About 110 child artists from Cumilla have displayed their artworks alongside eighty-two artists from across the country at a group exhibition under way at the District Shilpakala Academy, Cumilla.
The ten-day art exhibition titled 鈥楥umilla Art Exhibition鈥� has been jointly organised by Pothikrith Cumilla Charushilpi Porishod and the District Shilpakala Academy, Cumilla.
The exhibition, 聽curated by Chandan Debroy, features 400 artworks, including paintings, sculptures, calligraphy works, prints and traditional rickshaw paintings.
Artist Mohammed Samiul Alam鈥檚 sculpture titled 鈥楤iswa Santi Biplaba Dhwangsa鈥� shows humans destroying the world with different weapons and dead bodies of people preserved inside a laboratory.
Sajid Rahman Shurid鈥檚 pencil sketch titled 鈥楽till Life鈥� shows the hands of an old man.
Joytirmoye Chandra鈥檚 craft titled 鈥楽utakabye Janak鈥� shows a portrait of the country鈥檚 founding president Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
Rickshaw painter SA Noor Ali鈥檚 painting titled 鈥楬aati鈥� shows two elephants decorated with ornaments fighting with each other.
The organisers of the exhibition also handed over awards at the inaugural ceremony of the exhibition on April 28. The jury comprised renowned artists Uttam Guha and Najma Akther.
Golam Mustafa, Anik Banik, Mohammed Samiul Alam, Sajid Rahman Shurid, Joytirmoye Chandra, Mohammad Sakibul, Achiya Khatun, Nafis Sadat, Devdash Shikdar, Karidul Islam, Fahima Jahan Nira, Golam Mostofa and SA Nur Ali received awards for their artworks.
鈥榃e are happy to organise this event in Cumilla. Such exhibitions are usually organised in Dhaka and Chattogram. We need a gallery for showcasing artworks in Cumilla. We thank everyone who has participated in this exhibition,鈥� said Ayaj Mabud, district cultural officer of the BSA.
The exhibition will end today.