
State Visual Arts Advisory Board is established for the purpose of advising and assisting the Arts council on the general advancement of the visual arts and to support a vibrant community of visual artists, visual arts groups and organizations so that the public can experience the highest standard of visual arts, in Sri Lanka.
Visual Arts include a range of media such as painting, drawing, sculpture, printmaking, photography, live art/performance, crafts, Architecture, film, video or other digital imaging media.
State Visual Arts Advisory Board is functioned two ways to promote folk appreciation of the public through the achievement of the above aims.
- Direct activities for the Visual Arts.
- Intervention for the development of Visual Arts.
Direct Activities for the Visual Arts
- Divisional Projects based on Arts and Sculpture .
- National Projects based on Arts and Sculpture.
- International Projects based on Arts and sculpture.
Exhibitions, Workshop, Conferences and Publications are carried out under the above mentioned three categories
Intervention for the development of Visual Arts
- Development of National Art Gallery
- Restoration of welfare for the Artists
- Establishment of a Museum for the Arts and Sculpture.
Annual Programmes of the Arts and Sculpture Panel
- State Arts and Sculpture Festival
- State Children’s Arts Festival
- “Our Painters” National Arts Exhibitions
- Annual workshops for Arts Teachers and Children
- Visual Arts Bi-Annual Painting Exhibition
- Painting Conservation Project of the National Art Gallery

Prof. Ramyawardena Podinilame
Chairman
Professor in Department of Multi-Disciplinary Design of Visual and Performing Art at Faculty of Visual Art. Former Dean of Visual Art. Major filed in Design Art and Sculpture special in Mural Design and Art Direction as a academic he has involved to improve art, design and crafts with collaboration of National Craft Council, National Design Centre, National Institute of Education and other related institutions.
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Prof. Susiripala Malimbada
Member
Professor
Professor Susiripala Malimbada has been appointed as a member of State Visual Art Advisory Board.
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Sarath Gunasiri
Member
Senior Lecturer
Senior Lecturer Sarath Gunasiri has been appointed as a member of State Visual Art Advisory Board.
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Anil Samantha Kumara Athapatthu
Member
Mr. Anil Smantha Kumara Athapatthu has been appointed as a member of State Visual Art Advisory Board.
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Achala Gunawardena
Member

Rasadurai Surendran
Member

Deeptha Mangalasoma
Member

Gayan Mapalagama
Member

Rohan Rodrigo
Member

Hasantha Wijenayake
Member

Suranjith Rathnayake
Secretary
Cultural Development Assistant
Mr. Suranjith Rathnayake has been appointed as a Secretary of State Visual Art Advisory Board.
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Hashika Karunarathne
Assistant Secretary
Cultural Development Assistant
Ms. Hashika Karunarathne has been appointed as Assistant Secretary of State Visual Art Advisory Board.
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