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Renowned Karachiite, a popular chef and television personality Zubaida Tariq was laid to rest in Karachi on Friday. Zubaida Tariq, fondly known as Zubaida Apa, passed away late on Thursday night after a brief illness. Her funeral prayers were offered at Sultan Masjid in Karachi's Defence Housing Authority area. Zubaida Apa was famous for her culinary skills and housekeeping advice (totkas). A household name, she hosted several widely viewed culinary shows and wrote cookbooks.

The foundation of the International Urdu Conference (Aalmi Urdu Conference) celebrated the 10th glorious year of Urdu literature, poetry, prose and plays at the Arts Council of Pakistan. The conference gave the people of Karachi an opportunity to be a part of amazing activities and events that were designed to celebrate Pakistan's national language. The conference will be attended by renowned names of Urdu literature.

LONDON: Pakistan’s most admired and versatile painter, calligrapher Sadequain’s art work ‘Crucifixion’ made history for Pakistani art when it was sold a record breaking £118,750 (around 16 million Pakistani rupees) The painting was initially estimated of around £60,000-90,000. A bidder anonymously offered top price for the artwork of legendary Pakistani artist Sadequain, whose work has won worldwide acclaim for its depth and meaning. To mark Pakistan’s 70th Independence Day, international auction house, Bonhams, dedicated its sale entirely to Pakistani art and sourced work of 21 Pakistani artists. Tahmina Ghaffar, Bonhams Modern and Contemporary South Asian Art Specialist, commented while speaking to Geo News: “As proud supporters of Pakistani art for numerous years, Bonhams is delighted with the results achieved at our first Art of Pakistan sale. The enthusiastic bidding in the room, on the phone and online for the top lots demonstrates the increasing demand for, and recognition of...

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Ghazala Irshad, a Pakistani self taught artist whose unusual color selection give her paintings a unique touch & aura. Each of her paintings, elevate the other as a result of her own mixing and application techniques. Her work comes from a personal imagery, whether figurative or other, Imagination plays a vital role in her paintings. Started painting as a hobby and virtually ended up collecting enough paintings to venture into the world of Art with her first solo exhibition titled “Women”, in 1989 (Media being oil on paper/canvas).  Since then she has displayed her work in two group shows in Muscat (Oman). Her series “ The Mask” exhibited in Karachi in 2009 and “Checkered” series in 2017 at Art Chowk.

"THE NEXT BIG THING" A group exhibition of 16 brilliant Artists of SHAKIR ALI MUSEUM On 4th MAY 2017 at 6pm Featuring new miniatures and paintings by: Maheen Niazi, Moattar Zafar, Hira Siddiqui, M Sibghatullah Khan, Mustafa Mohsin, Neha Syed, Noor ul Ain, Ruqiya Haq, Syeda Iffat, Tahir Zaman, Zakia Abbas Amna Khan, Anam Ilyas, Hassan Tahir Khan, Maham Mahboob, Fozia Abbas Venue : UNICORN GALLERY, 32-B-2 Main Gulberg Lahore. Tel: 03008260580

DAACHI ARTS AND CRAFTS EXHIBITION APRIL 2017 22/04/2017 - 24/04/2017 Daachi Foundation brings you arts and crafts from all over the country on the 22nd 23rd and 24th April 2017 in our 10th exhibition. Textiles, pottery, Hunza Shawls, Ethnic Jewelry, crafts from Gilgit, Hyderabadi bangles, Phulkari from Haripur, Vegetable dyes and Jandi from Bhitt Shah, Embroidered leather from Quetta, handpainted furniture from Swat, Exciting craft-inspired products from our entrepreneurs, food stalls, truck art goods, food stalls, paintings and lots more.

Beijing: China’s National Art Museum is going to permanently display a painting of renowned Pakistani artist Jimmy Engineer. The artist who is also a social worker handed over one of his rare painting to the curator of the China National Art Museum on Wednesday. Pakistani Ambassador to China Masood Khalid was also present there with other officials from the Embassy of Pakistan and National Art Museum. Speaking at the event, Khalid Maood lauded Jimmy Engineer for encouraging a soft image of Pakistan, adding that the artist’s first exhibition last week attracted Chinese audience and received appreciation. He said, the paintings of the versatile Pakistani artist had been selected for display by different museums of the world while he had received a number of national and international medals and awards as recognition of his artwork.

Join Ahmed Anver and team this Sunday at their "Angan" for a Mulaqat over Chai. It will be an informal "baithak" where artists of old town, the residents of the area and people from all over the city will gather. Present will be Mr. Akram Ahsan Siddiqui, born in 1939 in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, and migrated to Pakistan Chowk in 1950. Also present will be Dr. Asif Farrukhi, Interim Dean & Associate Professor, SAHSS at Habib University and a fiction-writer, critic and translator. Join at the Chowk this Sunday

One of Pakistan's prominent, artist Soraya Sikander presents a new series of nature-based paintings in her upcoming exhibition INSCAPE. These artworks shall be presented for the first time at the prestigious Unicorn Gallery in their Lahore branch in Gulberg on 28 February 2017. INSCAPE SORAYA SIKANDERThese paintings reference actual locations, describing the idea of being at a place – as seen through the mind’s eye. This will be the artist’s fifteenth exhibition. Soraya Sikander has exhibited at leading galleries and museums in UK, Singapore, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Wassenaar, Hague, Dhaka etc. Soraya's paintings have over the years received critical acclaim, featured in major publications, newspapers, and journals, and enjoyed commercial success among international collectors. Read More about Soraya's art. Read More

A Russian silver decanter, Alexander Nikolaevich Sokolov, St. Petersburg, circa 1890 was auctioned at Sotheby's for USD 75,000 In the Russian Style, modeled as a standing cockerel, richly chased to emphasize the texture of the feathers, with a luxurious tail of strapwork ornament, the interior gilded, 84 standard, 24.4 oz., 758.92 grams and height 9 in. (22.8 cm).

