Since 2001 Theertha activities have expanded to include programs that would have an exhibition component. International Art Residencies, educational exhibitions, supporting young artists with innovative art practices, local art workshops and giving direction to new art practices have resulted in Theertha supporting an extensive exhibition program every year. 

This expansion of exhibition activities also made Theertha to be acutely aware of the lack of exhibition venues to support innovative and experimental art that Theertha programs encouraged.  As a way of addressing this issue Theertha opened its own exhibition space in January 2007. Named as Red Dot Gallery , it was housed in the Theertha office premises. Theertha considers it as a major step towards its larger goal of establishing the Contemporary Art Centre/ museum to hold the permanent collection of contemporary art.

By opening the Red Dot Gallery, Theertha’s has shown a major interest to intervene in the local gallery system, its practices and standard of exhibitions.  It hopes to establish a gallery practice that would  set curatory standards, re look at gallery ethics, promotion of artist portfolios based on an  internationally recognized  practice and not as retail system of art sales most galleries locally tends to practice without much commitment to artists. During next 4 years Theertha hopes to concentrate on establishing standards in the local gallery practices, curatorship and presentation of exhibitions.  This will be done not only by presenting with well curated exhibition but also initiate discussion through art writings that would be relevant to the topic. 

Ideologically, Theertha, supports  such as the art of the 90’s.  It is a trend of art that challenged the existing aesthetics, methodologies and ideology in art making.  Since its inception Theertha has always emphasized and encouraged innovative and experimental ideas among artists.  Through group exhibitions such as  Urban and the Individual, and solo exhibitions such as Celestial Underwear by Jagath Weerasinghe (Finomenal Space Gallery),  Goddesses Descending by Anoli Perera (Studio @ HW Architects), Ka Ga Ja by Sujith Ratnayake (Studio @ HW Architects),  The Maze by Bandu Manamperi and G. R. Constantine (Lionel Wendt Gallery), (A)critical Intimacy  (Harold Peiris Gallery) and Contemporary Sri Lankan Art (GTZ Colombo Office), Theertha has showcased innovative artworks of contemporary artists.  Relatively new art forms to Sri Lanka such as performance art, earth works and installations got the opportunity and forums to expand and evolve at Theertha sponsored events.
Through the Red Dot Gallery  Theertha would continue to support and endorse such art.

Exhibitions:

• Inauguration Exhibition of Red Dot Gallery (LINK) .(Link to information given on ‘Inauguration Exhibition of Red Dot Gallery’ under Exhibitions)
• Arte Curioso (LINK) ). (Link to information given on ‘Arte Curioso’ under Exhibitions)
• Theertha International Painters’ Residency 2007(LINK) . (Link to information given on under Exhibitions)
• Theertha International Artists Residency  2007 Exhibition(LINK) . (Link to information given on under Exhibitions)
• Pradrshana Wasanthaya (Gallery Season) 2007 (LINK)
•  International Art Residency 2008 Exhibition (LINK) . (Link to information given on under Exhibitions)