‘18th Asian Art Biennale Bangladesh’ to kick off Sept 1

250 foreign and 200 Bangladeshi artists to participate in the mega exhibition

‘18th Asian Art Biennale Bangladesh 2018’ is to kick off on coming September 1 at the National Theater Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA) in the capital. The exhibition will continue till September 30 at the venue of the National Art Gallery of BSA.

The month long exhibition will display two and three dimensional artworks like painting, prints, photography, sculpture, installation, performance art and new media art etc.

250 foreign artists with more than 350 artworks and 200 Bangladeshi artists with more than 200 artworks are going to participate in this mega exhibition.  

Besides, two-day seminar will be held on September 2 and 3 on the topics of—Art and contemporary narrative and Art pedagogy and promotion

A five-member jury panel, comprising two from Bangladesh and three from France, India and Spain, will be responsible for judgment of displayed artworks in the ‘18th Asian Art Biennale Bangladesh 2018’ and will select best artworks for three grand prizes and six honourable mention prizes. The recipients of grand prizes and honourable mention prizes will be awarded at the inauguration ceremony of the ‘18th Asian Art Biennale Bangladesh 2018’ to be held on September 1. Each of these awards will be accompanied by a medal and cash prize of Bangladeshi Taka 500,000 (five hundred thousand) for each grand prize and Taka 300,000 (three hundred thousand) for each honourable mention prize.

As the host, Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy will provide local hospitality for up to seven days to four persons (maximum) from each country. Local hospitality includes accommodation, food, local transport, airport pickup and drop etc.   

There will be a grand opening of the forthcoming exhibition, cultural program, special dinners, river cruise, seminars and workshops, visits of historical places etc. from September 1 to 5 on the occasion of the forthcoming exhibition.

Also, three observers from India, Japan, Poland and USA are going to participate in the forthcoming events.

To note, Asian Art Biennale Bangladesh, an international biennale art event, organising by Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy on behalf of Bangladesh Government since 1981 without any break. The exhibition is the most prestigious and biggest art festival of Bangladesh as well as the oldest international art biennale event of Asia. From the beginning to 2014, the event was the platform only for artists of Asia and Pacific region. In 2017, the organizing committee of the exhibition decided to expand its glory throughout the world. As a result, artists from 55 countries from around the world had participated in the 17th edition. And this year, number of participating countries, which is 67, has broken the previous record.

18th Asian Art Biennale Bangladesh to kick off Sept 1

250 foreign and 200 Bangladeshi artists to participate in the mega exhibition

18th Asian Art Biennale Bangladesh 2018 is to kick off on coming September 1 at the National Theater Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA) in the capital. The exhibition will continue till September 30 at the venue of the National Art Gallery of BSA. The month long exhibition will display two and three dimensional artworks like painting, prints, photography, sculpture, installation, performance art and new media art etc. 250 foreign artists with more than 350 artworks and 200 Bangladeshi artists with more than 200 artworks are going to participate in this mega exhibition. Besides, two-day seminar will be held on September 2 and 3 on the topics ofArt and contemporary narrative and Art pedagogy and promotion A five-member jury panel, comprising two from Bangladesh and three from France, India and Spain, will be responsible for judgment of displayed artworks in the 18th Asian Art Biennale Bangladesh 2018 and will select best artworks for three grand prizes and six honourable mention prizes. The recipients of grand prizes and honourable mention prizes will be awarded at the inauguration ceremony of the 18th Asian Art Biennale Bangladesh 2018 to be held on September 1. Each of these awards will be accompanied by a medal and cash prize of Bangladeshi Taka 500,000 (five hundred thousand) for each grand prize and Taka 300,000 (three hundred thousand) for each honourable mention prize. As the host, Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy will provide local hospitality for up to seven days to four persons (maximum) from each country. Local hospitality includes accommodation, food, local transport, airport pickup and drop etc. There will be a grand opening of the forthcoming exhibition, cultural program, special dinners, river cruise, seminars and workshops, visits of historical places etc. from September 1 to 5 on the occasion of the forthcoming exhibition. Also, three observers from India, Japan, Poland and USA are going to participate in the forthcoming events. To note, Asian Art Biennale Bangladesh, an international biennale art event, organising by Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy on behalf of Bangladesh Government since 1981 without any break. The exhibition is the most prestigious and biggest art festival of Bangladesh as well as the oldest international art biennale event of Asia. From the beginning to 2014, the event was the platform only for artists of Asia and Pacific region. In 2017, the organizing committee of the exhibition decided to expand its glory throughout the world. As a result, artists from 55 countries from around the world had participated in the 17th edition. And this year, number of participating countries, which is 67, has broken the previous record.