Bohu Bhashar Kobita | বহু ভাষার কবিতা
On January 20th, in celebration of International Mother Language Day, Shala Neighborhood Art Space hosted a poetry reading event titled "Bohu Bhashar Kobita" (Poetry of Many Languages). Seven individuals from different ethnic backgrounds participated, presenting and analyzing poetry in various languages.
Call for Creative Fellowships at SHALA_Neighbourhood Art Space
SHALA_Neighbourhood Art Space invites applications for Creative Fellowships designed to collaboratively explore and reimagine the changing urban neighbourhood of the Tejgaon Industrial Areas. As a creative practitioner, artist, or researcher passionate about exploring urban dynamics and community connections, SHALA offers a space and opportunity to collectively build a meaningful future that is climate resilient.
Moja Kori Festival
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ইভেন্ট গাইড ও ফেস্টিভ্যাল ম্যাপ ডাউনলোড করতে এখানে ক্লিক করুন
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Moja-Kori, translating to “Let’s Have Fun”, is set to be one of the most exciting festivals of the year, taking place on December 6, 7, 13 & 14, 2024 across multiple sites in Korail, Dhaka, with the new public cultural space, Machan, at Ershad Maath of Korail, as the central venue. The festival is part of the Korail-City of Culture project funded by the Creative Economy Programme of the Federal Foreign Office in Germany, in partnership with the Goethe-Institut Bangladesh, its local partner Paraa and international partner Floating e.V. The festival will explore the intersections of design, arts, climate change, accessibility, and sustainability through installations, workshops, performances, and discussions led by renowned local and international artists and designers.
The exhibition and program sites are not conventional gallery spaces but busy bazaar streets, rickshaw garages, community spaces, lakeside paths, waterbody or lake in Korail.
Moja Kori: Treasure Hunt Density
The ‘Treasure Hunt’ Density challenge is an exciting way to understand and experience the city organised by the Travellers of Bangladesh and Escapade team. The Korail edition is filled with clues, tasks and games throughout Korail in a competitive way! To participate - register as groups of three.
There are prizes to be won!
THE DEADLINE FOR REGISTRATION IS 10TH DECEMBER 11: 59 PM BST TIME. ( We may need to restrict the number of groups and an early deadline depending on the responses).
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REGISTRATION DEADLINE: 10th December 2024
OPEN CALL: Moja Kori Festival
Open Call deadline extended to 1 November
This is an open call for artists / creatives / researchers/ artist-led initiative to engage with the MOJA KORI festival. This provides opportunities for all creative art practitioners ( fine arts, film, visual, workshop, public engagement, design, performance, music, research and beyond ) to submit their already produced art work or a proposal to produce or present during the Moja Kori Festival.
Korail 2100: Architecture Idea Competition
The jury has announced the winners of the Korail Design Festival’s architectural idea generation competition! Congratulations to the talented participants who showcased innovative visions for Korail's future in 2100
Exhibition Posters
Over the years, the Paraa team have worked on many projects that have required graphic design work. Many of these are in the form of posters - be it for events, exhibitions, workshops, design competitions etc. This is a small selection of the graphic design work the studio has produced.
Hoichoi - CADSE Winter School 2024 Exhibition
Hoichoi takes you on a journey to understand Korail Culture as you interact with diverse forms of expressions emerging from the students at CADSE (Critical Architecture Design Sustainable Environments), the 2024 Winter School developed by Paraa. The exhibition presents explorations and interactions of professionals and Korail youth residents leading to this collaborative amalgamation capturing a hot pot of migrated traditions and new beliefs formed in an urban fabric.
Hoichoi Closing Event
You are invited to the closing event of the Hoichoi Exhibition, showcasing projects developed by the participants of the 2024 CADSE Winter School programmed by Paraa, where participants focused on the ongoing project- “Korail-City Of Culture”.
