Sri Lanka Design festival- 2011
Sri Lanka Design festival- 2011 will get underway in Colombo on Wednesday.
It is being organized for the 3rd time jointly by the Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau and the Academy of Design. Its objective is to promote Sri Lankan arts and crafts as well as garment designs. Amongst the countries that are expected to participate are the United Kingdom, the United States, India, and Brazil. Artisans and craftsmen from the North and the east will also be participating. Minister Rishad Badiudeen addressed a media briefing held in Colombo in this connection.