The Samdani Art Foundation announces the second edition of the Dhaka Art Summit from February 7 to 9, 2014, a pioneering initiative for South Asian art that brings together artists, curators, museums, galleries and visitors from across Bangladesh and the world to discover institutional quality works in a non-commercial environment.
This art festival will present over 250 artists from South Asian countries and the program will feature thought provoking solo projects, curated exhibitions, an ambitious public art project, a stimulating talk series, performances, experimental film screenings, and presentations by 32 local and international galleries, all supported by the Samdani Art Foundation. The Solo Projects, Public Art Project, and Summit Sessions are curated by Diana Campbell Betancourt (Artistic Director, Samdani Art Foundation) and the Experimental Film Screenings and Performances are curated by Mahbubur Rahman (artist/Co-founder, Britto Arts Trust, Bangladesh). The Samdani Art Foundation has also collaborated with the Delfina Foundation to award an outstanding young Bangladeshi artist the opprtunity to attend a three-month residency at the Delfina Foundation in London as part of the bi-annual Samdani Art Award. The jury panel is comprised of Adriano Pedrosa, Jessica Morgan, Sandhini Poddar, Pooja Sood, and Aaron Cezar.
Highlights of the program are found below, and more information can be found at www.dhakaartsummit.org.
