NCC Handicrafts Fair

A Handicrafts Fa- ir organised by the National Crafts Council will be held on The National Art Gallery, from August 18 to 21. The Exhibition and Crafts Fair will be opened by Minister of Rural Industries and Self Employment Promotion S. B. Nawinna at 10.00 a.m. on August 18.

The NCC has organised a series of handicraft fairs throughout the country to promote traditional handicrafts and improving the living conditions of craftsmen. This is the third handicrafts exhibition and crafts fair to be held in the National Art Gallery Colombo.

Over 100 craftsmen and weavers will participate this fair. A variety of handicrafts ranging from silver, jewellery, brass, bathik, Dumbara mats, wood cravings, rush and reed, mask, embroidery, lace, handloom textile and many more consumer crafts will be shown.

The fair will open avenues for craftsmen to sell their products without middlemen and consumers to buy their handicraft products of quality at a reasonable price.