One-hundred and thirty sketches by Saeed Akhtar, one of the country’s foremost portrait artists, will go on display at Ejaz Gallery at 6 pm today as part of the launch of Sketchbook, which features 450 sketches by the artist.
Most of the works on display were made in the last three or four months and the rest less than two years ago. Akhtar said that the book was an illustration of his creative process. “Usually people see only the final painting. They do not see the pain the artist goes through …

The city of Lahore is going to jazz up this month with the German Jazz festival to be held on May 3 and 4. Organized by The Annemarie-Schimmel Haus (German Cultural Centre), the event will kickstart at the National College of Arts (NCA).
The festival titled German Jazz 2011 aims to give Lahoris two days of pure jazz from Germany. The first day of the event will be more academic and literary, bringing a photo exhibition on the history of German Jazz. This exhibition has traveled across South Asia, featuring pictures …

A group show of art works by recently graduated five students of the National College of Arts, Rawalpindi campus opened at Rohtas Art Gallery on Friday.
Anuje Farhung, Hifza Sakina, Hira Zubair, Fareeha Nazneen and Mariam Kundi exhibited their latest works under the show title of ‘No Exit’.
Focusing their themes around the periphery of containment, both physical and emotional, the young artists put up an interesting show. Most of the exhibit was primarily constituted of miniature work with Farhung branching out into screen prints on organza mixed media.
Sakina ventured out into …

The fact that Pakistan is a treasure trove of craft is something we all know. But where these little gems of art are hiding, in which valley or village, how to pluck them out and incorporate them with modern life and its trends, is a Herculean task. “The levels to which urban Pakistan has reached is unfathomable by rural Pakistan,” says the designer Sahar Atif of Saai, who has been working extensively with rural women in an effort to revive traditional embroidery. “To bring these people to the forefront is …

I am a simple, honest and fun loving individual who likes to live for the moment. “That does not mean I am not organised or do not have a plan for the future. I love the outdoors, can eat at anytime of the day and enjoy being around friends.” Meet Ayesha Omar.
This simple girl ended up in the mainstream media while she was studying at the National College of Arts (NCA). “I was part of a sitcom made by students and graduates. Its shooting used to take place in the …

Over the course of time, one has seen several Pakistani singers-turned-actors including the late Noorjehan, Arif Lohar, Adnan Sami Khan, Sajjad Ali and Fawad Afzal Khan. This phenomenon is not only seen in Pakistan but all over the globe with famous singers such as Elvis Presley, Will Smith, Mariah Carey and Beyonce making it big in the acting business.
Noorjehan
Noorjehan was the adopted stage name of Allah Wasai born September 21, 1926. Noorjehan is one of the most iconic singers of the subcontinent and …

Don’t get surprised if you spot the most stunning model of the town at the modest interior of PIVIC Saddar arguing at the absence of Roshan Ara Begum rather than rocking in frenzy at some lazy number of Beyonce Knowles at a trendy elite party. The popular Nawab Sultan of Umrao Jaan Ada, IMRAN ABBAS in person too seems to belong more to the oriental Moghul era with a refined sense of aesthetics rather than today. Don’t get surprised; just reaffirm your faith in the age old maxim that appearances …

An art exhibition entitled ‘Mystic Rituals’ and displaying the calligraphy of Arif Khan is starting at the Nomad Art Gallery, Saidpur Village today (Tuesday).
Arif has the command over the classical styles of khatt-e-kufi, meqdaat, naskh, shikasta, divani and nastaleeq and he has participated in various national and international painting exhibitions. Arif has executed monumental calligraphic works such as calligraphy of Surah Rahman.
In all his calligraphic caches of 38 paintings, one could find that his letters and words are not distorted. The use of colours such as red, green, blue and …

Friday, October 17, 2008
Lahore
Defying the serious law and order situation in the country, thousands of people participated in the inaugural ceremony of the 7th eight-day-long Rafi Peer Theatre’s Youth Performing Arts Festival at the Alhamra Cultural Centre, Qaddafi Stadium, on Thursday evening.
The festival showcasing over three dozen different kinds of performing arts activities by the vibrant youth of the country including mime, short plays, multimedia plays, theatrical performances , film screenings, and musical events proved to be a blessing in disguise for the live-hearted people of the city.
The first night …

The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum presents Karkhana: A Contemporary Collaboration, on view through March 12, 2006. Karkhana: A Contemporary Collaboration will feature a series of works by six contemporary Pakistani artists: Aisha Khalid, Hasnat Mehmood, Muhammad Imran Qureshi, Nusra Latif Qureshi, Talha Rathore, and Saira Wasim. The exhibition will be open to the public from August 21, 2005 through March 12, 2006. A reception for the exhibition will be held at The Aldrich on Sunday, October 16, 2005. Karkhana has been organized by Jessica Hough, curator at The Aldrich Contemporary …