Prime Minister Dr Harini Amarasuriya participated in the transformative exhibition Feminist Futures: Art, Activism, and South Asian Womanhood’ curated by art historian Dr. Arshiya Lokhandwala held on 26 th of September at the Lotus Gallery in the National Museum Sri Lanka, Colombo.
This exhibition showcases the powerful voices of eleven South Asian artists including Anita Dube, Anoli Perera, Ashmina Ranjit, Bidhata KC, Mithu Sen, Naiza Khan, Pushpamala N, Sheba Chhachhi , Tayeba Begum Lipi, and Uma Bista, and Priyanthi Anusha from India, Nepal, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka who critically engage with gendered histories, social inequities encountered by women in the region.
The event was attended by the Minister of Buddhasasana Religious and Cultural Affairs Dr. Hiniduma Sunil Senavi, Director General of the Department or National meuseum Ms. Sanuja Kasthuriarachchi and Chairman of Sri Lanka Art Cousil Keerthi Welisarage, artists and Feminist activists.
(Prime Minister’s Media Division)