18/08/2026
International Art Exhibition at Kala Kendra culminates
PRESS RELEASE
(Dated: 17.08.2026)
An International Art Exhibition of paintings, drawings and prints, organized by Kala Kendra, Jammu in collaboration with ArtFort Chandigarh culminated today at the Sansar Chand Art Gallery of Kendra today. A valedictory ceremony was conducted where senior artist Sh. Gokal Dembi was the guest of honour. Senior artist Jang S. Verman, local curator for the exhibition, Ms. Mahua Gupta, coordinator for Jammu for the show and other local artists were present in the ceremony.
Speaking on this occasion, Sh. Gokal Dembi gave a short life sketch of Late Smt. Gobind Kour, 1st contemporary woman sculptor of jammu, to whom this international exhibition of art was dedicated. He thanked the organizers for hosting an international art exhibition at Kala Kendra, Jammu. He also appreciated the artists of Jammu & Kashmir for their contribution in the show along with that of the artists from other states and abroad.
Earlier, Secretary, Kala Kendra, Dr. Javaid Rahi, interacted the visiting students of Heritage School, Sainik Colony, Jammu who visited the exhibition and the works of the collection of Kala Kendra displayed in the galleries of Kendra. He introduced the concept of art and informed about the schemes & programmes of Kala Kendra for the artists, particularly the young ones.
The art works of artists who represented from six countries viz. Malaysia, Thailand, Poland, Turkiye, Poland and India included Mssrs. Suzlee Ibrahim (Malaysia); Iwa (Poland); Antipina Daria (Russia); Bandita Worassi (Thailand); Dr. Mubera Bulbul (Turkiye); Balwant Singh Balouria (Dharamshala, HP); Anand Shinde; Diksha Raghav; Prabhinder Lall and Ravinder Singh Gosain (Chandigarh); Jaspreet Singh and Komal Kaur (Mohali); Kulwant Singh Gill (Amritsar) (Punjab); Dr. A K Dixit and Harsh Inder Loomba (New Delhi); Arvind Sharma (Karnal, Haryana); Neelu Kanwria (Jaipur, Rajsthan); Yashwant Patel (Gujrat); Raghu Niware (Nagpur); and Sangita Sharma (Mumbai) (Maharashtra); H V Manthatti; Rajshekhar Shamanna; Nagraj R Kumbhar and Kishor Kumar (Karnataka); Aslam Naqishbandi (Srinagar); Amardeep Singh Sahni; Ankush Kesar; Dr. Ashi Verma; Bhupinder Singh Sasan; Bhushan Kesar; Deepa Soni; Gokal Dembi; Heema Nagpal; Jang S. Verman; Kamalnain Bhan; Mahua Gupta; Manoj Chopra; Narinder Kumar; O P Sharma; Reecha Gupta; Renu Bala; Dr. Sanjay Sharma; Shruti Arora; Suman Chib; Sunita Gandhi; and Surbhi Mahajan (Jammu)(J&K).
