Artist Biswajit Panda’s six-day exhibition titled ‘Soul of Sand’ began on Tuesday marking the celebration of the Raja Festival and paying tributes to Vyasa Kabi Fakir Mohan Senapati in the Regional Art Gallery, Sanskriti Bhavan here.
The exhibition which will continue till June 19 features artworks of 14 personalities of national and international repute, including those of Biswajit Panda, Umesh Nayak, Anup Kumar Chand, Marut Rout and Panchanan Samal- all of whom hail from Baleswar.
The exhibition was inaugurated by Baleswar Sadar MLA Swarup Kumar Das. The chief guest was district Collector K Sudarshan Chakravarti and guest of honor was Municipal Commissioner Sabita Sahoo.
“The Soul of Sand gives voice to the spirit of the tranquil coastal district of Odisha. The works displayed in the exhibition are taken from a series, titled Subconscious Vision, which reflects thoughts in an abstract of grey and gold tones,” said Panda.