Comes alive again

‘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 nonstop until 10.00 pm the same night.

Kala Pola has undoubtedly grown into a rich cultural event over the past two plus decades and is today a much-awaited and d not-to-be-missed event in Colombo’s annual cultural calendar.

Presented since 1993 by The George Keyt Foundation, Kala Pola has continued d to enjoy the generous patronage and valued partnership of the John Keells Group over the

years under its corporate social responsibility programme which is committed to supporting the development and promotion of the arts and culture of Sri Lanka.

‘Kala Pola began in 1993 drawing inspiration from the openair summer art fairs in numerous European capitals such as the well-known Montmartre in Paris.

‘Over these-past two decades it has been a successful catalyst in increasing a greater appreciation of art among the public of Sri Lanka’ said the Chairman of The George Keyt Foundation Cedric de Silva at the press conference held last week at Cinnamom Lakeside.

‘The numbers keep growing rapidly with each passing year. This year we expect an even larger turnout of artists and visitors.