Artist group ‘White Paper’ organised the art camp, titled ‘Blissful Saint Martin Island’ which was inaugurated on 5 February morning.
Thirty artists from Bangladesh, India and Nepal are participating in this camp.
On the opening day, the opening ceremony was held at Abakash Point
while the ceremony was moderated by Sonya Binta Hasan. Bangladeshi
artist SM Wahidiuzzaman, Shahanoor Mamun, Indian artist Achintya Hazra
and Nepali artist NB Gurung jointly inaugurated the event.
The inauguration ceremony comprises a cultural programme, live watercolour demonstration and artistic exchange.
NB Gurung said, ‘It’s important for artists to participate in art camps with other nationals. Although art has a universal language, sharing and learning from others is important to grow as an artist.
I’m happy to participate here as a guest, I hope I’ll learn a lot of things from this art camp.
‘This is the first time I have come to Bangladesh. I am happy to participate with Bangladeshi and Nepali artists in this art camp. I hope this camp will help us to collaborate on our thoughts and art
practice,’ said Achintya Hazra.
‘I thank White Paper and artist organiser Sonya Binta Hasan for this
international art camp. We will draw the beautiful nature of Bangladesh, especially the beauty of Saint Martin Island. By this art camp we can also learn from renowned artists like NB Gurung and other participants,’ said Shahanoor Mamun.
‘This is only four years of White Paper and we are able to organise this international art camp at Saint Martin. We are focusing on promoting Bangladesh and young artists of Bangladesh to the international arena. I thank all participants and senior artists of Bangladesh and the guests who came from Bangladesh from India and
Nepal,’ said Sonya Binta Hasan.
The event was chaired by SM Wahidiuzzaman who thanked all participants for participating at the camp.
Alley Khan, Atikya Farjana Deena, Atiqe Mamun, Md Shamsuzzamn Lintu, Al Aksha, Zahangir Alom, MA Aslam Molla, Imran Hossain Imu, Farisa Mahmud, Laila Anjuman Ara and GM Joarder are Bangladeshi artists while Rajan Maharjan, Bikash Shakya, Shivani Rana Timilsina, Uddhav Gurung, Chitra Bahadur Budha Magar, Sudip Bisankhe and Rik Bahadur Gurung are Nepali artists who participate at this camp.
The outdoor exhibition will be held on 6 February at the Abakash Point
of the Island.