Bengal Art Lounge hosted ‘The InvisiBellas’, a street art project showcasing the artistic expressions of 15 young artists.
Driven by the belief that storytelling is the strongest tool in bringing about social change, InvisiBellas seeks to promote gender equality through art. With the intention to raise awareness, this project aims to address issues which lead to gender oppression and encourage a community free from it.

The group exhibition was jointly inaugurated by Ms Ann B. McConnell, Director, American Center, Embassy of the United States of America, and Mr Rezwan Rahman, Chairman, Tradexcel Graphics Ltd, on Saturday, 19 March 2016, at 6 pm.

The exhibition continued till Saturday, 9 April 2016 and was open daily from 12 – 8 pm.
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Exhibition Press release: [email protected] / +88 029895135 Web: www.bengalfoundation.org/artlounge Open daily 12 – 8 PM PRESS RELEASE BENGAL ART LOUNGE presents ‘The InvisiBellas’, an exhibition to raise awareness on gender-based inequality. Displaying paintings and drawings inspired by street-art aesthetic, the show will be inaugurated on Saturday, 19 March 2016 (6pm), and will be last until Saturday, 9 April 2016. Bengal Art Lounge is delighted to announce the inauguration of the art exhibition ‘InvisiBellas’, based on a street art project that aims to shed light on gender based inequality initiated by Dhaka Hub, Global Shapers in association with Bengal Foundation. This project is supported by the Edward M. Kennedy center for Public Service and the Arts, and Tradexcel Graphics ltd. Showcasing wall paintings and drawings, the exhibition will be inaugurated by Ann B. McConnell, Director, American Center, and Rezwan Rahman, Chairman, Tradexcel Graphics ltd., on Saturday 19 March 2016 at 6pm. The first phase of the InvisiBellas project took place in the Notun Bazar area of the capital, where 15 young artists painted a 100 feet wall to promote gender equality through art. With the intention to raise widespread awareness, this project aimed to address issues which lead to gender oppression and encourage a community free from it. To that effect, the local community of the area has been encouraged to engage with the project. The participating artists have each mentored one child of a local school to help them produce drawings related to the theme. Bengal Art Lounge will exhibit the outcome of this first phase, during which participating artists and children have touched upon a number of pressing gender issues. Often ignored, these subjects range from the trauma of acid burn survivors to child marriage or the neglected role of the domestic help. ‘InvisiBellas’ is an exhibition showcasing the works of fifteen daring young artists, and the children they have mentored, in a street-art aesthetic rarely displayed in art galleries. It hints at a few, pressing issues that will find echo in today’s Bangladesh. A space dedicated to the newest forms of artistic expression, Bengal Art Lounge is delighted to present this exhibition to the public. THE PARTICIPATING ARTISTS ARE: Amit Ashraf | Dibarah Mahboob | Kazi Istela Imam | Liza Hasan | Mahenaz Chowdhury | Maleena Dhrity Gomez | Manik N Ratan | Nuhash Humayun | Nuzhat Tabassum | Saiq’a S. Chowdhury | Sayeef Mahmud | Syed Rashad Imam Tanmoy | Tanzia Haq | Wasi Ahmed ‘InvisiBellas’ at Bengal Art Lounge Saturday 19 March (inauguration, 6pm) until Saturday 9 April Open daily, 12-8pm To interview the artists or to book a press preview of the exhibition please HYPERLINK “mailto:[email protected]”[email protected] / 02-