Events diaryFeatures‘The Art of Mahagama Sekera - a 50th Anniversary CommemorativeExhibition’ will be held on January 14 – 15 at the Alliance Française deColombo.To mark this anniversary, the Alliance Française de Colombo,in collaboration with the Mahagama Sekera Archives, present acommemorative exhibition of Sekera’s creative work in painting. ARTRA Trail 2026, taking place at the Lionel Wendt Gallery inColombo (Jan 16-22) and across Galle Fort (Jan 23-25) will feature theexhibition, ‘Silenced’ curated by Azara Jaleel. Through the works of 15contemporary artists, this group exhibition reflects the shifts within thesocio-political context of Sri Lanka from the 1980s to the 2020s. Among the artists are Menika van der Poorten, Marco Manamperi,Gayan Prageeth, Sujeewa Kumari, Layla Gonaduwa, KesaraRatnavibhushana, Sanjeewa Kumara, Hathi Mohamed, Malki Jayakodyand Venura Madurapperuma. You can share this post!

Source: Sunday Times January 09, 2026 14:14 UTC