Sublime Beauty of Lands and Rivers, a group painting exhibition has begun at La Galerie, Alliance Française de Dhaka.

The inauguration of the exhibition was held on Friday, July 15, 2016.

Former member of parliament and chairman of  parliamentary  standing committee of Ministry of Cultural Affairs Professor Abdul Mannan, eminent artist Professor Jamal Ahmed, and eminent sculpture Ferdousi Priyavhashini  were among the distinguished guests present during the opening ceremony.   

An art camp titled Sublime Beauty of Lands and Rivers was coordinated by Queenies Art at Bishwo Shahitto Kendro from November 14 to November 16.  The Participants of the camp included Abdul Mannan, Nasim A Nadvi, Nasima Khanam Queenie, Laila Sharmeen, Shameem Subrana, Ashraful Hasan, Uttam Kumar Roy, Azmeer Hossain, Anisuzzaman Mamun, Reza K Chowdhury, Istiaque Talukder, Abdullah Al Bashir, Shohag Parvez, Shahnoor Mamun, Md. Mehedi Hasan, Zahangir Alom, Sultan Istiaque, Sourav Chowdhury and Fahmida Khatun.

The artists have focused on natural beauty, six seasons, land-scape, mountain scape, rural beauty and greenery, magnificence of nature, serene environment, cityscape, unprivileged people of different professions, varied features of bucolic, urban and riverine life as well as more. They also portrayed many themes which have a close touch with the articulation of study period. The participating artists are an intense observer of their surrounding ambiances and they meticulously projected them. Their paintings are refreshing and provide the spectators with a sense of pleasure. Their depictions are lively and vigorous.

 The exhibition will be open to all until Wednesday, July 20, 2016 in La Galerie, Alliance Française de Dhaka.

Visiting Hours:  Monday to Thursday from 3:00pm to 9:00pm, Friday and Saturday (9:00am to12:00 noon and 5:00pm to 8:00pm). Closed -Sunday.