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‘Kala Pola 2014’, Sri Lanka’s annual Art Fair – unveils in Colombo once again in a riot of colour, on Sunday 26 January. It will open at 8.00 am and continue for fourteen hours non-stop until 10.00 pm ...

ala Pola - Sri Lanka's annual art fair showcasing and promoting visual art – went online for the first time in its 28-year history on srilankanart ...

Sri Lanka’s most anticipated open-air art fair, Kala Pola, is set to unfold for its 32nd edition on Sunday, 16th February 2025, at Ananda Coomaraswamy Mawatha (Green Path), Colombo 07. With its unique ...

To create awareness to the public and to raise funds to meet the above needs, Justice for Animals has organised The Aluth Pola – a market for a cause. This will be held on Sunday 27th March from ...

The silver anniversary edition of Sri Lanka’s acclaimed open-air art fair, Kala Pola, will take place at Ananda Coomaraswamy Mawatha in Colombo 7 today, Sunday February 25. High Commissioner of India ...

Sri Lanka extended power cuts for a third day on Thursday as it scrambled to restore its national grid to full capacity after a monkey triggered a widespread blackout over the weekend that ...

Sri Lanka fell into an unprecedented crisis as a result of a series of shocks and policy missteps. Debt rose to unsustainable levels resulting from large fiscal imbalances, and access to international ...

A visitor takes photos of artworks during the "Kala Pola 2020" in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on Feb. 23, 2020. The open-air art fair "Kala Pola 2020" was held in Colombo on Sunday, attracting thousands of ...

COVID-19 severely hit the economy, causing a loss of tourism receipts and necessitating several strict lockdowns. Pre-pandemic tax cuts and the impact of COVID-19 led to fiscal deficits larger than 10 ...

The 30th year of Kala Pola, Sri Lanka’s Open Air Art Fair, was celebrated recently in a riot of colour along Ananda Coomaraswamy Mawatha, Colombo 7. A long-term collaboration of the George Keyt ...