Arts-&-Culture
'American Dirt' Latino backlash part of long publishing war
During a trip to Mexico to visit family, writer Myriam Gurba took "American Dirt," a novel about immigration and cartel violence that was being touted as one of the biggest U.S. releases of 2020. The writer was of mostly white descent, and Gurba felt the book didn't ring true.
Author deletes children's book co-written with Kobe Bryant
Kobe Bryant and Brazilian writer Paulo Coelho were working together on a children's book, but the author of "The Alchemist" said he deleted the draft after Bryant's death in a helicopter crash.
Curtain lifts on group art exhibition ‘Trinayan’ at Gallery Cosmos
A group art exhibition showcasing paintings done outdoors under the genre en plein air, also known as plein air painting, the act of painting outdoors was inaugurated Monday at the Mohakhali unit of Gallery Cosmos.
Prof Ahaduzzaman’s poetry book launched
'Nakshatra Nivey Jai', the first poetry book by Prof Ahaduzzaman Mohammad Ali, was unveiled at Dhaka University (DU) on Monday.
Group art exhibition ‘Trinayan’ at Gallery Cosmos starts Monday
‘Trinayan’, a twenty-day long group art exhibition by Outdoor Community artists group will start from Monday 6 pm at the Gallery Cosmos, Mohakhali in the capital.
2nd National Campus Theatre Festival at BSA
The 2nd National Campus Theatre Festival 2020 got underway at the National Music and Dance Centre of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA) on Friday.
CAMP '20 Orientation & Ceramic art exhibition held at Cosmos Atelier71
The second annual membership programme of Cosmos Atelier71, a printmaking studio with an overarching vision to serve art in Bangladesh, was launched Saturday through an orientation welcoming 71 new members for the 2020 calendar year.
BSA's first-ever Beach Cultural Festival starts in Cox’s Bazar
The first-ever Beach Cultural Festival of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA) inaugurated in Cox’s Bazar, the world’s longest sea beach on Friday.
10 picked for Bangla Academy Literary Award
Ten personalities have been chosen for the Bangla Academy Sahitya Puroshkar (Bangla Academy Literary Award) 2019.
3-day film festival in Bagerhat ends today
A three-day film festival will end in the district on Monday evening.