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The sidewalks of Ananda Coomaraswamy Mawatha in Colombo 07, alongside and opposite the National Art Gallery, come alive every month with Sri Lanka’s popular open-air art fair ‘Kala Pola’. This colourful event, offer visitors a myriad of artistic creations representing a kaleidoscope of talent and skill of the Island’s artists and sculptors. The event changed through the changing light of the day, bringing a varied palette of colour, sights and sounds to the city of Colombo, until dusk finally settles over its skyline. Kala Pola is a key platform for artists and sculptors to launch and build their careers. Not only does it help them build a steady clientele, but also promotes art as a lucrative and professional career. Because of Kala Pola, many artists have become successful professionals: some have even gone on to launch careers in the international arena.
Spiritual tranquility is a rare phenomenon in the busy streets of Colombo city, yet standing tall spreading the soothing praying sounds and spiritual tranquility is the architectural wonder of Islamic religion the Red Musjid. Built in early 20th century, the red Musjid is one of the finest arts in Colombo with theme in red and white stripped painting to its architectural designs. As the mixture of Indu-saracenic, Indu-saracenic, Indian, gothic and neo-classics well as the British Colonial architectural styles, the red Musjid has various names denoted to its beauty; such as , Rathu Palli, Samman Kottu Palli, Red Mosque. The inspiration for this religious architecture was the pomegranate fruit. With the pomegranate as its base shape, the domestic, ceilings, harem windows the wooden carvings of pillars, the bright chandelier eventuate the shrine's profile.
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