The popular ‘Kala Pola’, Sri Lanka’s annual open air art fair will come alive on Sunday, January 25 at 10 a.m.
The venue is once again the pavements of Ananda Coomarasamy Mawatha in Colombo 7, opposite the National Art Gallery.
Conceptualized by the George Keyt Foundation, the first Kala Pola was held in 1993 with 35 artists. It has since become an important annual event on the national cultural calendar and draws over 350 artists and sculptors who wish to display their work. George Keyt was one of Sri Lanka’s foremost artists and poets and the George Keyt Foundation was founded within his lifetime to perpetuate his work as well as promote the works of other talented and aspiring artists.
The Kala Pola is being sponsored for the 16th consecutive year by John Keells Holdings as part of its corporate social responsibility.
Kala Pola 2009 will start at 10 a.m. on January 25 and will continue throughout the day, bringing a kaleidoscope of colour, sights and sounds to the heart of Colombo until dusk settles over the city. |
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