106th birth anniversary of Shilpacharya Zainul Abedin observed
Sun Online Desk
The 106th birth anniversary of art maestro Zainul Abedin was observed on Tuesday.
The creative genius was born on December 29, 1914, in Kishoreganj and went on to become the man behind the establishment of the Faculty of Fine Arts of Dhaka University and the Folk Art Museum in Sonargaon, Narayanganj.
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, his birth anniversary was celebrated with a small number of programmes. Dhaka University’s Faculty of Fine Arts arranged a virtual edition of Zainul Festival today.
The virtual event, including placing a floral wreath at the grave of the Shilpacharya by the Dhaka University vice-chancellor and faculty members at 10am followed by a virtual photography and art exhibition on the life and works of Zainul Abedin, was broadcast on the Fine Arts Faculty website www.fineart-du.com.
106th birth anniversary of Shilpacharya Zainul Abedin today
UNB
The 106th birth anniversary of art maestro Zainul Abedin is being observed today (Tuesday).
The creative genius was born on December 29, 1914, in Kishoreganj and went on to become the man behind the establishment of the Faculty of Fine Arts of Dhaka University and the Folk Art Museum in Sonargaon, Narayanganj.
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, his birth anniversary is being celebrated with a small number of programmes. Dhaka University’s Faculty of Fine Arts will arrange a virtual edition of Zainul Festival today.
The virtual event, including placing a floral wreath at the grave of the Shilpacharya by the Dhaka University vice-chancellor and faculty members at 10am followed by a virtual photography and art exhibition on the life and works of Zainul Abedin, was broadcast on the Fine Arts Faculty website www.fineart-du.com.
‘Zainul Utshab 2020’ commences virtually
Artworks at the virtual exhibition.
Today (December 29) marks the 106th birth anniversary of Shilpacharya Zainul Abedin, the pioneer of the art education movement in Bangladesh. Each year, the Faculty of Fine Art (FFA), University of Dhaka, arranges Zainul Utshab to commemorate his birth anniversary.
Due to the ongoing global Covid-19 pandemic, the celebrations are arranged virtually this year. The FFA authority has been arranging the festival annually since 2009. The event, each year, features an exhibition of artworks by eminent artists, teachers and students of FFA, DU. As the regular academic activities are currently conducted online, unfortunately, this year the exhibition will not feature artworks by the students. The artworks in the virtual exhibition will feature the former and present faculty members, eminent artists at home and abroad.
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