DUPS' photography festival opens today
Dhaka University Photographic Society (DUPS) and Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA) are jointly organising the 4th National Photography Festival 2017. The exhibition will opens today and will continue till July 31 at the Gallery 6 of the National Art Gallery of BSA.
A total of 111 single photographs of young photographers from different schools, colleges, universities and professional and freelance photographers will be exhibited, as well as three photo stories.
This festival opens with a grand rally from TSC, Dhaka University at 10am. Vice Chancellor of Dhaka University AAMS Arefin Siddique will be present at the venue. The inauguration and prize giving ceremony will be held at BSA, where Cultural Affairs Minister Asaduzzman Noor will be present as chief guest.
At the closing ceremony (on July 31), DUPS will felicitate revered portrait photographer Nasir Ali Mamun with the Lifetime Achievement Award. His biography and eight of his photographs will be exhibited at the festival.
The festival will also host two artist talks -- by acclaimed Bangladeshi photographers Rahul Talukder on July 30, and Saiful Huq Omi on July 31. Both artist talks will begin at 3pm on the respective days.
This exhibition, running from 11am-8pm every day, is open to all.
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