Bistaar

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Bistaar: Chittagong Arts Complex
বিস্তার: চিটাগং আর্টস কমপ্লেক্স
Logo of Bistaar
Logo of Bistaar
Bistaar-Chittagong Arts Complex, banner (01) cropped.jpg
Entrance
AbbreviationBCAC
PredecessorBishaud Bangla
FormationDecember 29, 2014; 7 years ago (2014-12-29)
FounderAlam Khorshed
Founded atChittagong, Bangladesh
TypeNon-profit organization
Legal statusActive
Headquarters
Location
  • Chittagong, Bangladesh
Coordinates22°21′14″N 91°49′20″E / 22.353844°N 91.8222392°E / 22.353844; 91.8222392Coordinates: 22°21′14″N 91°49′20″E / 22.353844°N 91.8222392°E / 22.353844; 91.8222392
Region
Chittagong
Membership (2019)
50+
Director
Alam Khorshed
SubsidiariesBishaud Bangla
Websitebistaar.org

Bistaar: Chittagong Arts Complex (Bengali: বিস্তার: চিটাগং আর্টস কমপ্লেক্স), aka BCAC,[1] is a self-sustained,[1] multidisciplinary and multifaceted arts facility based in port city of Chittagong in Bangladesh.[2] The place is also a contemporary venue for performing arts and culture in the city.[3] Founded in late 2014 by the writer, translator and cultural personality Alam Khorshed, under a non-profit project called Chittagong Arts Trust.[4] In 2016, it has been listed as one of the seven art organizations in South Asia by ArtX's ASEF culture360 under the Arts Management Caselet Project.[1]

Background[]

Bishaud Bangla[]

Bishaud Bangla, served over nine years as a small-scale arts organization of different ilk,[2] but it closed its doors in 2014, only to transform itself into a bigger and full-blown arts space.[5]

Formation of Bistaar[]

After the end of Bishaud Bangla, its new incarnation, named as "Bistaar: Chittagong Arts Complex", started its artistic journey on December 29, 2014, coinciding with the birth centenary of Zainul Abedin, the pioneer of modern art movement of Bangladesh, by hosting a group paintings exhibition of the post-graduate students of the Institute of Fine Arts of the University of Chittagong as a tribute to the maestro.[4]

Activities[]

Bistaar organizes arts activities like visual art exhibition, presentation, workshop, film screening, concert, dance demonstration, play, literary session etc. all year round.[2] In addition to these, it also arranges a yearly festival named Bistaar Arts Festival (or Bengali: বিস্তার শিল্পোৎসব).[6][7][8]

Departments[]

  • Parampara (পরম্পরা) - gallery and event space
  • Komal Gandhar (কোমল গান্ধার) - music and films archive
  • Bishaud Bangla (বিশদ বাঙলা) - souvenir shop
  • Chatok Cafe (চাতক ক্যাফে) - food and drinks cafe

Gallery[]

  • Entrance

  • Direction sign

Komal Gandhar - music and films archive

  • Books corner, Bistaar Chittagong Arts Complex (02).jpg
  • Books corner, Bistaar Chittagong Arts Complex (03).jpg

Chatok Cafe

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Arts Management Caselet Project". art-x.co. ArtX. 2016. Archived from the original on 6 December 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  2. ^ a b c ASEF (August 2016). "Bistaar: Chittagong Arts Complex - Building an Arts Institution in Chittagong". Arts Management: Challenges and Learning from 7 Cultural Organisations in Bangladesh, India and Pakistan (PDF). Asia–Europe Foundation. p. 11. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 October 2016. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  3. ^ Francis Morgan (2017). Vacation Goose Travel Guide Chittagong Bangladesh. Soffer Publishing. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  4. ^ a b Pranabesh Chakraborty (2 January 2015). "Chittagong gets new arts complex, Bistaar". The Daily Star. Chittagong. Archived from the original on 6 December 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  5. ^ চট্টগ্রামে বিস্তারের নবযাত্রা [Bistaar's new journey in Chittagong]. banglanews24.com (in Bengali). 29 December 2014. Archived from the original on 7 December 2017. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  6. ^ Ahmed Munir (10 January 2016). বিস্তারের শিল্পোৎসবে শিল্পের বিস্তার [Expansion of arts at Bistaar's arts festival]. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  7. ^ নূপুরের ঝংকারে সমাপ্ত হলো বিস্তার শিল্পোৎসব [Bistaar Silpautsav has been concluded by musical climax]. Dainik Purbokone (in Bengali). 4 January 2016. Archived from the original on 13 December 2017. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  8. ^ "Bistaar's three-day Arts Festival in Chittagong". The Daily Star. 30 December 2017. Archived from the original on 6 April 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2018.

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