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Month-long int`l group art exhibition at Gallery Cosmos

 New Nation
 Published: 12:00 AM, 29 November 2016

Entertainment Report :
A month-long international group art exhibition began at Gallery Cosmos in the city on Sunday.
French Ambassador to Bangladesh Sophie Aubert, Thai Ambassador to Bangladesh Panpimon Suwannapongse and internationally renowned artist Shahabuddin Ahmed jointly inaugurated the exhibition titled ‘Cosmos International Art Exhibition 2016’ featuring the artworks of 28 artists from Bangladesh Canada, India, Nepal and Pakistan in the evening. Some 40 artworks on different themes have been put on display at the exhibition which will remain open for visitors from 12:00pm to 8:00pm every day till December 26 at the Villa de Anjuman in Mohakhali.
Canadian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Benoit-Pierre Laramee, UNB Editor-in-Chief and Cosmos Gallery Chairman Enayetullah Khan, Cosmos Gallery Director Tehmina Enayet, Indian artists Avijit Roy and Neeti Hegde, Bangladeshi artists Kalidas Karmakar and Monirul Islam were, among others, present at the inaugural ceremony moderated by UNB Director Nahar Khan.
Shahbuddin and Kalidas Karmakar worked in France on occasions, Sophie Aubert stressed the need for peaceful bridges between Canada and Bangladesh. The exhibition is a good example of what Bangladesh can do, the Canadian envoy said it is interesting as there are lots of varieties of artworks of the artists coming from different backgrounds. The exhibition was curated by Afrozaa Jamil Konka, Nain Amyn and Tehmina Enayet.