SAF-Pakistan Introduction & News

News Galerie Eric Mouchet, Paris - 16th January 2026

Voices Under the Mountain’s Shade: UMISAA Alumni Sher Ali, Moshin, Kubra Khademi Unite in a Powerful Contemporary Showcase

Paris witnessed a powerful convergence of art, memory, and resistance at Galerie Eric Mouchet, located at 45 Rue Jacob, 75006 Paris, with the opening of the exhibition “Ham Sâya Kouh Hâ – By the Mountain’s Shade.” The exhibition brings together compelling works by renowned artists Sher Ali, Fati Khademi, Latifa Ataii, Mohsin Tasha, and Kubra Khademi

News UMISAA - 6th December 2025

Prof Salima Hashmi’s Open Studio 2025: A Landmark Cultural Event for UNESCO Madanjeet Singh Institute for South Asian Arts

South Asia Foundation (SAF) is delighted to share that Prof. Salima Hashmi, Chairperson SAF-Pakistan and Director of the UNESCO Madanjeet Singh Institute for South Asian Arts (UMISAA), will be presenting an Open Studio event on Sunday, 14 December 2025, at Rohtas 2, Lahore.

News Asia Society, India - 2nd December 2025

Ms Hema Shironi UMISAA 2018, Alumna from Sri Lanka &Winner of Asia Arts Future Award- AAGCA 2026 multidisciplinary artist

Ms. Hema Shironi is a UMISAA Alumna, and her named Winner of Asia Arts Future (South Asia) Award- AAGCA 2026 multidisciplinary artist. Her wide-ranging artistic practice combines embroidery, mythological imagery, bricolage, and installation to inquire concepts of cultural identity.

News Bandos Island, Malé - 27th November 2025

22nd Annual Governing Council Meeting of South Asia Foundation held on 27 November 2025, Bandos, Maldives

The Annual Governing Council Meeting of the South Asia Foundation (SAF) and Madanjeet Singh Foundation convened on November 27, 2025, Bandos, Maldvies. The meeting saw active Chairpersons from the Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka of South Asia Foundation chapters.

News Colombo, Sri Lanka - 28th October 2025

A Proud Moment for SAF: UMISAA Alumnus Pradeep Thalawatta Presents ‘Go Home is Within Me’ at Saskia Fernando Gallery

Saskia Fernando Gallery is delighted to announce Go Home is Within Me, a solo exhibition by Pradeep Thalawatta, alumnus of the UNESCO Madanjeet Singh Institute for South Asian Arts (UMISAA), Batch of 2013.