An exhibition titled “Heal the World” will take place at the Lionel Wendt Art Gallery, Colombo 7, on May 31 and June 1. At this exhibition, fifteen students of Mrs. Saumya Jayasekera will exhibit a total of 125 paintings.   
The artists are Aadhya Nirmalan from Ladies College, Sanuka Kaluarachchi, Saden Karunaratne and Kenuka Kandegama from Royal College, Rahma Imran, Hana Imran and Maryam Hamid from Methodist College, Lehara Edirisinghe from Asian International School, Nehan Dodanwala and Dhirren Dodanwala from Colombo International School, Insiya Huzefa and Burhanuddin Huzefa from Burhani Serendib School, Ahmed Imran from Modern Montessori International, Mrs. G.H.P. Chandani Kumari, a member of the academic staff of Agamethi Vidyalaya and Shari Jayawardhana, a past pupil of Ladies College.   
The exhibition will be open to the public free-of-charge from 9.30 a.m. to 7.00 p.m. on both days. All paintings exhibited will be for sale. Part of the sale proceeds will be used towards the Children’s Ward at the Cancer Hospital, Maharagama where over 100 children reside and receive treatment at any given time. The young artists say their art work has allowed them to express themselves and gain a sense of accomplishment. It has also positively affected their mood, cognition and behaviour.