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Exhibitions Archive 2007
Inauguration Exhibition of Red Dot
Gallery: An exhibition was held in January
2007 to mark the opening of Red Dot Gallery at Theertha.
Artists Jagath Weerasinghe, Anoli Perera and Sarath
Kumarasiri’s work were included in the show.
Arte Curioso: ArtLab & Theertha presents
Arte Curioso, an exhibition taking the theme of ‘art as
curious objects’. The exhibition was a development from a
reed weaving workshop held in Polonnaruwa with craft artist Ms.
Somawathi, a senior award winning artist on traditional reed
weaving. The exhibition was held on the 25th of February
2007 at the Red Dot Gallery. 19 artists participated in the
exhibition.
Theertha International Painters’ Residency 2007: Primary objective of the International Painters’ Residency program is to provide an environment of collaboration, experimentation and exchange for artists where they could work together in an informal unstructured program. The participating artists in the Residency were Kuzana Ogg (USA), Ruchika Wason Singh (India), Kingsley Gunatilleke (Sri Lankan), Chamari Thapaswarage (Sri Lankan) and Lasantha Chandana Kumara (Sri Lankan). The Residency program ended with an exhibition at the Red Dot Gallery, an art space maintained by Theertha. The artwork produced in the residency were be shown in the exhibition from 10 to 20th June 2007.
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Women Artists Colloquium Exhibition 2006: An exhibition was held as part of the Women Artists' Colloquium at Red Dot gallery from 9th to 25th July 2007. The participating artsts were Dilakshi Wagasinghe, Ruwani Jayarathne, Sajeevi Jayasundera, Sajeevani Hewavitharana, H. D. Sharmila Priyadharsini.
Theertha International Artists
Residency 2007 Exhibition: Theertha International
Artists Residency 2007 was held from 18 July to 14th August
2007. Imran Ahmed Khan (Pakistan), Mariyam Naeema Omar
(Maldives), Leung Wee Ping (Hongkong) , Pradeep Chandrasiri, Vijitha
Bandara and Sameera Macan Marker participated in the residency
program. While each residency program would have its own focus
the overall emphasis of residencies are meant to support new ideas and
experimental art making that would be different to the art practices
the participating artists engage in their regular art practice. A
specific theme was not suggested and the artists were expected to find
their own ideas explored within the local context.
The exhibition was held at the Red Dot Gallery from 19th to 28th August
2007. There were around 130 people who attended the exhibition
opening.
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Pradarshana Wasanthaya 2007: As a forum to present latest art by leading artists and young emerging artists who are working in experimental and innovative work, the Red Dot Gallery would be allocated its space from September to January each year under the program ‘Pradharshana Wasanthaya’ meaning gallery season. 2007 gallery season was curated by Jagath Weerasinghe and featured solo exhibitions of artists Anura Krishantha, Rohana Amerasinghe, Sanath Kalubadana, Pradeep Chandrasiri and Anoli Perera.
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