Zaha Hadid, the world renown architect passed away on 31 March 2016. Zaha Muhammad Hadid, born in Baghda, Iraq on 31 October, 1950 was the first women and and the first muslim architect to win the Pritzker Architecture Prize in 2004. Her extraordinary talent is reflected in her works that include MAXXI National Museum of the 21st. century Arts (Rome), Bridge Pavilion, Maggie's Centres, Contemporary Arts Center, Sheikh Zayed Bridge and many more. The US $ 100,000 Pritzker Architecture Prize is awarded annually "to honor a living architect or architects whose built work demonstrates a combination of those qualities of talent, vision and commitment, which has produced consistent and significant contributions to humanity and the built environment through the art of architecture. #ZahaHadid

Bahi (AlBahie Auction House) honor auction house is holding its first auction titled ' Islamic Art and Orientalist '. This is a no-miss-opportunity to participate. Only seven days remaining for the launch of the first auction. On the fifth of April, at four o'clock pm at that cultural neighborhood Katara, Building 22 Q, Doha, Qatar. AlBahie Auction House, Katara Cultural Village, Building 22C, Doha, Qatar Website: www.albahie.com Email: info@albahie.com Ph: +974 4408 0534, +974 4408 0535 About Katara Katara Cultural Village is a place of cultural exchange for the arts in an exceptional location. Dedicated to excellence in all areas of cultural producttion including Cinema, Visual Arts, Music and Theatre.

KARACHI: Two Islamabad-based creative artists Hassan Shah Gilani and Natasha Humera Ejaz have displayed their work of art through pen and pencil, at Full Circle Gallery. The exhibition, which consists of sketches and pen work, is a combination of randomness and intricacy. The exhibition will continue till March 18. #ArtExhibition #Art #Karachi #Painting

5th April 2016. The auction will feature ceramics from the Nina Miller Collection. There will be over 200 ceramics on auction with estimates ranging from £1,000 – 1,500 to £80,000 – 120,000. The Nina Miller Collection is also highlighted by two unique ceramics Caractère (est. £20,000 – 30,000) and Deux Poissons (est. £25,000 – 35,000). Read More http://penandbrush.50webs.com #Picasso #Sothebys #Auction #Ceramics, #ArtAuction

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Shahid Rassam, one of most famous Pakistani artists is upset a Kolkata museum, which had agreed to exhibit his works on Ghalib’s poetry done in collaboration with Indian poet Gulzar, cancelled the event at the last minute. The museum claims they were misled into believing that Gulzar would attend. Shahid Rassam had planned to hold his exhibition, titled ‘Ghalib and Gulzar’, at Victoria Memorial Hall (VMH) Museum on February 20. Around 50 paintings and four murals were prepared for the exhibition in which Gulzar had apparently selected Ghalib’s verses for Rassam to paint. “Out of 50, 36 of these paintings were to be exhibited at VMH Museum including murals as big as 25-by-15 feet,” Rassam told The Express Tribune. “It took me four years to work on this project and the sudden cancellation at the last moment over email is uncalled for,” he said. The artist also shared the news at a press conference in Karachi on February 28. #ShahidRassam #Gulzar #Ghalib

National Museum of Pakistan is situated in the heart of Karachi, the cultural as well as financial hub of Pakistan. Established in 1951 in the historic building of Frere Hall it was shifted in 1970 to the present site in Burns Garden on Dr. Zia-ud-din Road. It has 14 galleries including Proto History, Pre-history, Freedom Movement, Gandhara Gallery, Quran Gallery etc. The museum is fully devoted to Pakistan's cultural heritage. It depicts Indus Civilization artefacts, Gandhara sculptures, Islamic art, miniature paintings, ancient coins and manuscripts documenting Pakistan's political history. The Ethnology gallery exhibits the salient features of different ethnicities living in the geographical boundaries of Pakistan. National Museum contains a collection of over 60,000 old coins, hundreds of well preserved sculptures, an enormous number of Arabic, Urdu and Persian manuscripts many of which are illuminated and illustrated. It also offers over 70,000 publications, books an...

NEW EXHIBITION AT UNICORN ART GALLERY: HAJRA MANSOOR & MANSOOR RAHI NEW WORKS 2016 OPENS 15 FEBRUARY 2016 ON DISPLAY TILL 21 FEBRUARY 2016 www.unicorngalleryblog.com

Born in Mir Pur Khas jn 1954 Mohammad Rustam Khan is largely a self-taught artist who achieved recognition through his extraordinary work. Rustam is a natural, God gifted artist without any formal training from any art institute. Rustam is mainly interested in portraits and realistic work however he has worked almost in all fields including murals, mosaics, and even in 3D models. His fame for portraits, still life and for an extraordinary attention to finest details in his paintings he consequently commissioned work of a mask to portray a burn face of a woman for the firs Pakistani Oscar award winner documentary 'Saving Face', directed and produced by sharmeen Obaid Chinoy. The styles of this exceptional untutored artist range widely from portrait to landscapes and still life. Not only this but he used alomost all media. He also made building models and carved sculptures. Muhammad Rustam Khan's website address is www.arti stmrk.com