The SAARC Artists Camp and Exhibition of Paintings 2017, was held very successfully in Nepal, in collaboration with the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, Government of Nepal for 4 days from the 28th to the 31st of July 2017. Participation was very encouraging with official nominations for the Programme from the SAARC Member […]
The SAARC Cultural Centre will be celebrating International Women’s Day with an evening of cultural performance by Thuuryaa, a young all female drumming ensemble from the University of Visual and Performing Arts and honouring several iconic Sri Lankan female Artistes on 08th March 2017 at the Lionel Wendt Theatre, Colombo 07 at 7.00p.m. Sri Lanka’s […]
The SAARC Cultural Capital for 2016, will be a city in Bangladesh, namely Mahasthangargh, in Bogra. On the 21st of January 2017, the Hon’ble Prime Minister of Bangladesh will formally inaugurate, the SAARC Cultural Capital for the year 2017. The SAARC Cultural Centre launched a programme for designating a city amongst the SAARC Member countries […]
The SAARC Children’s Art Competition was held in Sri Lanka, reaching out to all schools in the island. The themes given were : Junior Category : “You must be the change you want to see in the world” Mahatma Gandhi ( Junior Category) Senior Category: “My religion is based on truth and non violence. Truth […]
Background Known as home to many of the world’s best epics, stories and poems, South Asia is a region with a unique literary tradition. The region shares a common literary tradition that has developed over the years – scattered times and spaces. Ranging from oral histories to epic poems, the South Asian poetry tradition offers […]
17th – 20th November 2016 Colombo – Sri Lanka Organized by the SAARC Cultural Centre in collaboration with the National Craft Council SAARC Handicraft Village Design Workshop In 2012, the SAARC Cultural Centre, focused on Traditional Handloom with an Exhibition and Design Workshop titled, “The Wheel of Life” Delhi 2012. At the Handloom Exhibition, the […]
To commemorate SAARC Non Violence day 2016, the SAARC Cultural Capital will organize an Art Competition for Children on the Theme of Non Violence, all school going children will be given an opportunity to paint, thereby instilling values of non violence through the medium of art.
The SAARC Cultural Capital Inauguration to declare the city of Bogra as the SAARC Cultural Capital for the year 2016/ 2017, will take place on 21st of January, 2017, in Bogra, Bangaldesh. The event will be jointly organized by the SAARC Cultural Centre and the Ministry of Cultural Affairs in Bangladesh. Several cultural programmes, both […]
The SAARC Cultural Capital for the year 2015/2016 was in Bamyan, Afghanistan, and during this period several local and other programmes involving all 8 SAARC Member States were successfully carried out. The SAARC Artist Camp was one such successful program. Programmes were conducted in collaboration with the Ministry of Cultural Affairs, Government of Afghanistan. The […]
Master Class on 3rd June at 10:30AM – 12:30PM at Russian cultural Centre in Colombo 07. Topic : Contemporary Russian cinema and how to take part in International Film Festivals in Asia. තේමාව: සමකාලීන රුසියානු සිනමාව හා ආසියාවේ ඇති ප්රධාන පෙලේ සිනමා උළෙලවල් පිලිබඳ වැඩසටහන. தலைப்பு : சமகால ரஷிய சினிமா பற்றிய கலந்துரையாடல் மற்றும் ஆசியாவின் சர்வதேசத்திரைப்பட […]