Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy inaugurated a five-day workshop on nakshi kantha, a type of embroidered quilt, conducted by Begum Hosne Ara at Gallery-6 of National Art Gallery at Segun Bagicha in Dhaka on Sunday.
The workshop titled 鈥楯uly 2024鈥� aims to depict the recent student-led mass uprising through traditional art medium, said a press release.
The participants will create artworks inspired by graffiti, slogans, posters and calligraphies created by protesters during the Students Movement Against Discrimination, the press release mentioned.
Thirty-two artists are participating in the workshop which is co-conducted by Begum Asma.
The BSA training department director AFM Nurur Rahman inaugurated the workshop.
Artist Mustafa Zaman and artist聽 Pradyut Kumar Das, among others, were present at the inaugural ceremony.
The workshop will end on December 12.
