Art world adjusts to lockdown cautiously
‘Futures beyond the Self’, which was supposed to continue till April 8, was shut down due to the ongoing lockdown. Photos: Star & Collected
With spiralling Covid-19 cases, the government of Bangladesh announced a seven-day countrywide lockdown, starting from April 5. Art galleries and event spaces are monitoring the situation strictly. While most of them have postponed their public programmes, others have chosen to operate cautiously. Flowing & Static , a group exhibition featuring the works of twelve artists, is underway at Galleri Kaya, Uttara. Initially, the exhibition was supposed to take place from April 2 to 16. Owing to the current circumstances, the event s timeline has been extended to May 7, and its amended visiting hours are now from 11 am 4 pm. We have strict policies in place for crowd management, following safety protocols. We are not allowing more than ten visitors inside the venue at a time, said Goutam Chakraborty, D
Art galleries operating cautiously amidst countrywide lockdown
The group exhibition, “Dui” took place simultaneously at Dwip Gallery and Studio 6/6 from March 20 to April 3. Photo: Star Shababa Iqbal Shababa Iqbal
Art galleries and event spaces are operating cautiously during the countrywide lockdown, with most of them postponing their public programmes and exhibitions.
The group exhibition, Dui took place simultaneously at Dwip Gallery and Studio 6/6 from March 20 to April 3. As a part of the exhibition, an art bazar was held from April 1 to 3. Taiara Farhana Tareque, Co-Founder of Studio 6/6, shared that they were planning to continue the art bazar for longer, but for now, they have postponed all public events. However, they will be arranging appointments with art buyers upon special requests, maintaining all safety guidelines. People can also reach out to the galleries online. Galleri Kaya, on the other hand, will be op
Transforming JKAACL
The need to bring in the administrative toning up and necessary changes in the Jammu and Kashmir Academy of Art , Culture and Languages, a step in right direction has been taken by the Administrative Council by bringing the Academy under the Societies Act 1860 . It , therefore, is slated to be registered under the said Act thus transforming it into a new structure to make it more vibrant and responsive to expected role it must play to further strengthen and promote the areas of rich art, culture and languages of the region. Publications, research on old manuscripts, arranging symposiums, organising cultural exchanges and other related activities are now expected to gain momentum . In a way, it is the Academy’s elevation as it hitherto enjoyed the same status as that of Sahitya Academy, Kala Kendra etc and the same was felt necessary to be done after the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation took place in 2019. Following its structural changes, necessary steps towar
Khalid Bashir Ahmad
In January 2013, when the then Secretary Jammu and Kashmir Academy of Art, Culture and Languages invited the then Minister for Culture to the foundation laying ceremony of the
Tehzeeb Mahal at Srinagar, the latter was like, “At Srinagar…Why not at Jammu?”
Governor being briefed about upcoming Tehzeeb Mahal Project in September 2013.
January 22, 2013: Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Omar Abdullah, lays the foundation stone of the Rs 72 crore
Tehzeeb Mahal near the Tourist Reception Centre in Srinagar. Five years and an expenditure of Rs 50 million later, Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti, heading a coalition government with the Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP), scraps the project and decides to offer the landholding to the JK Bank whose Corporate Headquarter is located close to the project site.
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