SAARC symposium
Priyanka KURUGALA
The SAARC Cultural Centre in Colombo has organized the Symposium on
Shared Heritage of Sculpture and the Decorative Arts, to promote
cooperation among SAARC regional countries, SAARC Cultural Centre
Director G L W Samarasinghe said. This symposium will be held at the
National Art Gallery from January 27- 30.
According to Samarasinghe the program will be held on a grand scale.
This will include workshops on sculptures, a photo and a sculpture
exhibition, he said. The symposium will be a major point for artistic
communities of the SAARC member countries.
The SAARC Cultural Centre will exhibit around 400 rare photographs to
coincide with the event. People can buy important photographs printed in
post card size. A trade fair in antique replicas of every SAARC country
has also been organized along with this event, he said.
Organizers along with the symposium, have drawn up a plan to open a
web portal to encompass every SAARC country websites.
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