A Saga of Man and Nature:The Art of Zainul Abedin

To commemorate the 90th birth anniversary of Shilpacharya Zainul Abedin, the pioneer of Bangladesh's modern art movement and one of the most celebrated cultural personalities of the country, Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, Bangladesh National Museum and the Bengal Foundation are jointly organising the National Zainul Festival 2004 in the month of December.

The festival will be launched through the inauguration of a retrospective exhibition of the Shilpachariya's works on December 12, at the National Museum, Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Auditorium. The exhibition will run concurrently at the three galleries, says a press release.

The month long festival is dotted with an array of programmes like a special cultural evening, colourful rallies, a children's art competition, a photography exhibition on the artists, folk art and craft fair, folk music festival, and seminars on the artists.