Arun Bikash Dey, from Chattogram

An exclusive four-day terracotta sculpture exhibition, Namoniyo O Kothin, organised by Sculpture Centre Chattogram, concluded yesterday at Shilpakala Academy in the port city. 26 sculptors exhibited their works at the event. Art Critic Abul Mansur, a retired professor of Fine Arts Institute of Chittagong University (CU) inaugurated the exhibition.

Alak Roy, a retired professor of the Sculpture Department of CU’s Fine Arts Institute, said that it is regretful that there are no commercial art galleries in the port city.

“Artists who are based in Chattogram cannot exhibit their artworks because we do not have proper spaces,” he said. “Subsequently, it is challenging for young people who want to pursue their passion of sculpture-building as a profession.” Alak, who is the president of Sculpture Centre Chattogram, said it is also risky for a sculptor to organise solo exhibitions.

A large crowd of visitors attended the exhibitions to enjoy the different conceptual sculptures.

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