GemArts Masala Festival
 
Artful Struggles: Contemporary Art from Sri Lanka
 
Date: Monday 15^th - 27^th July
Venue: The Gallery, Gateshead Central Library, NE8 4LN
Tickets:  Free – Just Drop In!
 
Artful Struggles commemorates the second anniversary of the Aragalaya/Porattam (“Struggle” in Sinhala and Tamil respectively) – Sri Lanka’s 2022 Occupy movement against corruption, immiseration, and impunity, which toppled a president and a prime minister. The exhibition raises greater awareness about Sri Lanka’s crisis and struggles through the work of contemporary artists. It explores how art helped promote a more hopeful, pluralistic, accountable, and democratic politics for Sri Lanka before succumbing to increased repression.
 
The exhibition is curated by Professor Lars Waldorf (Northumbria Law School) and Dr Nilanjana Premaratna (Newcastle University) and supported by community partners Agora and Vimbam.
 
Presented by GemArts and Gateshead Culture Team
 
 
GemArts award winning Masala Festival is back from 15^th – 21^St July celebrating a mix and blend of the finest South Asian Arts and Culture, packed full of performances, exhibitions, events, workshops, talks, pop ups and delicious Indian food in venues, places and spaces across the North East.
 
For full Masala Festival 2024 programme visit www.gemarts.org

 

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