The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP), in partnership with the World Organization Against Torture, is launching a national campaign to create greater awareness of the United Nation’s Convention Against Torture (UNCAT). According to a statement issued by the HRCP, Pakistan ratified the UNCAT in 2010, which means that the country is under an international […]
The inaugural exhibition at the newly established ‘ArtOne62’ gallery in Clifton, – a collaboration between Australia-based GalleryOne62 and ArtKaam Gallery in Pakistan – was held on Tuesday. The exhibition, titled ‘Impact II’, was curated by Pakistani artist Shehzar Abro and Colombian artist Andres Delgado and featured numerous artists from Pakistan, Australia, Colombia, the United States […]
KARACHI: In 2017, the All Pakistan Music Conference (APMC) came up with Murki, the Eastern Music Initiation Module (EMIM), to raise cultural awareness among the youth through our musical heritage. On Wednesday morning, as per the module, the APMC held an event called ‘Explorations in Music’ for the participants in this year’s programme at Rangoonwala […]
The issue of freedom for artists to express their thoughts and emotions without restraint through their work on canvas or in other forms has come up before in our country. This was especially true during the Zia era when the exhibition of figurative art was banned. Art in every form is an intrinsic part of […]
THE public opening of the Karachi Biennale 2019 on Sunday was marred by controversy when unknown men forced the partial closure of one of the installations at Frere Hall. In hindsight, it shouldn’t have come as a surprise. The ‘offending’ exhibit by Adeela Suleman was a requiem for the hundreds of victims of alleged ‘encounter specialist’ Rao […]
ISLAMABAD:Canadian High Commissioner Wendy Gilmour opened the exhibition titled ‘Hidden in Plain Sight’ at Satrang Gallery on Monday. The exhibition showcased Mohsin’s heavily detailed, large scale paintings juxtaposed with Aliya’s small scale yet vibrant ceramics. Regardless of the conventional mediums both artists have executed their ideas in a personal yet unorthodox manner. Mohsin’s intricate paintings create the […]
The International Public Art Festival (IPAF) 2020, an initiative by I Am Karachi (IAK), an organization that is working to rebuild the diverse social and cultural fabric of the city was launched on Friday. With temporary and permanent creative art installations, the festival revolves around promoting unity, spreading awareness, instilling ownership and widening the spheres […]
A great deal of art and culture coming out of Pakistan is wrapped in politics and political concerns. The Wardha Shabbir’s first solo exhibition in London, — which opened at the Grosvenor Gallery in collaboration with Karachi’s Canvas Gallery — could be contextualised along the same lines was my first thought when I read the […]
Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) and Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication (MoITT) in collaboration with Pakistan National Council of Arts (PNCA) organized an art exhibition ‘Giving a voice to the voiceless’ to show unity with the people of Occupied Kashmir here on Friday. Federal Minister of IT & Telecom Dr Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui, who […]
KARACHI: A solo exhibition, titled ‘Unnatural Selection’, featuring artworks by Fatima Munir on the theme of women’s miseries in a patriarchal society, is being held at the Canvas Art Gallery. Commenting on her works on display, the 40-year-old artist says they deal with socio-political issues and how they have directly affected her life. “I have […]
KARACHI-Showcasing artists from 16 countries, Second Karachi Biennale will be a citywide public art exhibition under the thematic Flight Interrupted: Eco-Leaks from the invasion desk. As Pakistan’s largest international contemporary art event it recognises environmental emergency as the defining issue of our times. The theme refers to the disappearance of low flying birds of Karachi […]
LAHORE-Emaar, the developing group that has been responsible for much of Downtown Dubai, has added a star for Pakistani singer Atif Aslam at the Dubai “Walk of Fame”. Aslam was awarded for being the ‘Best Singer in Pakistan’ and the star shared the moment on his Instagram along with pictures of the engraved honour. Emulating the Hollywood Walk […]
Islamabad:The two-day 62nd Children’s Literature Festival (CLF), a flagship program of civil society organization Idara-e-Taleem-o-Aagahi (ITA), will be held on October 23 and 24 at Lok Virsa, Islamabad. The event will be open to all from 9 am to 4 pm on both the days. At least 70 sessions have been planned for CLF Islamabad […]
KARACHI: On a sombre October evening, journalists – old and young – academics, intellectuals, poets and thinkers, family members and loved ones gathered in the conference hall at the Karachi Press Club in remembrance of a friend, a teacher, a mentor departed. As those who knew him well, recalled tales of Abul Hasanat’s resilience, resolve, and courage, Hasanat sahib’s […]
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