Art patrons and collectors all stressed greater promotion of the arts during a discussion session at the ongoing Dhaka Art Summit 2018 on February 5. The talk, titled “Speaking to the Importance of Patronage of Art and Culture in Bangladesh”, brought leading patrons of art from the government and private sectors together to discuss their experiences of art patronage and the journey so far.
Moderated by Professor Nazrul Islam, Chairman of Centre for Urban Studies, the discussion included panelists Abul Khair Litu, chairman of Bengal Foundation, Faizul Latif Chowdhury, Director General of Bangladesh National Museum, and Enayetullah Khan, chairman of Cosmos Foundation and Editor-in-Chief of United News of Bangladesh (UNB) and Dhaka Courier.
Enayetullah Khan reminisced how he had grown up in the vicinity of Abul Khair’s residence at the Dhaka University area, which, along with their proximity to scholarly people, had led him to influence their fascination for art and culture. “In all the countries I have travelled to, I had always observed a linkage between creativity and human freedom,” he observed, “now in Bangladesh we are witnessing an explosion of art and culture.”
He also said that the benchmark for a country’s growth should not only be counted by its Gross Domestic Product (GDP), but also by how fast its art and culture scene is growing. He talked about his role as a patron of arts through Gallery Cosmos, Cosmos-Atelier71 Printmaking Studio, Cosmos Books and Cosmos Foundation.
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