Reginald S. Aloysius
Gallery Talk: Reginald S. Aloysius 21 October Saturday, 6–7pm Register here Artist Reginald S. Aloysius (b. 1970) speaks to Sandev Handy, Curator about his practice and the work ‘Departure’ (2016) on display in ‘The Foreigners’ until 22 October 2023. This Gallery Talk has been curated as part of the Public Programmes of the exhibition ‘The Read More
Exhibition Tour in Sinhala 21 October Saturday, 3–4pm Register here Join a tour of 'The Foreigners' in Sinhala led by a Visitor Educator of the MMCA Sri Lanka. This Exhibition Tour is offered as part of Public Programmes of the exhibition ‘The Foreigners’, on view until 22 October 2023.
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with Sandev Handy
Curator’s Tour with Sandev Handy 21 October Saturday, 11am–12pm Register here Join a tour of ‘The Foreigners’ with Sandev Handy, Curator at the MMCA Sri Lanka. This Curator’s Tour is offered as part of the Public Programmes of the exhibition ‘The Foreigners’, on view until 22 October 2023.
with Shari de Costa and Tehani Chitty (for ages 18 and above)
‘A Personal Space’ with Shari de Costa and Tehani Chitty (for ages 18 and above) 19 October Thursday, 6–7pm Register here Join Shari and Tehani in an interactive exploration of ‘otherness’ and feeling ‘foreign’ in one’s own home. Of leopards, shipwrecks, and travellers from afar. Come look, listen, and play as they weave a tale Read More
Exhibition Tour 15 October Sunday, 11am–12pm Register here Join a tour of 'The Foreigners' led by a Visitor Educator of the MMCA Sri Lanka. This Exhibition Tour is offered as part of Public Programmes of the exhibition ‘The Foreigners’, on view until 22 October 2023.
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‘Comfort in Foreignness’ with Siobhan d’Almeida (for ages 16 and above)
Workshop: ‘Comfort in Foreignness’ with Siobhan d’Almeida (for ages 16 and above) 14 October Saturday, 3–5pm Register here In this workshop Siobhan will guide participants through an exercise of creative collaging, in appreciation and celebration of the multiple experiences that shape each of us, much like the bits and pieces that form a collage. This Read More
Exhibition Tour in Tamil 14 October Saturday, 11am–12pm Register here Join a tour of ‘The Foreigners’ in Tamil led by a Visitor Educator of the MMCA Sri Lanka. This Exhibition Tour is offered as part of Public Programmes of the exhibition ‘The Foreigners’, on view until 22 October 2023.
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Exhibition Tour 8 October Sunday, 11am–12pm Register here Join a tour of 'The Foreigners' led by a Visitor Educator of the MMCA Sri Lanka. This Exhibition Tour is offered as part of Public Programmes of the exhibition ‘The Foreigners’, on view until 22 October 2023.
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‘Shakespeare, Postcoloniality, and the Other’
Reading Group: ‘Shakespeare, Postcoloniality, and the Other’ 7 October Saturday, 3–5pm Register here In this fifth and final Reading Group associated with ‘The Foreigners’, join academic and researcher Sachini Seneviratne to engage critically with power, otherness, and belonging from a postcolonial perspective. She will closely read Act 3 Scene V of Aime Cesaire’s 1969 adaptation Read More
Shyama Golden
Gallery Talk: Shyama Golden 6 October Friday, 6–7pm Register here Artist Shyama Golden (b. 1983) speaks to Sandev Handy, Curator about her practice and the work ‘Rooms II’ (2018) on display in ‘The Foreigners’ until 22 October 2023. This Gallery Talk has been curated as part of the Public Programmes of the exhibition ‘The Foreigners’.
Sri Lankan Contemporary
Video Works and Panel Discussion Thursday, 12 October 2023 6:30pm at The Photographers’ Gallery 16–18 Ramillies Street, London Purchase your tickets here. Join the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art Sri Lanka (MMCA Sri Lanka), for an evening of screenings and discussions that address the entangled subject of foreignness through video works by Read More
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Special Children’s Day Curator’s Tour with Sharmini Pereira 1 October Sunday, 11am–12pm Register here As part of our special public programming for Children’s Day, kids aged 8 to 13 years are invited to join a special tour of ‘The Foreigners’ with our Chief Curator Sharmini Pereira, where they will look closely and critically at Sri Read More
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‘My Fantasy Self’ with Shenuka Corea (for ages 10–15)
Workshop: ‘My Fantasy Self’ with Shenuka Corea (for ages 10–15) 30 September Saturday, 3pm–5pm Register here As part of our special public programming for Children’s Day, comic artist and illustrator Shenuka will guide participants in a journey of creativity and inspiration, to imagine and visually recreate their fantasy selves in comic form. This activity session Read More
