Chobi Mela Shunno goes virtual
UNB
27th February, 2021 08:59:41
Great news pouring on for connoisseurs of art. International photography festival s 11th edition Chobi Mela Shunno has now gone virtual.
Organised by Drik Picture Library and Pathshala South Asian Media Institute, the special hybrid edition of the biggest photo festival kicked off in the capital on February 12 and concluded on February 21.
Now, the festival will be on the web for the next six months, all thanks to renowned art agency ARTcon. The virtual exhibition was launched on the closing date of its physical edition in Dhaka.
Art enthusiasts from home and abroad have lauded the online initiative.
International photography festival Chobi Mela's 11th edition kicked off at the capital's Drik Path Bhaban on Friday. Organised by Drik Picture Library and Pathshala South Asian Media Institute, the special hybrid edition of the biggest photography festival in the country is being called "Shunno (Zero)" this year. Marking the inauguration, an opening rally was organised on the
Chobi Mela Shunno begins in Dhaka
UNB
13th February, 2021 04:30:37
International photography festival Chobi Mela s 11th edition kicked off at DrikPath Bhaban in the capital on Friday.
Organised by Drik Picture Library and Pathshala South Asian Media Institute, the special hybrid edition of the biggest photography festival in the country is being called Shunno (Zero) this year.
Marking the inauguration, an opening rally was organised on the premises of DrikPath Bhaban on Friday afternoon.
Eminent international photojournalist and founder of Drik Picture Library and Pathshala South Asian Media Institute Shahidul Alam, also Chobi Mela chief advisor, the current edition’s festival director Tanzim Wahab, and curators Sarker Protick and Nazmun Nahar Keya spoke at the inaugural ceremony of the festival.