When winds of Modernism blew into 1920s’ Ceylon
The arrival of Charles Winzer and Pablo Neruda kickstarted Colombo’s art scene that laid the groundwork for the ‘43 Group By Ismeth Raheem The decade after the First World War saw an important phase in the history of the contemporary art world; the birth of Cubism, the most influential development in 20th century art. Other [...]
Diverse voices out of Sri Lanka
In this email interview with Adilah Ismail, the editors behind a new anthology of poetry share their lengthy process and many challenges in bringing it together Out of Sri Lanka is the first ever anthology to bring together Sri Lankan and diasporic poetry. Published in 2023 in India and the UK, it features diverse poems [...]
Appreciations
He felt the pulse of the common man President R. PREMADASA Today (June 23) is the 100th birth anniversary of former Prime Minister and President Ranasinghe Premadasa. He was born on June 23, 1924 at Dias Place in the area of Keselwatte in Colombo Central. He had his primary education at Harvard Methodist Girls’ School [...]
Chance encounter with a Schubert specialist and a concert back home
The Art of The Lied: The Lieder of Schubert concerts organised by the Chamber Music Society of Colombo are a homecoming of sorts for Dhanushi Wijeyakulasuriya By Rahul Jacob Seemingly chance events laid part of the foundation for Dhanushi Wijeyakulasuriya’s The Art of The Lied: The Lieder of Schubert concerts on June 29 and 30. [...]
A sea of blue & gold as Visakhians hit the road
It was a virtual sea of blue and gold as past and present students of Visakha Vidyalaya, staff and families turned up in their numbers on June 15 for the Visakha Walk 2024 organised by Old Girls’ Association to celebrate their 90th anniversary. Visakha Walk 2024 was followed by a carnival – all to raise [...]
Sudheesha chosen as commencement speaker at US Medical School
Sudheesha Perera, a student at Brown University, a prestigious Ivy League university in the US, had the rare privilege of being chosen as the speaker at the Commencement ceremony for the Warren Alpert Medical School’s Class of 2024. He was selected by 131 fellow graduates to deliver remarks during Brown’s Commencement and Reunion Weekend recently. [...]
Arjuna Gunaratne’s ‘Here or There’ for New Delhi museum
Arjuna Gunarathne’s painting ‘Here or There’ was recently acquired by Kiran Nadar Museum of Art (KNMA) in India for the museum’s permanent collection. Currently based in London, Arjuna is represented by the Saskia Fernando Gallery in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The 180cm x 220cm painting was exhibited at the gallery’s recent presentation at the India Art [...]