Kala Pola Archives

March 15, 2024

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 […]

February 20, 2024

Kala Pola, Sri Lanka’s Annual Open-Air Art Fair, was held on 18th February 2024, marking 31 years since its inception. Conceptualised by the George Keyt Foundation in 1993, the event has, since 1994, been held with the continued patronage and implementation support of the John Keells Group. Kala Pola provides the country’s largest platform for […]

February 2, 2024

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 […]

March 17, 2023

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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 […]

February 21, 2023

Kala Pola, Sri Lanka’s Annual Open-Air Art Fair, which was held on 19th February, celebrated its 30th year in 2023. The event was first conceptualised by the George Keyt Foundation in 1993, and has since been held with the continued support and patronage of the John Keells Group, since 1994. Kala Pola […]

January 30, 2023

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 […]

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 […]

February 23, 2018

The Silver Anniversary edition of Sri Lanka’s acclaimed open-air art fair, Kala Pola, will take place at Ananda Coomaraswamy Mawatha in Colombo 07, on Sunday 25 February 2018. The official ceremony will be graced by H.E. Taranjit Singh Sandhu, High Commissioner of India to Sri Lanka. Presented by The George Keyt Foundation in association with […]

Kala Pola 2024 – A Spectacular Celebration of Sri Lankan Visual Art

Kala Pola 2024

Kala Pola 2024 – Spotlighting Artistic Diversity and Creative Expression through Visual Art

The 30th Year of Kala Pola, Sri Lanka’s Open Air Art Fair, a resounding success

Kala Pola 2023 concludes with splendour

Kala Pola 2023 Open-Air Art Fair celebrates 30 years of promoting visual art in Sri Lanka

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

Kala Pola’ this Sunday 25 Feb 2018