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Read ‘Additions to Your Bookshelves | #GalleLiterary lFestival 2025’ revealing a first glimpse at the highly-anticipated lineup of global authors speaking at the Galle Literary Festival 2025, with 22 speakers hailing across more than 10 countries. artra.lk/written-art/ad…

Read ‘Looking Through The Glass | Ardan Özmenoğlu’ exploring Turkish contemporary artist #ArdanÖzmenoğlu’s mesmerising 3D glass sculptures that seek to understand the complexities of modern life in her latest exhibition ‘Looking Through The Glass’, on artra.lk/index.php/visu…

Read full interview ‘Painting the Immigrant Experience with Arjuna Gunarathne: Documenting Life Through Art’ delving into London-based artist Arjuna Gunarathne’s artistic influences on artra.lk/visual-art/pai….

Read ‘Melting Humans | Chamila Gamage’ where revered Sri Lankan contemporary artist Chamila Gamage explores today’s consumerist society in his exhibition ‘Melting Identities’, on ARTRA Magazine’s Art & Quarantine Edition e54 on artra.lk/visual-art/mel…

Read ‘Delving Into the Artistic Mind | In Conversation with Dominic Sansoni’ where renowned Sri Lankan artist and photographer #DominicSansoni reminisces about the iconic artist #BarbaraSansoni for #ARTRAMagazine’s Barbara Sansoni Drawings Edition e60 on artra.lk/visual-art/bar…

‘Meta-Real’ is currently on display until the 13th August at the Saskia Fernando Gallery , 41 Horton Place, Colombo 07. Read ‘Meta-Real: Confronting the Beeshanaya | Chandraguptha Thenuwara for more info on the exhibition on artra.lk/visual-art/met…

Await interview ‘Painting the Immigrant Experience with Arjuna Gunarathne: Documenting Life Through Art’ where celebrated London-based Sri Lankan artist Arjuna Gunarathne speaks about his artistic influences for ARTRA’s International Eye on artra.lk/visual-art.

Rithihi’s collection of handwoven white on white cotton saris is a tribute to the rich heritage. White symbolises purity and peace, which celebrates serene joy and enlightenment. Shop online for a range of Rithihi products on rithihi.com/shop/.

Read the critique ‘Cader & Thenuwara draw upon Sri Lanka’s beauty & berevement (2022)’ by Azara Jaleel, Editor-in-Chief on artra.lk/visual-art/cad… Chandraguptha Thenuwara’s exhibition ‘Meta - Real’ will open on Tuesday, Jun 23 at Saskia Fernando Gallery.

To view more of Juliet Coombe’s photography that succinctly depicts the spirit of the #GalleFort, go through ARTRA Magazine’s “Galle Fort in the Contemporary” Edition 66 To order your copy of ARTRA Magazine’s Galle Fort in the Contemporary Edition, call +94 77 570 1891.

Read ‘Laki’s Currency Notes’, where the researcher and author Michael Meyler shares his insight into #LakiSenanayake’s revolutionary Sri Lankan currency notes, for #ARTRAMagazine’s Works of Laki Senanayake Edition e64 on artra.lk/visual-art/lak…

Beyond the mesmerizing patterns and the soft embrace of Rithihi’s Bandhani cotton sari cotton lies a rich tapestry of cultural significance. Each fold of this sari weaves a narrative passed down through generations.

T. Krishnapriya is an artist uses nails to artistically express her thoughts in the form of lines and etching. The talk ‘Art as Autobiography’ by T. Krishnapriya will take place tomorrow from 10am at the Sri Lankan Archive of Contemporary Art, Architecture and Design, Jaffna.

Read ‘In Reminiscence of the Pearl Fisheries: In Conversation with Antonia Laurence Allen’ where Antonia Laurence Allen discusses the significance of James Hornell’s photograph on artra.lk/visual-art/gal…

Rithihi’s enchanting world of Aavaran’s Modal silk saris embody the weaving tradition and artistry from Udaipur’s looms. Adorned with bougainvillaea flowers in the captivating Gond art style, these saris celebrate nature and tribal folklore.

Read the essay ‘The Sublime Poetry of Brief Garden’ by Juliet Coombe, which explores the exquisite architecture, sensuous sculptures and tropical utopia of Bevis Bawa’s magnum opus Brief Garden, for ARTRA Magazine’s Comics & Caricatures Edition 65, on artra.lk/applied-art/co….

Await ARTRA Magazine’s Art & Design of Ismeth Raheem Edition E67 (2024) featuring over 65 selected works of art. To pre-order your copy, call us on +94775701891 or email us on editorial@artra.lk.

Artist Sivasubramaniam Kajendran explores the resilience that emerges in a land and people scarred by conflict and loss. The latest exhibition “Hope II” is currently on display at Paradise Road Galleries till 31st July.

The very essence of Rithihi’s Benaras silk lies in its ability to connect the present to the past. Intricate florals sweep into geometric patterns like windows into the past that offer a glimpse into the age-old traditions of the region.

Artist Michael von Hassel provides an unrivalled view of the most popular sites of German football culture – in a nocturnal atmosphere, deserted and yet brightly lit in celebration of UEFA EURO 2024 at his latest exhibition “Bundeslinga Cathedrals.” artra.lk/visual-art/bun…