, and covers an vast expanse of 56 individual parts.