Art Briefs

Frozen beauty

Wehelle Piyathilake -Maharagama special corr

Wild animals are our relatives and the Nature is our life - is the theme and the slogan of the Young Zoologists Association of Sri Lanka. The Young Zoologists Association of Sri Lanka was founded in 1972 and they strived hard to protect the Nature and the Wildlife in Sri Lanka.

The Young Zoologists Association conducts arts, paintings and photography classes at the National Zoological Gardens, Dehiwala totally tree of charge. Volunteerism is the main course of their success. No one works for money. Even the instructors of the classes also work and serve voluntarily. Annually this organisation conducts a valuable welfare campaign to remove the plastic and ploythine bags dumped by the pilgrims who visit Sripada holy region.

It is reported that the organisation had collected 620 kg of polythene bags and plastic empty bottles from the Sripada region this year. The young Zoologists Association had conducted art and photographic exhibitions for last 19 years. The creations of the art and photographic classes conducted by the Association are being exhibited at the exhibition.

The 2012 exhibition was held recently at the National Art Gallery, Colombo 7. Around 200 photographs and 200 paintings were included at the exhibition. There were two sectors in the paintings exhibition. They are under 12 and over 12.

"Wild Animal Relatives" and "Nature is Our Soul" are the themes of the exhibition. The Director General of the National Zoological Gardens Bhaswara Senanka Gunaratne declared open the exhibition.

The following masterpieces of paintings and photographs were alighted and graced the exhibition. Captions Flickering eyes of the Tiger (painting) Small is the pray of the big (photograph) The dawn is smiling at the worldsend (photograph)

Handicrafts galore

A handicrafts exhibition was held at the Sanhinda Elders Home in celebrating its 10th Anniversary on June 23. The exhibition was opened by Ven Maduluwawe Sobitha Thera as Chief Guest after the preaching delivered by Ven. Pannala Gnanaloka Thera.

Dr Soma Edirisinghe, Chairperson of the Elders Home organized this occasion enabling guests to see and buy Patch work and wooden items, cross stitch designs, paintings, garments and many more things done by the inmates of this home. Money collected from sales were given to the respective inmates who provided the items.

Photographer Sulochana Gamage captured these moments from the event.

Book discussions

Award-winning author Anurasiri Hettige's teenage novel 'Kolamba Lamai' and Ajith Nishantha's latest poetry collections will be discussed on July 13 and 20 respectively at Sri Lanka Press Council auditorium (opposite Castle hospital) at 4 pm.

Marambari musical show

Edward Jayakody

Renowned vocalist and musician Edward Jayakody's solo musical show Marambari will be held at the Ananda Vidyalaya Kularatne hall on July 13 at 3 pm and 6.30 pm. He will be singing the best songs he has ever sung in his career span of 35 years.

Edward who is also a student of Maestro Amaradeva and Sanath Nandasiri was exposed to both folk and western music and later in life he studied North Indian Classical music too.

Edward received Swarna Sanka Award for the best singer for singing the theme song of Roy de Silva's film 'Gedara Budun Amma' in 1988.

Painting and sculpture exhibition

Alliance française de Kandy will hold an exhibition of works (paintings and sculptures) by Dr. H.A. Karunaratne - "The Father of Sri Lankan Abstract Art in Retrospect" from July 20 to 30.

This event is presented by Mr and Mrs Shamil Pieris from selected works by the Artist in their collection.

The Chief Guest at the Opening Ceremony on July 20 at 7pm will be Assistant High Commissioner of India in Kandy A. Natarajan.

DrKarunaratne is one of the most senior artists in the field of Visual Arts in Sri Lanka. Karunaratne's formal academic art education begins at Govt. College of Fine Arts. In the years of 1952-1958, he had trained under great art masters J. D. A. Perera, David Paynter, Stanley Abeysinghe...

Swarnamali Balika Vidyalaya, Kandy, and Lexicon International School collaborated together to present a dance item that won the first place in the group dance category at the Inter school music and dance competition recently. The event was won under the guidance of Swarnamali Balika Vidyalaya principal Panipa Damunupola and its dance teachers Hema Samarakoon and Kanishka Samarasundara.