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Friday, 6th of September | Day 1

Galle Face Hotel 

6.30pm to 8.30pm
Launch of ARTRA Magazine’s Art & Design of Ismeth Raheem Edition

An evening of art, conversation, food and drinks with the revered artist, architect & art historian in celebration of the launch of ARTRA Magazine’s Art & Design of Ismeth Raheem Edition 67 (2024). Featuring over 65 selected works of art including paintings, drawings, wood panels, woodcuts and etchings across a span of six decades, this edition of the magazine brings together a series of curated works that he pursued since he joined Edwards, Reid and Begg in the 1960s - fuelling the creative renaissance of this critical period in Sri Lanka’s cultural history in collaboration with Geoffrey Bawa & Ulrik Plesner.

art | design | history | heritage

6,000LKR
(limited tickets only)
Venue | Galle Face Hotel 

Saturday, 7th of September | Day 2

Harold Peiris Gallery, Guilford Crescent, Colombo

2pm to 3pm
Fashioning the Body | Amesh Wijesekera

Amesh Wijesekera, Artist & Designer who was recognized as ARTRA’s Emerging Artist | Best of 2017 for Applied Art will explore his artistic premise in contesting gender norms and advocacy of environmentalism through his artifacts and designs from his personal collection, exclusively during this segment.

art | fashion | design 

3,000LKR

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3.15pm to 4.15pm
Bawa’s Designs of the 1960s & 70s
Anura Ratnavibhushana

Anura Ratnavibhushana who apprenticed under Geoffrey Bawa in the 1960s and worked as an architect through the 1970s at Edwards, Reid and Begg will shed light on his perceptions of Bawa's designs, whilst sharing his experience working with Ulrik Plesner, Ismeth Raheem, Laki Senanayake, Barbara Sansoni and Ena de Silva.

architecture | heritage

3,000LKR

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4.30pm to 5.30pm
Fostering Artistic and Literary Appreciation for Children
Prof. Neluka Silva

Academic and Author (2024) Prof. Neluka Silva will explore her process behind writing for children, and how local artists and architects influenced the conceptual framework of her latest children’s book Trapped in a Smoky Sky amidst an exhibit of drawings commissioned for the book for the viewing of the audience during this segment.

drawings | children's literature | academicism | child development

3,000LKR

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5.45pm to 7.15pm
Purveying the Body | Lionel Wendt

In reminiscence and response to ARTRA Magazine’s Photographs of Lionel Wendt Edition (2021), the exhibit ‘Purveying the Body’ curated by Azara Jaleel showcases a selection of 30 photographs by Lionel Wendt from the Lionel Wendt Memorial Fund Collection. During this segment Ranil Pieris, Chairman of the Lionel Wendt Memorial Fund, Anu Weerasuriya Curator, Archivist & Former Trustee of Lionel Wendt Memorial Fund & Azara Jaleel, Editor-in-Chief will explore the significance of the edition and exhibit alongside the historicity of the Lionel Wendt Photographs & Writings that are a part of the Lionel Wendt Memorial Fund Collection.

modern art | photography | '43 Group

5,500LKR
(limited tickets only)

Sunday, 8th of September | Day 3

61/5 Dharmapala Mawatha, Colombo 

9am to 9.45am

Art & Design of the de Soysa House, designed by Geoffrey Bawa

Guests will be taken on an interactive walkthrough of the De Soysa House that Cecil and Chloé de Soysa commissioned Architect and long-time friend Geoffrey Bawa to design in 1985, shedding light on its architectural significance, design premise and private art collection.

architecture | design | heritage

4,500LKR
(limited tickets only)

10am to 11am
Drawings and Designs of Ismeth Raheem
Ismeth Raheem in Conversation with Azara Jaleel

We explore the intersection between art and architecture that characterises the seminal work of Ismeth Raheem in this segment, shedding light to his experimentation with glass, metal, pen and ink, textile, wood and gold-leaf of which we have featured a selected collection across this edition of the magazine from both private and public collections - across six decades of his drawings and detailed designs.

art | architectural drawings | traditional art

4,500 LKR
(limited tickets only)

11.15am to 12noon
Becoming of the de Soysa House
Prof. Sharya Scharenguivel in conversation with Azara Jaleel

Prof. Sharya Scharenguivel, daughter of the owners of the de Soysa House, Cecil and Chloe de Soysa & holder of the property will share the story of this quaint residence, and her memories with Geoffrey Bawa whilst he was designing this private home in 1985 – characterizing the importance of heritage spaces in Colombo.

art & living | design | history | heritage

4,500 LKR
(limited tickets only)

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AEF Day Passes

Day 1, Fri Sep 6 | 6, 000LKR
Day 2, Sat, Sep 7 | 10, 000 LKR
Day 3, Sun, Sep 8 | 12, 000 LKR

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