Creating history in Sri Lanka’s handicrafts sector, an unprecedented number of Lankan craftsmen are to be felicitated at Shilpa Abhimani National Handicrafts Awards ceremony held today March 1,in Polgolla, Kandy.
“This event will felicitate 600 winners of 2016 November Handicrafts Competition held along with 2016 SAARC Handicraft Exhibition in November 2016
The awards ceremony will be held at National Cooperative Building at Polgolla, Kandy. Over 600 Sri Lankan craftsmen and women who were picked from 2016 SAARC Handicraft Exhibition at BMICH will be felicitated by the President today.
The winners come from a wide range of handicraft sectors-ranging fromclay, mats, fibres, jute, cotton, cane and bamboo, metal, jewellery related crafts, masks and puppets, carvings, musical instruments, textiles and textile based, lace, lacquer works, wood based crafts, leather crafts, stone based crafts and paintings and sculptures-and even some specialised arts such as Batik and Sri Lanka’s own Dumbara designs.
The 2016 SAARC Handicraft Exhibition at BMICH was held from November 17 to 20, 2016, with more than 30,000 participants. It was the first ever such national handicrafts expo that was held in Sri Lanka with international participants. It was joined by craftsmen from several SAARC countries.
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