Update on NADEE Art Workshops 2008 for Regional Artists

Participated artists and organizers in the Nadee Art Workshop 2008



Top to bottom: Earth mound by Sunil and painting by Chinthaka.



Top to bottom: Bandara's work 'tire tracks on paddy', Masks by Perera and painting with grains on cloth as monument for mother by Podi Manike.



Top to bottom : Eranda's work, Supun's 'Bus Seat' and Lasantha's 'Balance Kudu'.



Top to bottom : Chinthaka at work, Champika's 'Sacks' , Ajith doing the final touches to his 'Glass Rock'.


Top to bottom : artists at work


Left to right: School children waiting to see exhibition


left to right: audience at the exhibition opening on 24th May at the Nadee Art Gallery, Dehiattakandiya

Nadee Art Workshop 2008 was successfully held from 15th to 24th May 2008. 15 artists representing different regional art groups in Sri Lanka and independent artists participated in the 10 day residential workshop making innovative and experimental artworks that were exhibited at the Nadee Art Gallery on 24th May. Around 200 people which consisted of large number of school children who are doing art as a subject and art teachers came to see the exhibition. This was the first time such a spectrum of art was seen by the Dehiattakandiya art enthusiasts. The workshop was supported primarily by Arts Network Asia (Singapore). Other financial contributions has been provided by Theertha International Artists Collective and ArtLab. Nadee Art Centre hope to continue the enthusiasm and innovation generated by this workshop by organizing other art exchange programs in the future.

NADEE Art Workshops 2008 for Regional Artists

Preparations for Nadee Art Workshop for regional artists are underway at Dehiattakandiya.

A regional art event is planned as a 10 day residential workshop for 15 visual artists who are engaged in art network activities in Sri Lanka. Nadee Art Workshop will be held at the art space in the Nadee Art Gallery in Dehiattakandiya.
Artists Supun Dissanayake, Rohana Delpitiya, K. M punchi menike, Mangala Manike and Lasantha Chandana Kumara are participating from Dehiattakandiya and A. M. Tilakaratne Bandara is taking part from Maha Oya area. The artists from regional art groups are Sanatha Kalubadana (Megha), Eranda Samarakoon (Bhumi), Ajith Alawattage (ArtLab), Chinthaka Uyangoda (Rala) , Champika Kapila Kumara ( Mini), Pala Pothupitiya ( Theertha) and Neranjal Gunasinghe (National Craft Council).

The Nadee Art Workshop was primarily envisaged to provide a forum for artists from the regional areas to take part in knowledge exchange as a way of stimulating their own art practices. It also recognizes the importance of regional art groups and artists working towards creating interest within their own communities by bring in art knowledge through art exchange programs with artists in Colombo and other regional areas. The residential art workshop will allow participating artists to live and work together in one site for 10 days producing art using locally available material and responding to the environment. The workshop will include art lectures, artists’ presentations, film screenings and discussions.

The art workshop will end with an on-site exhibition at the Nadee Art Gallery on 24^th May 2008.

“This project is supported by the ANA - Arts Network Asia (www.artsnetworkasia.org), a group of independent artists, cultural workers and arts activists primarily from Southeast Asia that encourages collaboration, initiated or sited in Asia and carried out together with Asian artists.”

The other sponsors are theertha International Artists Collective and ArtLab. The workshop is organized by Nadee Art Center