Kala Pola, Sri Lanka's annual open-air art fair, is set to mark its 31st anniversary on 18th February 2024. Celebrating over three decades of fostering the livelihoods of Sri Lankan artists, Kala Pola takes inspiration from the world-famous outdoor art fairs in Montmartre, Paris, and the Turl Street Art Festival in Oxford and has evolved…

Kala Pola 2024 - Sri Lanka’s Annual Open Air Art Fair - held on February 18th along Ananda Coomaraswamy Mawatha, Colombo 7 brought success for both artists and visitors alike, generating estimated sales of approximately Rs. 51 million, excluding commissioned artwork.Commemorating its 31st year, Kala Pola is Sri Lanka’s largest and longest-running platform for artists…

The 30th year of Kala Pola, Sri Lanka’s Open Air Art Fair, was celebrated recently in a riot of colour along Ananda Coomaraswamy Mawatha, Colombo 7. A long-term collaboration of the George Keyt Foundation and John Keells Group, Kala Pola is Sri Lanka’s largest and longest-running platform for artists and sculptors to showcase their talent…

Kala Pola, Sri Lanka’s annual open-air art fair, will celebrate 30 years of enhancing livelihoods of Sri Lankan artists in an enthralling atmosphere along Ananda Coomaraswamy Mawatha, also known as Green Path, on 19th February 2023. As Sri Lanka’s pioneering and best-known visual art fair inspired by the world-famous outdoor art fairs in Montmartre Paris…

Kala Pola - Sri Lanka’s annual art fair showcasing and promoting visual art – went online for the first time in its 28-year history on srilankanartgallery.com/kalapola on 21st February 2021. The event showcases over 4,000 works by over 200 artists ranging from senior artists to amateur/student artists. Kala Pola has provided unique opportunities for painters…

Kala Pola went online for the second time in 2021 ahead of Christmas as a month-long event held from 28th November to 28th December. Captioned `Kala Pola Online Christmas Edition’, the event was hosted by John Keells Foundation within its digital gallery www.srilankanartgallery.com which provides exposure and sustainable market linkages for artists all throughout the…

Kala Pola 2020, the 27th edition of Sri Lanka’s annual open-air art fair, turned Green Path in Colombo into a riot of colour, shining a spotlight on local visual artists with a variety of art ranging from breath-taking paintings and life-like portraits to abstract art and intricate sculptures. Presented by The George Keyt Foundation in…

Kala Pola – the iconic Sri Lankan open air art fair presented by The George Keyt Foundation in association with the John Keells Group – will be held on 23 February from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. along Ananda Coomaraswamy Mawatha, Colombo-7. Conceptualised by the George Keyt Foundation, Kala Pola was first launched in 1993…

Kala Pola 2019 - the Annual Open Air Art fair was held on February 24 at Ananda Coomaraswamy Mawatha, Colombo 7. Its catalogue states that Kala Pola 2019 is the 26th edition of this event presented by the George Keyt Foundation and the 25th such edition to be held in association with John Keells Group…

Colombo, 26 March 2018. ‘Kala Pola’ – Sri Lanka’s popular annual open-air art fair –  celebrated its 25th anniversary in an explosion of colour on Sunday, 25th February under the joint stewardship of Sri Lanka’s premier blue chip company John Keells Holdings (JKH) and The George Keyt Foundation (GKF). Ananda Coomaraswamy Mawatha transformed into a…

Organised by The George Keyt Foundation and the John Keells Group, Kala Pola 2016 took place, recently. Over 300 registered artists and over 22,000 visitors flocked into Ananda Coomaraswamy Mawatha, Colombo 7 which was adorned with a variety of art ranging from breath-taking paintings and life-like portraits to abstract art and intricate sculptures. The Chief…

Over 22,000 visitors converged on Colombo on Sunday, 22 January, as the 24th edition of Sri Lanka’s annual open-air art fair Kala Pola transformed the sidewalks of Ananda Coomawaswamy Mawatha into a kaleidoscope of colour with over 327 artists from different parts of Sri Lanka showcasing their inherent creativity from dawn to dusk. Sales were…