rt Exhibition on Biodiversity
View(s):In honour of World Children’s Day, ‘First Art’, Art Foundation for Children, is holding its third art exhibition from September 27 to October 1, 2014, at the Kegalle Town Hall. Five-hundred paintings on the theme Biodiversity will be displayed by hundred children from 4 – 14 years, who have participated and been assessed in national and international competitions.
The aim of this exhibition is to provide an opportunity for rural children to showcase their talents and encourage them to engage in the arts. Established in 2003, ‘First Art’ is located in Kaudugama, a scenic village in Kegalle.
It provides facilities for 100 children to be educated in the field of art. The students are taught by Nilanthi Weerasekara, who has degree in Fine Arts from the Delhi University and the University of Performing Arts in Colombo and R.P. Abeyratne, also a graduate from the University of Performing Arts.
Apart from the art classes, First Art also conducts workshops on other subjects such as singing, dancing, drama as well as social service and religious activities, with the aim of preserving the nation’s cultural heritage and promoting it among the younger generation.
