TAKE on Art × KALĀ kicks off

TAKE on Art × KALĀ, a cross-border contemporary arts platform will take place in Colombo over the opening weekend of 17–18 January 2026, with the exhibition open to the public until 15 February 2026. 

This edition marks a meaningful collaboration between TAKE on Art and KALĀ South Asia, and reflects our shared commitment to building sustained regional dialogue and positioning Sri Lanka as an active hub for cross-border artistic exchange.

KALĀ 2026 brings together exhibitions, live performance, workshops, walkthroughs, and critical conversations that explore memory, materiality, reconciliation, and contemporary artistic practice across South Asia and its diasporas. It has been carefully shaped as a space for thoughtful exchange—between artists, curators, writers, collectors, and cultural practitioners working across the region.

KALĀ 2026 is a cross-border contemporary arts platform in Colombo, bringing together exhibitions, performances, and conversations on contemporary artistic practice across South Asia and its diasporas, in collaboration with TAKE on Art Magazine Editor-in-Chief, Bhavna Kakar (India).  The participants include Farhat Ali (Pakistan), Khadim Ali (Afghanistan), Eagan Badeeu (Maldives),

Vibha Galhotra (India), Marie Gnanaraja (Sri Lanka), Kishwar Kiani (Pakistan), Tashi Lama (Nepal), Kiran Maharjan (Nepal), Phurba Namgay (Bhutan), Ahmed Rasel (Bangladesh), Firi Rahman (Sri Lanka), Gopa Trivedi (India), Vibha Galhotra (India), Mayank Mansingh Kaul (India), Kailash K. Shrestha (Nepal), Richi K. Bhatia (India / UAE), Indira Kithsiri (Sri Lanka / Switzerland), Pujan Gandhi (India/US),  Pradeep Thalawatta (Sri Lanka), Puja Vaish (India), Hamra Abbas (Pakistan), Hasini Haputhanthri (Sri Lanka), Tanya Dutt (India) and Dilpreet Bhullar (India).

17 January

11 a.m. - 3 p.m. Workshop on Photography Writing by Dilpreet Bhullar, Managing Editor of TAKE on Art. Level 2 Workshop Space, 138 Galle Road, Colombo 3. 

6 p.m. onwards Introduction to TAKE on Art Magazine by Editor-in-Chief/Publisher, Bhavna Kakar.

Private Viewing and Curatorial walkthrough with Consulting Editor, TAKE on Art Magazine, Tanya Dutt, followed by a Live Performance by Richi K. Bhatia. This performative work engages body, material, myth, and gender through sensory interaction. Udayshanth and Angelika Fernando Foundation, Level 3, 138 Galle Road, Colombo 3. RSVP HERE

 18 January

11 a.m. Curatorial walkthrough with Consulting Editor, TAKE on Art Magazine, Tanya Dutt.

11.30 a.m. Ripple Sail for Reconciliation - a panel discussion on memory, domestic space, personal histories, and reconciliation across South Asia. Pradeep Thalawatta, Gopa Trivedi, Hamra Abbas, Hasini Haputhanthri and moderated by Puja Vaish. Level 2, 138 Galle Road, Colombo 3. SIGN UP

3 p.m. Curatorial walkthrough with Consulting Editor, TAKE on Art Magazine, Tanya Dutt.

3.30 p.m. Carriers of Creative Force - a panel discussion on material heritage, collecting, public art, and contemporary South Asian creativity. Vibha Galhotra, Mayank Mansingh Kaul, Kailash K. Shrestha, Indira Kithsiri, Firi Rahman and moderated by Pujan Gandhi. Level 2, 138 Galle Road, Colombo 3. 

18 January - 15 February | 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Exhibition featuring established and mid-career artists whose practices are internationally recognised and deeply rooted in socio-political, post-colonial, ecological, and material research. Udayshanth and Angelika Fernando Foundation, Level 3, 138 Galle Road, Colombo 3.