Please join Drishtipat for an evening of contemporary South Asian art to be auctioned in support of our programs to help child domestic workers in Bangladesh.
Jamal Ahmed, the renowned Bangladeshi painter, will be joining us from Bangladesh to support our cause! We will also feature works from several other artists such as Nisar Hossain, Abdus Shakoor, Ranjit Das, Kanak Chanpa Chakma, as well Chicago's own Beena John Meledathu...
One of Bangladesh’s leading artists, Jamal Ahmed has exhibited at home and internationally for three decades as one of Bangladesh's leading painters, and has exhibited at home and internationally for three decades. Working with oil pastels, acrylics and charcoal as his favorite media, his works are realistic yet modern, and his simple compositions evoke the traditional style of classic Bengali art. Jamal was born in 1955 in Bangladesh and obtained his M.F.A from the Institute of Fine Arts at the University of Tsukuba, Japan.
Drishtipat works to improve the lives of child domestic workers in Bangladesh. We
provide education and training for child workers, advocate for their rights and teach their
employers better practices. Every $10K helps us reach 300 employers and change the
lives of 500 child workers! Thank you for your commitment to help Drishtipat’s work to
support child domestic workers in Bangladesh.
Tickets are $30 per person. Invitation includes hors d’oeuvres and refreshments.
For more information and tickets please contact
rafiq@drishtipat.org or
nashmeen@drishtipat.org
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Tickets above to purchase tickets or make all checks payable to Drishtipat & mail to:
Drishtipat, c/o Shafohi Alamgir,
2728 N. Hampden Ct., Unit 706, Chicago, IL 60614
If you are unable to attend but want to make a tax deductible donation, please mail
checks to the address above.
For more information, please contact:
rafiq AT drishtipat.org, 312-404-3329 or
nashmeen AT drishtipat.org, 312-929-8655
We look forward to seeing you there...and please help spread the word!!
