George Keyt Foundation Archives

July 15, 2024

July 2024, Colombo: Nations Trust Bank partnered with the George Keyt Foundation for the restoration of historic mural art at the Gothami Viharaya in Colombo, with the aim to preserve Sri Lanka’s cultural heritage. The murals at Gothami Viharaya, dating back nearly a century, underwent a restoration due to a significant threat to […]

January 4, 2024

The George Keyt Foundation presented a limited edition print of George Keyt’s celebrated work ‘Kangodi Ragini’ to President Ranil Wickremesinghe recently. Originally created in 1951 with the expert use of vivid colours and modernist figures, ‘Kangodi Ragini’ is one of the few surviving paintings from the iconic Sri Lankan artist’s brief time in India, and […]

January 21, 2022

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 […]

May 31, 2021

Sri Lanka is known for talented artists that add value to the culture, heritage and diversity of the country. Both artists and art lovers alike look forward to ‘Kala Pola’ as Sri Lanka’s renowned annual fair for visual art. Conceptualized by the George Keyt Foundation in 1993 and supported by the unbroken […]

Nations Trust Bank supports restoration of historic murals at Gothami Viharaya

President Wickremesinghe presented with exclusive print of George Keyt’s finest work

John Keells and George Keyt Foundation continue to empower local artists through Kala Pola Online powered by innovative banking solutions from Nation’s Trust Bank

Kala Pola continues to support Local Artists amidst the Pandemic