TAKE on Art × KALĀ
KALĀ 2026 is a cross-border contemporary arts platform in Colombo, bringing together exhibitions, performances, and conversations on contemporary artistic practice across South Asia and its diasporas, in collaboration with TAKE on Art Magazine Editor-in-Chief Bhavna Kakar (India).
PARTICIPANTS
Farhat Ali (Pakistan) | Khadim Ali (Afghanistan) | Eagan Badeeu (Maldives) Vibha Galhotra (India) | Marie Gnanaraja (Sri Lanka) | Kishwar Kiani (Pakistan) Tashi Lama (Nepal) | Kiran Maharjan (Nepal) | Phurba Namgay (Bhutan) | Ahmed Rasel (Bangladesh) Firi Rahman (Sri Lanka) | Gopa Trivedi (India) | Vibha Galhotra (India) | Mayank Mansingh Kaul (India) Kailash K. Shrestha (Nepal) | Richi K. Bhatia (India / UAE) | Indira Kithsiri (Sri Lanka / Switzerland) Firi Rahman (Sri Lanka) | Pujan Gandhi (India / US) | Pradeep Thalawatte (Sri Lanka) | Puja Vaish (India) Hamra Abbas (Pakistan) | Hasini Haputhanthri (Sri Lanka) | Tanya Dutt (India) | Dilpreet Bhullar (India)
17 JANUARY
11 AM – 3 PM Workshop on Photography Writing by Dilpreet Bhullar, Managing Editor of TAKE on Art. Level 2 Workshop Space, 138 Galle Road, Colombo 3. Sign Up Below
18 JANUARY
11 AM Curatorial walkthrough with Consulting Editor, TAKE on Art Magazine, Tanya Dutt.
11.30 AM Ripple Sail for Reconciliation –
A panel discussion on memory, domestic space, personal histories, and reconciliation across South Asia. Pradeep Thalawatta, Gopa Trivedi, Hamra Abbas, Hasini Haputhanthri and moderated by Puja Vaish. Level 2, 138 Galle Road, Colombo 3. Sign Up Below
3 PM Curatorial walkthrough with Consulting Editor, TAKE on Art Magazine, Tanya Dutt.
3.30 PM Carriers of Creative Force –
A panel discussion on material heritage, collecting, public art, and contemporary South Asian creativity. Vibha Galhotra, Mayank Mansingh Kaul, Kailash K. Shrestha, Indira Kithsiri, Firi Rahman and moderated by Pujan Gandhi. Level 2, 138 Galle Road, Colombo 3. Sign Up Below
Register –
18 JANUARY – 15 FEBRUARY
10 AM – 6 PM Exhibition featuring established and mid-career artists whose practices are internationally recognised and deeply rooted in socio-political, post-colonial, ecological, and material research. Udayshanth and Angelika Fernando Foundation, Level 3, 138 Galle Road, Colombo 3.
Shared Ground brings together established and mid-career artists whose practices are deeply rooted in socio-political, post-colonial, ecological, and material inquiry. Shown internationally yet grounded in local realities, these works enter into dialogue across borders and contexts.
Featuring artists from across South Asia, the exhibition situates Colombo within an active regional artistic circuit—one shaped by shared histories, tensions, and futures.
Participating artists:
Ahmed Rasel (Bangladesh)
Eagan Badeeu (Maldives)
Farhat Ali (Pakistan)
Firi Rahman (Sri Lanka)
Gopa Trivedi (India)
Khadim Ali (Afghanistan)
Kiran Maharjan (Nepal)
Kishwar Kiani (Pakistan)
Phurba Namgay (Bhutan)
Tashi Lama (Nepal)
Vibha Galhotra (India)
Marie Gnanaraja (Sri Lanka)
A shared ground. Multiple voices. One ongoing conversation.
FOR TRAVEL & ACCOMMODATION Reach out to our Official Experience Partner – Authenticities Sri Lanka. Contact nuwan@authenticitiessrilanka.com