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Art & Culture Report

“Among all the media of art, Ceramics is the most ancient which started thousand years ago. Ceramics art itself is expensive and very difficult to do, still the young artist Afroja Chowdhury started her works after completion of post graduate degree in the Institute of Fine Arts," Swapan Kumar Sikder, Head of the Department of Ceramics of the Institute of Fine Arts of Dhaka University, said this about the first solo exhibition of promising ceramics artist Afroja Chowdhury Happy titled 'Innovative Beauty in Ceramics' at Zainul Gallery of the Institute of Fine Arts in the capital.

The exhibition was inaugurated on May 10. Eminent artist and Director of Fine Arts Institute Abdus Sakoor Shah inaugurated the exhibition as chief guest, while Swapan Kumar Sikder, Head of the Department of Ceramics and artist Ferdousi Priyobhashini were present as special guests on the occasion.

Afroja's all works, which are taking place in the show, were done for the last two and half years. Some 200 ceramics works including various designed cupboards and teapots and plates are taking place in the display.

The exhibition will end on May 16. Gallery remains open from 12:00 noon to 8:00pm everyday.