A cornucopia of artistic expressions

International Art Biennale Cox's Bazar 2015 ended on a high note with a number of artists and art lovers gathering every day at the four-day (September 10-13) art extravaganza held at Cox's Bazar Institute and Public Library. The biennale, a non-profit art platform, had 54 participating artists of three countries – Korea, India and Bangladesh. It gave the artists, curator and art organisers new enthusiasm, who are planning to hold the next biennale and on a larger scale.
14 September 2015, 18:00 PM

Melancholy of Urban Life

I started painting in my childhood and since then I have taken part in many competitions, including international/national competitions, in Egypt, India and Japan.
13 September 2015, 18:00 PM

Ropbandho at Gallery Cosmos

Gallery Cosmos is organising the inaugural ceremony of a 10-day art exhibition of five contemporary artists by Charkon titled 'Ropbandho' on September 4 at 6
4 September 2015, 18:00 PM

“Figuration” opens today at Bengal Gallery

An exhibition of artworks by eminent artists of Bangladesh and India, titled “Figuration”, opens today at the Bengal Gallery of Fine Arts in
3 September 2015, 18:00 PM

Voice for the unvoiced

It is easy to swim towards downstream, but swimming upstream can be quite a task. Those who don't follow conventional norms and values of the society are generally treated as outcast, but who are we to label them that?
1 September 2015, 18:00 PM

“Bangabandhu on Canvas” concludes

“Bangabondhu on Canvas”, a solo painting exhibition by artist Kiriti Ranjan Biswas concluded yesterday (August 31) at the gallery 3 of the National Art Plaza, Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA).
31 August 2015, 18:00 PM

Of artistic union and expression

An exhibition of prints as part of the Art and Education Exchange Programme-2015, between the Department of Printmaking, University of Dhaka (DU) and Department of Graphic Art of Visva Bharati University is now on at Gallery 5 of National Art Gallery, Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA).
30 August 2015, 18:00 PM

Laila Sharmeen's works in Netherlands and Italy

Bangladeshi artist Laila Sharmeen will showcase her recent mixed media on paper series “Datta Dayadvam Damyata: Shantih Shantih Shantih” at the Amsterdam International Art Fair and Biennale of Chianciano. in the historic city of Tuscany (Italy), says a press release.
29 August 2015, 18:00 PM

The essence of victory

“Banner of Victory” by Leeton Bhuiya began on Tuesday at Alliance Francaise de Dhaka. The unrest and instability that we are facing politically and socially is something of a recent phenomenon, says Leeton. “Since 1971, more than 7.5 crore men and women were united in their belief that they had to gain freedom.
27 August 2015, 18:00 PM

“Banner of Victory” opens at AFD

“Banner of Victory”, a solo painting exhibition by artist Leeton Bhuiya, opened at the La Galerie of Alliance Française de Dhaka (AFD) on August 25.
25 August 2015, 18:00 PM

Sohag Parvez's solo exhibit underway

A solo exhibition by artist Sohag Parvez, titled “My Golden Country (Amar Shonar Desh)” is currently on at the Athena Gallery of Fine Arts.
23 August 2015, 18:00 PM

The many faces of endings

“It hung over us like an anvil” toys with the idea of finality – gingerly holding its twisted knots with needles and paper sometimes, and sometimes caging the raging momentums of explosions and accidents in glass frames.
20 August 2015, 18:00 PM

The unseen Bangabandhu

Thirty five year ago, even longer perhaps, just a camera in hand, they had gone out to bring back a fragment of living history.
20 August 2015, 18:00 PM

Voyage of Nature to open at Gallery Chitrak

Gallery Chitrak has organised a 15-day solo watercolour exhibition titled “Voyage of Nature” by Canada-based Bangladeshi artist S. Helal Uddin.
17 August 2015, 18:00 PM

Bangabandhu beaming into arts

Marking National Mourning Day 2015, Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA) has chalked out month-long elaborate programmes to observe the occasion.
16 August 2015, 18:00 PM

In loving memory of Bangabandhu

Gallery Cosmos is holding a grand group art exhibition – featuring 75 contemporary artists – to mark the 40th death anniversary of the paramount leader of Independence and the Father of the Nation -- Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
14 August 2015, 18:00 PM

“Emerged From Unknown VII” begins at Drik Gallery

To create awareness of autism and develop the latent talents of specially-abled children, HANS, in partnership with Surf Excel organised an eight-day painting exhibition at Drik Gallery in the capital.
8 August 2015, 18:00 PM

Ahmed Nawaz's “Khero Khata” opens in port city

A solo art exhibition titled “Khero Khata” featuring the artworks of eminent artist Ahmed Nawaz opened at the auditorium of District Shilpakala Academy on Friday.
2 August 2015, 18:00 PM

A walk through a luminous life

Bangladesh's liberation was a culmination of valour, selflessness
31 July 2015, 18:00 PM

Humanising harsh reality through art

Entering into La Galerie of Alliance Française de Dhaka
30 July 2015, 18:00 PM