KARACHI: The Karachi Biennale Trust (KBT) in collaboration with the Culture Department, Government of Sindh, held a full-day PechaKucha workshop on Saturday. Artists under 30 years from Hyderabad, Sukkur, Jamshoro, Naushehro Feroze, Khairpur and Karachi participated in the workshop held at Mehran Arts Council, Hyderabad.
Senior students from Institute of Art & Design, University of Sindh, Jamshoro and Shaheed Allah Buksh Soomro (SABS) University of Art, Design and Heritage, Jamshoro also got an opportunity to be a part of the workshop.
This event, the first of its kind, was organised by KBT to help artists starting out in their careers to understand the vital link between art and effective communication for future success, learn practical skills from leading art experts, network, and engage in teamwork.
During the workshop, participants focused on learning how to present their art practice via PechaKucha, a visual format of 20 slides in 20 minutes.
PechaKucha is a system developed in Japan in keeping with the concise communication needed in today’s competitive time.
In the introductory session Almas Bana, Chairperson of KBT spoke on the mandate of Karachi Biennale, the largest international contemporary art platform in Pakistan and how it supports young artists.
Nilofur Farrukh, eminent art critic, author and Managing Trustee of KBT discussed the importance of communication and tools to create a narrative connection between art practice and cultural context.
Ambreen Saleh, Head of Marketing presented the story of the Karachi Biennale in a PechaKucha format.
In the final session established art professionals and educators Romilla Kareem, Raheela Abro, Abdul Malik Channa and Saira Danish mentored emerging artists on how to adapt their images and information to the PechaKucha format.
The final part of the workshop will take place in September when the participants will make PechaKucha presentations in Karachi to a jury and complete for the PechaKucha Prize.
Karachi Biennale Trust and Culture Department, Government of Sindh that share the objective to create opportunities for young artists of Sindh were collaborating partners for the PechaKucha Workshop and will extend their partnership to other art projects in future.
Published in The Express Tribune, August 27th, 2023.