* Governor says protecting culture, traditions is responsibility of state LAHORE: The 27th annual exhibition of paintings, sculpture and graphic arts by the Artists’ Association of Punjab kicked off at Alhamra Art Gallery on Tuesday. Punjab Governor Makhdoom Syed Ahmad Mahmood inaugurated the exhibition. He admired the artwork displayed on the occasion. Talking about the […]
Karachi: Provincial Minister for Culture Sassui Palijo has said that Faiz Ahmed Faiz was the evergreen personality, brave journalists, enlightened, progressive mind and an optimistic poet. Expressing her views on Faiz Ahmed Faiz’s 102nd birth anniversary. Minister Culture Sassui Palijo while paying rich tribute to eminent writer, poet and an intellectual Faiz Ahmed Faiz said […]
By Xari Jalil LAHORE: The Lahore Literary Festival, Feb 23-24, will bring together some of the most eminent women scholars, poets and writers. Some of these women have strode into the world of literature with some of the biggest contributions that continue to be translated and sold worldwide such as works of Bapsi Sidhwa. From […]
KARACHI: Saturday Studio, which started out as a weekend programme for children between four to 14 and went on to become a full-fledged arts school holding classes throughout the week, held its first exhibition, ‘Art for Young Minds’, at ArtChowk Gallery from February 8. Artists, students and members of civil society were present at the […]
A group of 17 Pakistani artists showcased their work in Mumbai alongside four leading Indian artists, in an exhibition organised by Gallery 6 which opened on Wednesday at the spacious gallery of PL Deshpande Maharashtra Kala Academy. Being the first collaborative exhibition with any country, Gallery 6 aims to make it memorable. The show has […]
Imtiaz Ali Karachi: A literary reference held on Sunday for late author, scholar, linguist and lawyer Sirajul Haq Memon (1933-2013) renewed calls to set up a modern university the late editor of Hilal-e-Pakistan had envisioned. Memon had even donated his property in Hyderabad, where Sindh Education Trust was housed, and also deposited Rs2million as seed […]
Shoaib Ahmed LAHORE: A ghazal-and-classical dance evening generated festivity and gusto at Alhamra Art Centre on Saturday night. The evening was arranged by the Faiz Foundation with the Lahore Arts Council in connection with Faiz Ahmed Faiz’s 102 birth anniversary. Though Faiz’s birthday falls on Feb 13, but the evening was arranged on the weekend […]
BY Rabia Ali Karachi In a city where tragedy strikes nearly every day, the Baldia factory fire that killed over 250 people remains etched in every resident’s memory. To show just how tragic the industrial disaster was, a bunch of students decided to immortalize the tragedy through art. On Friday evening, the exhibition ‘Awaaz’ opened […]
Karachi: The Sindh Writers and Thinkers Forum (SWTF) has called on the government to repeal the Sindh People’s Local Government Act, 2012 (SPLGA) before its term comes to an end. Speaking at a press conference at the Karachi Press Club on Saturday, Sindhi intellectuals criticised the Pakistan People’s Party for betraying the people of Sindh […]
ISLAMABAD: A musical evening to raise funds for the widow of a folk Sindhi musician, suffering from cancer, was organised here on Saturday. It was a pleasant evening, and an eclectic mix of people sat in the lawns of Kuch Khaas, listening to folk tunes from alghoza (double flute) and dholak. Sunlight slowly filtered through […]
KARACHI: An exhibition of recent works by Ali Abbas opens at the Artscene gallery on Saturday at 6pm. The show titled ‘Lal ki sadaa’ will continue till Feb 20. Dawn
KARACHI: A stage play based on the famous 1980s TV series Aangan Terha will be staged from Feb 8 at the Arts Council Karachi auditorium. This was announced by writer of the play Anwar Maqsood at a press conference at the Arts Council on Thursday. The play would last for 90 days. He said the […]
By: Mashal Usman KARACHI: The search for the quintessential common man and how he juggles his way through seemingly terrible options in life is what defines Arif Mahmood’s latest works. Mahmood is an eminent street photographer, whose exhibition ‘Philosophy’ is on display at Chawkandi Art Gallery till February 13. Photographers, models, artists and students filled […]
By: Peerzada Salman KARACHI: This was announced by Oxford University Press managing director Ameena Saiyid at a press conference at the Arts Council Karachi on Wednesday. She gave a presentation which began with a brief overview of last year’s festival. She said 142 speakers, including Hanif Kureishi, Vikram Seth and William Dalrymple, took part in […]
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