A group painting exhibition titled ‘Diversity of the Nature’, by the students of Painting for Children, has begun at Galerie Zoom of Alliance Française de Dhaka, Dhanmondi in the capital. Eminent artist Samarjit Roy Chowdhury inaugurated the two-week group painting exhibition as chief guest on Friday on the gallery premises.

Visual art can be regarded as one of the ultimate reflections of the human mind. And the minds of children, unfettered by the laws of adults, can generate amazing and open views of the world around us. To display the beauty of the endless thoughts and imagination of the children and to inspire them in creating more art, Painting for Children Workshop at Alliance Française de has organised its first painting exhibition by its students.

 Made by 55 little painters, who learned their foundations of painting at the Painting for Children Workshop at various branches of Alliance Française de Dhaka, two kinds of artworks--paintings of nature on canvas and folk paintings on clay ‘shora’ (domed lid)--are being presented in the ongoing exhibition.

 The exhibition is open to all until September 29 and can be visited according to the following schedule: Monday to Thursday from 3to 9pm, Friday and Saturday (9am to12noon and 5pm to 8pm).

Closed -Sunday.

AFD: 26, Mirpur Road

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