Galle Face Hotel hosts Pimm?s and Art

Not any wall, not any bench by CoCA artists

Public Art, or Taking Art to the Public is a concept CoCA [ Collective of Contempary Artists] is keenly working on.?The aim of CoCA is to make Art accessible, thought provoking, influential and impacting to the public, in an effortless everyday situation. ?Not any Wall not any Bench? is a fun interactive art work created by five established CoCA Artists Layla Gonaduwa, Chinthaka Thenuwara, Poornima Jayasinghe, Branka Ridicky and Lakisha Fernando as a treat for the public. The work is a unique co

24 Jun, 2013

Sri Lankan-Australian wins Australia’s top literary prize

Michelle de Kretser has been laureled 2013 Miles Franklin Award which is recognized as Australia’s most prestigious literary prize for her novel Questions of Travel, a media release from this year’s Trustee of the award, the Trust Company said on Wednesday. Simon Lewis, Head of Community and Philanthropy at The Trust Company said that this was the first time in the history of the award to have all female nominees in the shortlist. “It has stimulated great discussion and debate,” he said. Accordi

19 Jun, 2013

?Irangani? ?.. the life and times of a living legend

The story of the life and times of Sri Lanka?s iconic actress Irangani Roxana Serasinghe will hit bookstores across the country on Friday 29 March 2013. Titled ?Irangani ?.. as told to kumardesilva?, this handsome volume from Samaranayake Publishers is a vivid autobiography of the life of this legendary and much-loved stage, screen and television actress. It takes readers from her carefree childhood days sailing down the Gurugoda Oya on paaruwas and the peace and quiet of Moodugomuwa, off Ruwanw

11 Mar, 2013