Curtain falls on ‘A Song of Nature’s Children’

A group exhibition titled ‘A Song of Nature’s Children’ taking place at the EMK Center will end today.

The exhibition, inaugurated on March 1, consisted of drawings and artworks by the children of the Garo-Hajong people.

Kanak Chanpa Chakma curated the exhibition.

It is an initiative to connect to the rare and unique lifestyles of ethnic communities, primarily the children of the Garo and Hajong communities of Lakkhipur village in Netrakona, a hilly area that sits on the edge of Bangladesh’s border with India.

All the paintings were collected from an art camp conducted by the Lightshore Foundation and moderated by Morshed Mishu.

The exhibition intends to be the cornerstone of the gathering. the necessary funds to build the much-needed full-fledged free school, a centre for not only education which is a basic right of all children but also a safe place to create and practice art and literature for the forgotten children of nature, the next generation of Netrakona.

The show is open to all from 9:30am to 6:00pm.