Seminar "Tradition & Art" in Karachi 30th April 2011

This weekend there is no Sunday Lecture at Hast-o-Neest (but is nonetheless open on Sunday for farsi and classical singing) as we are participating in a seminar titled “Tradition & Art”  in Karachi jointly organized by Baytunur (an affiliated organization of Hast-o-Neest).

Poppy Seed & Baytunur

in collaboration with

Indus Valley School of Art & Architecture & Iqbal Academy Pakistan

present a seminar on

Tradition & Art

What are the various ways in which "tradition" is understood in the Pakistani context? How do these views impact the practice & understanding of art?

Saturday April 30^th, 2011-04-20 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Indus Valley School of Art & Architecture

St.3, Block 2, Scheme 5, Clifton, Karachi

The Speakers include:

Dr. Ejaz Akram & Dr. Basit Koshul, Associate Professors, Lahore University of Management Sciences,

Dr. Wahab Suri, Professor, Karachi University,

Ahmed Javed, Deputy Director, Iqbal Academy,

Salwat Ali, art critic for Dawn and Newsline,

Naiza Khan, artist and independent curator,

Taimoor Khan Mumtaz, Trustee, Baytunur, and

Sumbul Khan, Curator, Poppy Seed Gallery)