Bistaar

Bistaar: Chittagong Arts Complex is a self-sustained,[1] multidisciplinary and multifaceted arts facility based in port city of Chittagong in Bangladesh.[2][3] The place is also a contemporary venue for performing arts and culture in the city.[4] Founded in late 2014 by the writer, translator and cultural personality Alam Khorshed, under non-profit project called Chittagong Arts Trust.[5] 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

Bistaar: Chittagong Arts Complex
বিস্তার: চিটাগং আর্টস কমপ্লেক্স
AbbreviationBCAC
PredecessorBishaud Bangla
FormationDecember 29, 2014 (2014-12-29)
FounderAlam Khorshed
Founded atChittagong, Bangladesh
TypeNon-profit organization
Legal statusActive
HeadquartersMehedibag
Location
  • Chittagong, Bangladesh
Coordinates22.353844°N 91.8222392°E / 22.353844; 91.8222392
Region
Chittagong
Membership (2019)
50+
Director
Alam Khorshed
SubsidiariesBishaud Bangla
Websitebistaar.org

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.[6]

Formation of Bistaar

After the end of Bishaud Bangla, its new incarnation, named as "Bistaar: Chittagong Arts Complex", started its artistic journey on 29 December 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.[5]

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

Activities

Bistaar organizes art activities like visual art exhibitions, presentations, workshops, film screenings, concerts, dance demonstrations, plays, literary sessions etc. all year round.[2] In addition to these, it also arranges a yearly festival named Bistaar Shilpa Utshab (or Bistaar Arts Festival).[7][8][9]

  • Entrance
    Entrance
  • Direction sign
    Direction sign

Komal Gandhar - music and films archive

Chatok Cafe

References
  1. "Arts Management Caselet Project". art-x.co. ArtX. 2016. Archived from the original on 6 December 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  2. 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. Wahid, Shahnoor. "Bistaar: Story of an intimate arts space". No. 16 November 2019. Bangladesh Post. Archived from the original on 20 October 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  4. Francis Morgan (2017). Vacation Goose Travel Guide Chittagong Bangladesh. Soffer Publishing. Archived from the original on 20 October 2023. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. Ahmed Munir (9 January 2016). বিস্তারের শিল্পোৎসবে শিল্পের বিস্তার [Expansion of arts at Bistaar's arts festival]. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 20 October 2023. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  8. 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.
  9. Shahriar, Amir Hasan (30 December 2017). "Bistaar's three-day Arts Festival in Chittagong". The Daily Star. Archived from the original on 6 April 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
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