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Beyond the Walls: How Galleries Develop Artistic Careers
Nurturing Artistic Journeys through Residencies: Opportunities for Developing Practice
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Shared Visions : How Institutions and Artists Work Together
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TAKE on Art × KALĀ come together in Colombo as a cross-border platform, bringing together exhibitions, performances, workshops, and critical conversations. The programme fosters dialogue around memory, materiality, reconciliation, and contemporary artistic practice across South Asia and its diasporas.
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As we close the year, we extend our heartfelt thanks to our friends, patrons, partners, mentors, and the wider artistic community who journeyed with KALĀ throughout 2025.
This year was shaped by collaboration across exhibitions, residencies, exchanges, and public programmes, foregrounding Sri Lankan artistic practice while deepening connections across South Asia and beyond.
Key milestones included the launch of KALĀ COMMUNE at the prestigious University of Visual and Performing Arts; the inaugural KALĀ × HamHampi Art Labs Artist Residency; international exchanges at Cité internationales arts, Paris; and the continued growth of the A4A (Artists for Artists) Production Fund. Our exhibition programme expanded through the second edition of PIVOT GLIDE ECHO.
We also marked important moments through mentorship engagements at India Art Fair and the announcement of our first Artist-in-Residence for 2026.
As we look ahead, KALĀ is excited to forge new partnerships in 2026.
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A look back at two months of exploration, research and experimentation as our first KALĀ × Hampi Art Lab Residency comes to a close.
These moments capture the breadth of Elena Renée Pereira’s time in Sri Lanka and the influences drawn from Sri Lanka’s craft heritage practices. Her research traces connections between historical techniques and contemporary expression.
Our heartfelt thanks to our partners—@hampiartlabs, @hnbsrilanka, @authenticitessrilanka, @barefootgallery, @ilotcolombo, @selynfoundation, and the Faculty of Arts, University of Visual and Performing Arts, Colombo - for their generous support and collaboration throughout the residency.
As the first KALĀ × Hampi Art Lab Residency concludes, Elena Renée Pereira wraps up two months at the Faculty of Arts, developing a practice that moves fluidly between ceramics and textiles.
Drawing from Sri Lanka’s craft heritage practices, her research traces connections between historical techniques and contemporary expression.
Elena opens her studio to share the forms, textures, and ideas that emerged during her time in Sri Lanka.
Join us at 5pm for the Open Studio on 28 November at UVPA
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Elena Renée Pereira | Residency Month One
The first month of Elena’s residency in Sri Lanka — part of the Artist Exchange with Hampi Art Labs — has been a study of landscape, craft, and heritage.
Between temple visits, botanical walks, and encounters with artisans, her research traces how material, memory, and scent shape cultural identity. Elena’s work continues to evolve these reflections into form — a growing archive of nature’s imprints and everyday gestures.
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