‘Shafiqul Islam: The Secret Art of a Mysterious Artist’ underway at Mrinmoy Art Gallery Chattogram

The solo exhibition, titled “Shafiqul Islam: The Secret Art of a Mysterious Artist", was inaugurated at Mrinmoy Art Gallery in Chattogram, recently. The exhibition, showcases the works of noted artist Shafiqul Islam, as a heartfelt tribute to him.
27 July 2021, 07:08 AM

Looking back on Manzoor Alam Beg’s legacy

‘Aalokchitracharjo’ Manzoor Alam Beg remains the most important figure in the history of photography in Bangladesh. He devoted himself in promoting photography education and popularising photography as an art. To history, he is the the Father of Photography movements in Bangladesh, but to the photographers, he will always be remembered as Beg Shaheb or Beg Sir. Today marks the 23rd Commemoration Day of the master.  
26 July 2021, 14:12 PM

Govt takes over 300-year-old building in Ctg

The government has decided to take over a 300-year-old building located on Nazu Miah Lane at port city’s Patharghata for preservation due to its archaeological importance.
10 July 2021, 18:00 PM

Ekushey Padak winning photographer Golam Mustafa no more

Eminent photographer Golam Mustafa passed away today around 9:30 am at his own residence, due to age related complications. He was 81 years old. He was the winner of the coveted Ekushey Padak 2018, and the Shilpakala Padak 2016.
9 July 2021, 08:10 AM

Churchill’s ‘most important’ painting sells for £7m

A painting of Marrakesh by Britain’s famed wartime prime minister Winston Churchill, owned by Hollywood star Angelina Jolie, smashed expectations to sell for £7 million ($9.75 million) at auction in London on Monday.
2 March 2021, 18:00 PM

Sanjoy Chakraborty’s journey with red

Laal Kono Rong Noy (‘Red is Not a Colour’), curated by Mustafa Zaman, is displaying the works of artist Sanjoy Chakraborty from July 12 to 25 at Dwip Gallery, Lalmatia. Sanjoy Chakraborty studied History of Art at Rabindra Bharati University, India and has
18 July 2019, 18:00 PM

Shahnama

Cartoon
10 April 2019, 18:00 PM

Development, but at what cost?

In a solo exhibition “Disappearing Roots”, Samsul Alam Helal explores the impact of gentrification in the Rangamati hill tracts.
4 April 2019, 18:00 PM

Shahnama

Shahnama
3 April 2019, 18:00 PM

Collector's Exhibition 2

In 2018, the trio — Gholam Abed, Md Robiul Islam, and Shakil Huq — tried their hand on a pilot project where each showcased their respective 'higher calling' for a pastime. With the phenomenal success of the first event to inspire them, the three are now set to present their second showcase, 'Collector's Exhibition 2', which not only promises to overcome the limitations that they faced the previous year, but also hopes to provide something unprecedented in the exhibiting circle.
18 March 2019, 18:00 PM

Chobi Mela X: 2 decades of “persistence”

20 years of anything is a rather big affair. The 10th edition of Chobi Mela has just wrapped up. Here I look to the people who put it together year after year, and the matters that pushed its presence among us through the crevices of this gridlocked city.
14 March 2019, 18:00 PM

Thoughts about my father's paintings

Whenever I find something beautiful, I end up going back to the works of my father to judge that beauty.
28 February 2019, 18:00 PM
20 February 2019, 18:00 PM

ODD BALL

Cartoon people comics
13 February 2019, 18:00 PM

Is Dhaka ready for live art?

If you were anywhere around the Faculty of Fine Arts, DU and the Suhrawardy Udyan from 12 pm and 3 pm last Saturday, February 2, you might have seen a tall woman of Caucasian origin,
7 February 2019, 18:00 PM

This week at Alliance Francaise Dhaka, art is born out of friendship

From the title of the exhibition to the ambience that hits you upon entering the gallery, one is struck by the presence of alliance, of the fun borne of creative collaboration in the project.
24 January 2019, 18:00 PM

Confronting the image of the Adivasi woman

In the mainstream Bengali culture, the image of the indigenous women is exoticised. Often shown dressed in colorful attires and traditional jewellery, frolicking in the hills—they are the embodiment of a “primitive” culture, with their ties to nature and their “simple” ways of living.
10 January 2019, 18:00 PM

Inking The Psyche On Paper

"As I start drawing, and begin contemplating on what to draw, my art takes shape. When I sit with a pen and a blank canvas, I slowly start to see images and it guides my pen, eventually giving birth to a piece of art.
11 October 2018, 18:00 PM

The biennale is a weaving nest of experiments: Marek Bartelik

Dr Marek Bartelik is a Polish-born, New York-based art critic, art historian, and poet, highly regarded across the world for his nuanced understanding of art.
27 September 2018, 18:00 PM

Viewership in review

As you enter one of the inner rooms of Shilpakala's Gallery-1, you notice a television with a tap attached to its screen.
6 September 2018, 18:00 PM