JEDDAH: Saudi Arabian Airlines (SAUDIA), the national flag carrier of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, joined hands with the Ministry of Culture to celebrate the “Year of Arabic Calligraphy,” by adorning two of its Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft with a special livery marking the initiative. Presently, the two aircraft have flown to London, Madrid, Dubai, Riyadh, and Dammam with many …

By Rafiq Vayani DUBAI: During her visit to the exhibition held in Dubai Design District from 17 – 27 May, Hala Badri, Director General of Dubai Culture and Arts Authority (Dubai Culture), praised the intellectual and artistic diversity and richness that was reflected in the projects participating in the ShowCACE 2021 exhibition, which was organised by the College of Arts and …

The Consulate of Italy in Karachi organized the fourth edition of Italian Design Day 2020 at Beach Luxury Hotel, Karachi on Monday 16 November 2020. The Italian Design Day is the annual theme-based review launched in 2017 by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation in collaboration and with the support of the Ministry for Heritage, Cultural Activities and …

By Kamran Hashim KARACHI: Muzammil Khan’s work speaks about the loss he had to face when his house in Karachi was demolished by the authorities due to the Lyari Expressway project in 2016. The loss, nonetheless, left a room for a new beginning for him as he captured those moments in his paintings. His visuals consist of bricks, stones, buildings and …

LAHORE: Pakistani Artist Soraya Sikander exhibits a new series ‘INSCAPE – Exploring inner landscapes’ at leading international art gallery Unicorn Gallery 2018 in Lahore. Artist Soraya Sikander presents a new series of calligraphic landscape paintings based on her interpretation of Pakistan. This is the artist’s nineteenth exhibition held at the prestigious Unicorn Gallery 2018 in Lahore. Soraya Sikander has also exhibited at the National Art Museum as part …

KARACHI: Arts Council of Pakistan is organising 10th Annual Youth Festival which will take place during 17th to 24th February, 2018. Competitions will take place among 50 thousand participants in 12 different categories. The winners of each category will be awarded rupees one hundred thousand as price money. If the registration would not have been stopped at 50 thousand, then …

BIZ TODAY REPORT KARACHI: As part of the Vasl Rooftop Talks Series, Vasl Artists’ Association hosted Canadian artist Althea Thauberger, who is visiting Karachi for a project based upon Capri Cinema as part of the Karachi Biennale 2017. Althea Thauberger will be speaking about her research alongside curator and art critic, Zarmeene Shah, followed by a discussion on the upcoming …

By our correspondent KARACHI: Sanat Initiative Art gallery was again at the forefront to bring something very unique for art fraternity by presenting art exhibits titled “Orison of Kenosis” from Julius John Alam. Name itself is very interesting which means “a prayer for emptying your own will to God’s divine will) or in simpler words to put yourself forward to God’s divine …

By our correspondent KARACHI: Art-work by Rabia Farooqui titled “Clap Clap, I Approve!” was exhibited at Sanat Initiative Art gallery recently and the opening reception of this event was a huge success attended by leading diplomats, industrialists, celebrities, socialites, art-fraternity and media personnel. 13 paintings done with gouache on wasli paper were on display at the exhibition and drew mixed response from …