The third edition of the A4A (Artists for Artists) Production Fund Fundraiser will be presented this October from the 17th to the 19th of October.
View in person at at Saskia Fernando Gallery, 41 Horton Place, Colombo from the he 17th to the 19th of October.
A4A Annual Fundraiser will feature contributions from twenty-one leading Sri Lankan contemporary artists. Each artist has created a work on an unglazed ceramic bowl which will be available on auction through the platform Airauctioneer.
Participating artists include:
Anupa Perera, Anushiya Sundaralingam, Arjuna Gunarathne, Chamila Gamage, Chandraguptha Thenuwara, Dileepa Jeewantha, Fabienne Francotte, Firi Rahman, H.A. Karunaratne, Hashan Cooray, Hema Shironi, Jagath Ravindra, Jagath Weerasinghe, J.C. Rathnayake, Kingsley Gunatillake, Mahen Perera, Manaram Gamage, Pradeep Thalawatta, Ruwan Prasanna, Sandatharaka Abeysinghe, Shaanea Mendis
The A4A Production Fund, launched in 2021, is Sri Lanka’s first publicly funded arts grant — sustained and funded by the artist community itself. Each year, artists from across Sri Lanka create and donate exclusive works that are exhibited and sold, with all proceeds directly supporting A4A Production Fund grants. This unique, artist-led model celebrates collective generosity within the arts, empowering artists to support one another through opportunity, mentorship, and visibility.
Proceeds from the auction go towards supporting emerging artists through mentorship, production grants and exhibition platforms created exclusively for the awardees to nurture their artistic journeys.