Amidst the shivering cold in the capital, there was a long line of young, cheerful girls and boys on the premises of the Bangladesh Shilapakala Academy, to attend the last day of the month-long 19th Asian Art Biennale today. The closing ceremony of the exhibition was held at the National Theater Hall of the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA).

"Morph(in)", a visual art exhibition by Reesham Shahab Tirtho, Ata Mojlish, Abir Shome, and Kazi Tahsin Agaz Apurbo was inaugurated at Dwip Gallery, Lalmatia on December 02, 2022. The four artists took the initiative to showcase their artworks following a certain concept and "Morph(in)" is the result of their artistry.

The “4th Bangla Art Fest 2022, Mymensingh”, dedicated to Shilpacharya Zainul Abedin, recently successfully concluded at the BGB Park in Mymensingh. The four-day festival featured an international art camp; art activities by the children, promising artists, contemporary artists and renowned artists both local and foreign.The festival was, organised by Art Bangla Foundation and was jointly inaugurated by renowned artist Shahabuddin Ahmed and Shilpacharya Zainul Abedin’s youngest son, engineer Mainul Abedin.

Archtwist is a platform for students and young professionals to share and compete on architectural ideas. It provides a space for aspiring architects to showcase their creativity and talent, in return offering opportunities for recognition and awards.

Every culture has its own identity, sometimes through a craft or uniqueness that it is known for. In the late 18th century,

Noted dancer and artistic director of Turongomi Repertory Dance Theatre, Pooja Sengupta, will be honoured with the Friendship Medal award from the government of Vietnam.

“Agunjatra”, the new play in question, will be staged this Friday, December 23, around 7 pm.

The first piece of AMS is ‘Lost in Translation’ by visual artist Azizee Fawmi Khan. In search of the soul of a lost city, the artist traveled to Panam Nagar, collected some of its snippets—including the local folktales—and found a connection with the drama ‘Neel Darpan’ by Dinabandhu Mitra.

The exhibition will remain open to visitors till December 14, between Monday to Saturday, starting from 3 pm and closing at 9 pm.

An amalgamation of enchanting arts and creative art forms, the 19th Asian Art Biennale Bangladesh has brought together 114 countries and 493 artists under one roof at the heart of Dhaka, with the theme of “Home and Displacement”. It is said to be the biggest art exhibition in Asia.

Earlier this week, the Lensa app has been making the rounds on social media—particularly Instagram—as people flock to the app to use its 'magic avatar' feature.

Recently, secondary level students of International School Dhaka (ISD) performed a modern German drama, which follows the story of a baby who becomes disconnected from their family during the war, and is brought up by a peasant.

Noted dancer Pooja Sengupta, who is also the artistic director of Turongomi Repertory Dance Theatre, has now become a tutor for Canada's Ambassador to Bangladesh, Dr Lilly Nicholls. The esteemed Ambassador has been taking dance lessons religiously, once every week, for almost five months now.

Yesterday marked the 66th birth anniversary of renowned filmmaker Tareque Masud, who was tragically killed in a road accident on August 13, 2011.

Abstraction has always been an intriguing medium of expression. In recent years, abstract art has made its way to the general spectators, outside of just artists and patrons. As one of the most popular elements of modern-art, abstraction brings forth unknown and unseen emotions and thought-processes. “Dreams Ascendant”, Saifuddin Ahmed’s first solo exhibition, shows a dominance of this particular style. The inauguration of the exhibition took place at Gallery Shilpangan, Lalmatia on December 4. Artist and cartoonist Shishir Bhattacharjee, and Professor Nisar Hossain, Dean of the Faculty of Fine Art at University of Dhaka were present at the opening ceremony.

"Shonglogno", a solo exhibition featuring the works of Rakibul Anwar was recently displayed at La Galerie, Alliance Francaise, Dhaka. The exhibition was inaugurated on November 18, in the presence of Her Excellency, Marie Masdupuy, Ambassador of France to Bangladesh; eminent artist Professor Dhali Al Mamoon, and artist-critic Mustafa Zaman.

After 20 years, Shahnaz Khushi is returning to the stage with the play “Neel Darpan” on December 7 at Kolkata Tapan theatre. She will be playing a vital role in the play.

On November 10, Project 88 inaugurated Munem Wasif's second solo-exhibition at their gallery in Mumbai, India. The exhibition is titled "Kromosho"--'step by step' in Bengali--and features Wasif's body of work, which the artiste has developed over almost two decades. Munem Wasif’s image-based works often mix photographs with moving images, archive documents or collected paraphernalia to reveal notions of impermanence and insecurity. A major theme throughout his work, is the philosophy of leaving things open to interpretation.

Over the years, Bangladesh has blossomed into a social hub for fine arts and cultural programmes, through the brilliant contributions of eminent literary figures and renowned personalities.

Today marks the second death anniversary of eminent actor and Ekushey Padak winner, Aly Zaker.