Lokame Tharavadu to have soft opening today

Contemporary art exhibition will feature 266 Malayali artists

After the initial delay, Lokame Tharavadu (The world is one family), a contemporary art exhibition featuring 266 Malayali artists, will have a soft opening at 6 p.m. on April 18. Considering the pandemic situation, the entry to the event to be held at the New Model Society building here is by invitation , organisers said. The show will open to the public from Monday. Scheduled to begin on March 15, the event was postponed after district authorities did not grant permission citing the pandemic. The art show is being organised by the Kochi Biennale Foundation with the support of the Departments of Tourism and Culture and the Alappuzha Heritage Project being implemented under the guidance of Muziris Heritage Project Ltd.