Art for a cause at CFW’s ‘Celebrate Colombo’
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Colombo Fashion Week’s “Celebrate Colombo” – a week long creative festival presented by So Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka Tourism and Promotion Bureau (SLTPB) brings together four creative industries namely Art, Fashion, Food and Music.
The art exhibit titled “One Won” sees 40 Sri Lankan artists coming together for a cause at the Stables at Park Street Mews, to showcase themes of unity, diversity, peace and harmony. The artists have come forward voluntarily to demonstrate a united Sri Lanka. The exhibit which opens on August 6 will run for a week.
Raising funds through their selected charity World Vision Lanka, the artists will donate a portion of the proceeds from the sale of their works to support the Physiotherapy Unit of the Batticaloa Base Hospital where those injured in the explosion on April 21st, 2019 continue to receive treatment.
The group of 40 Sri Lankan artists come from various backgrounds. They are:
Anoma Wijewardene, Anura Krishantha, Anuradha Henakaarachchi, Anusha Gajaweera, Bandu Manamperi, Buddhika Nakandala , Catharina Danial, Chamila Gamage, Chaminda Gamage, Chathurika Jayani, Danushka Marasinghe, Dr. Manoranjana Herath, Dumith Kulasekara, Gamunu Vithanage, Gayan Prageeth, Godwin Roger Constantine,Jagath Ravindra, Janani Cooray, Kingsley Gunatillake, Kirushan Sivananam, Koralegedara Pushpakumara, Lakisha Fernando, Lalith Manage,Liz Fernando, Mahen Perera, Pakkiyarajah Rupaneethan, Pala Pothupitiye, Pradeep Chandrasiri, Sanjaya Geekiyanage, Sanjeewa Kumara,Sarath Gunasiri Perera, Sathsara Ilangasinghe, Shaanea Mendis D’Silva, Sivasubramaniam Kajendran, Sudath Abeysekara, Sujeewa Kumari Weerasinghe, Sujith Rathnayake, Thisath Thoradeniya,Vajira Gunawardena, and Wasantha Rathnayake.
The One Won art exhibit has been curated in partnership with the Faculty of Visual and Performing Arts from the University of Visual and Performing Arts.
For more information on the One Won art exhibit, please visit www.colombofashionweek.com and @colombofashionweek on Instagram.