Gandhara Civilization in Taxila: Yearning for Preservation
In Taxila Pakistan, archeologists have found artifacts belonging to the Gandhara civilization. This particular culture existed around 3000 years ago. It belonged to a city named ‘Takshashila’ or ‘Taksasila’ from where the name of ‘Taxila’ evolved. These artifacts are at the National Museum, located in Karachi, Pakistan. Taxila is in Northern Pakistan and is a […]
Pakistani Artist Alia Bilgrami Wins Schoeni Public Prize at the Sovereign Asian Art Prize 2014/15
A Brief Introduction of Pakistani Artist Alia Bilgrami Alia Bilgrami is a visual artist who does mixed-media and miniature painting, photography and sculpture. Her artwork which has national and international recognition, has been displayed at Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore and London. She has done her Bachelors in Fine Arts from Indus Valley School of Art and […]
Artpreneurs for Change – A Great Initiative
Artpreneurs; What are they? Artpreneurs for Change is a socially empowering initiative that is designed to bridge the gap between individuals from the US and Pakistan; especially after 9/11 there was a lot of inherent hostility in the way citizens from both countries had perceptions for each other and it was this hostility that is […]