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Visit one of Washington’s newest creative districts for an art-filled summer celebration. Walla Walla’s art scene heats up ...
Mia Owens is a curatorial and programs assistant at the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center to support the Sightlines: ...
BENTOTA, Sri Lanka -- Once home to the late Geoffrey Bawa, Sri Lanka's most celebrated architect, the small coastal town of Bentota, 86 kilometers south of Colombo, is now one of the island's top ...
In November and December 2024 and January 2025, over 460 community leaders across seven districts in Sri Lanka joined a series of 15 regional workshops conducted by the Museum of Modern and ...
Growing up in Weragoda, a village in the Galle District, I was immersed in a lifestyle shaped by community, nature, and craft. These early experiences inspired my academic and professional path—first ...
The Indian Ocean island of Sri Lanka is renowned for its white sand beaches and vast wildlife-filled jungles, though it has an incredibly rich cultural heritage, too. I had endless opportunity for ...
The artist and archaeologist Jagath Weerasinghe co-founded the Colombo-based Theertha International Artists Collective, which promotes experimental art in Sri Lanka, in 2000.
The Archaeological Survey of India’s epigraphical survey in Sri Lankamalleswara Wildlife Sanctuary in Kadapa district has made major findings of three rock shelters and rock paintings along with ...
The Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art Sri Lanka (MMCA Sri Lanka) opened Rotation 2 of their exhibition ‘Total Landscaping’ on 15 December. Curated by Sandev Handy and Thinal Sajeewa, the ...
Entry free. On till March 1, 2025. At Kasturba Road. This new textile exhibition at MAP Bengaluru takes you on a journey where art, history and culture are shared between India and Sri Lanka Chay ...
A section in this exhibition highlights the step-bystep process of production of these textiles, as narrated by prominent artist and scholar Renka Reddy. The motifs found on the textiles are ...