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THE SAGA OF SADEQUAIN launched at Gallery 6 Islamabad
Feb 20th
Although over one year passed since higher education commission (HEC) issued instructions to establish sexual harassment committees in educational institutions, 98 out of 138 universities and degree awarding institutes (DAI) in the country were yet to comply.
National Defence University (NDU), Pakistan Military Academy (PMA), Pakistan Naval Academy, King Edward Medical University, Lahore University of Medical Sciences (Lums), Muhammad Ali Jinnah University (Maju), Quaid-i-Azam University (QAU), Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) and Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology were in the list of those who did not implement HEC’s instructions.
ISLAMABAD, Feb 19: Little is known about the man More >
Sadequain’s mural in need of repairs at Frere Hall
Feb 18th
The glorious mural by Sadequain on the ceiling of the Frere Hall is showing increasing signs of damage from damp, it emerged on Wednesday.
Sadequain's mural has been affected by discolouration in certain patches and requires attention. File photo
There is discolouration in certain patches where rainwater has seeped through the roof onto the hardboard on which the mural has been painted. The work is a composite of over 100 hardboard panels mounted on wooden frames attached to the ceiling.
Some of the panels have come loose from the frames and could potentially crash to the ground.
The “Arz-o-Samawat” (earth and the heavens) mural, More >
THE SAGA OF SADEQUAIN launched at IVS Karachi
Feb 16th
When I was a child my favourite bedtime story was not Hansel and Gretel or Little Red Riding Hood, instead it was about a man who had painted over the white washed walls of his house the night before a family member’s wedding – that man was Sadequain Ahmed Naqvi.
As I grew older, he became one of those people everyone had read about and if you hadn’t seen the mural in Frere Hall or Lahore Museum, you were considered uncultured. While attending the book launch ceremony for a two-volume book on his life and artwork, ‘The Saga of Sadequain,’ I More >
Punjab Institute of Language Art and Culture Art Gallery decided to activate
Feb 15th
The Punjab Institute of Language Art and Culture has finally decided to activate its art gallery. The first exhibition the institute is going to hold — ‘Colours of the Punjab 2012’ – will showcase veteran artists’ works. The exhibition will be inaugurated on Feb 21, also the International Mother’s Language Day. The works of Khaild Iqbal, Dr Ajaz Anwar, Shafique Ahmed, Dr Mussarat Hasan and Wajid Yaqoot will be showcased.
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PNCA Opened a Photographic Exhibition
Feb 12th
Culture is the binding force to bring even arch rivals on the same page. The glaring example of this was witnessed on Thursday evening inside the building of Pakistan National Council of the Arts (PNCA), Islamabad, where two political rivals – Iran and USA embassy officials – got together to showcase their cultural achievements in Gallery No 1, and Gallery No 2 of National Art Gallery (NAG). The US embassy in collaboration with PNCA opened a photographic exhibition under ‘The US Ambassador Fund for Cultural Preservation – Pakistan Projects’. The Iran Embassy in collaboration with PNCA organised sufi music programme More >
An exhibition of artist Roohi S. Ahmed’s latest work titled ‘Hermeneutics of the Body’
Feb 8th
An exhibition of artist Roohi S. Ahmed’s latest work titled ‘Hermeneutics of the Body’, curated by critic Nafisa Rizvi, opened at the Canvas Gallery on Tuesday.
While the exhibits themselves are worth looking at, the title of the show is intriguing enough to merit a discussion, which may (or may not) simplify the understanding of the artist’s creations.
There is a lot to think about here, which is perhaps the aim of the exhibition. Hermeneutics pertains to quite a few not-so-easy things.
Basically, it is a theory of interpretation.
In its early days it dealt with expressions related to linguistics used to construe religious More >
“Soft Image of Pakistan” Photography Exhibition at Alhamra Art Gallery
Feb 5th
A five-day photo exhibition displaying pictures on the theme of ‘Soft Image of Pakistan’ kicked off in Alhamra Art Gallery on Wednesday. The exhibition, arranged under the aegis of Pakistan Association of Photo Journalists, is third national level photo exhibition of the association. “The photos on different cultural themes are on display with the intention to promote peace, harmony and the positive image of the country,” the organisers said during the inaugural ceremony. Still shots of some 900 photographers from across the country are being showcased in the event and the Art Gallery is packed to its maximum limit of More >
PNCA Painting Eexhibition to the Kashmir Day
Feb 4th
Artists from across the country presented their work at the National Art Gallery (NAG) of the Pakistan National Council of the Arts (PNCA), to mark the Kashmir day and express their solidarity with the people of Kashmir. 25 established artists from all over the country, including Afshar Malik, Rahat Saeed, Humaira Ijaz, Quddus Mirza, Raja Changez Sultan, Asma Mehmood, Mubina Zuberi, Hajra Mansoor, Salima Hashmi, Musarrat Nahid Imam, Masood Hameed, Mansur Rahi, Anwer Saeed, Ali Raza, Shehbaz Malik, Dervesh, Arif Minhas, Aftab Zafar, Jehanzeb Malik, Sardar Muhammad, Ghulam Qasim, Abdul Rahim Abbas, Tahir Alam and Abbas Shah displayed contemporary art More >
Exhibition of Calligraphic Art
Feb 2nd
Displaying Creative Work of the Students of Foundation University Islamabad (FUI)
Feb 1st
An art exhibition, displaying creative work of the students of Foundation University Islamabad (FUI), was organised at the Rawalpindi Arts Council on Tuesday.FUI Rector Prof Dr Belal A Khan was the chief guest on the occasion. He was accompanied by FUI College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Principal Prof Dr Maqsud Alam Bukhari. Several eminent artists, FUI faculty members and art lovers from the twin cities visited the exhibition and praised the artwork of the FUI students. Dr Belal A Khan appreciated the efforts of the faculty members in encouraging the talented young artists and providing them an opportunity to More >
