Artist group ‘White Paper’ commenced a three-day-long art camp at Saint Martin Island, titled ‘Blissful Saint Martin Island’ on Monday morning (February 5, 2024). Thirty artists from Bangladesh, India and Nepal are participating in the art camp.
The opening ceremony was held at Abakash Point and moderated by Sonya Binta Hasan. Bangladeshi artist SM Wahidiuzzaman, Shahanoor Mamun, Indian artist Achintya Hazra and Nepali artist NB Gurung jointly inaugurated the event.
During the inaugural ceremony, NB Gurung said, “It’s important for artists to participate in art camps with other nationals. Although art has a universal language, sharing and learning from others is important to grow as an artist. I’m happy to participate in the art camp as a guest, I hope I’ll learn a lot from this event.”
“This is the first time, I have come to Bangladesh. I am happy to participate with Bangladeshi and Nepali artists in this art camp. I hope this camp will help us to collaborate on our thoughts and art practice,” said Achintya Hazra.
‘I thank White Paper and artist organiser Sonya Binta Hasan for this international art camp. We will draw the beautiful nature of Bangladesh, especially the beauty of Saint Martin Island. By this art camp we can also learn from renowned artists like NB Gurung and other participants,’ said Shahanoor Mamun.
Sonya Binta Hasan said “This is only four years of White Paper and we are able to organize this international art camp at Saint Martin Island. We’re focusing on promoting Bangladesh and young artists of Bangladesh to the international arena. I thank the participants and senior artists of Bangladesh and the guests who came from Bangladesh, India and Nepal.”
SM Wahidiuzzaman chaired the inaugural event and thanked all the participants for participating at the camp.
Alley Khan, Atikya Farjana Deena, Atiqe Mamun, Md Shamsuzzamn Lintu, Al Aksha, Zahangir Alom, MA Aslam Molla, Imran Hossain Imu, Farisa Mahmud, Laila Anjuman Ara and GM Joarder are Bangladeshi artists while Rajan Maharjan, Bikash Shakya, Shivani Rana Timilsina, Uddhav Gurung, Chitra Bahadur Budha Magar, Sudip Bisankhe and Rik Bahadur Gurung are Nepali artists who participate at this camp.
The outdoor exhibition will be held on 6 February at the Abakash Point of the Island.
