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Kandyan Art Association

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The Association organises a daily one hour traditional Kandyan dance and music performance showcase in the building's auditorium. These dances are performed by local families and products of the country's dancing institutions. The sales centre displays and sells handicrafts obtained from traditional
183:, with knowledge and skills passed down from generation to generation. Even marriages were within the same group so that the craft was closely guarded. These guilds all operated under the patronage of the king. When the kingdom was absorbed into the 215:, who brought together the traditional artists and the craftsmen in the Central Province. Initially it operated from a small room in the Government Agent's Office. In 1904 the Association moved to the building known as the 264:, the first Sri Lankan female architect. The building was completed in August 1984, with a central theatre complex that seats 1,500 people, galleries and studio spaces. The theatre was extensively damaged by the 171:
formed in 1882 to revitalise traditional Kandyan arts and crafts (such as weaving, wood carving, painting, jewelry making, music and dance) and support the traditional craftsmen by providing them a sales outlet.
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of 1815, without a royal household most of these artists and craftsmen lost their livelihood and the guilds were disbanded, with only a few families continuing their crafts.
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in the 16th century. In 1876 the building was converted and used by the British as a military hospital.
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In 1982 the association undertook a significant expansion, in conjunction with the organisation's
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In 1924 the association was relocated to its present location, the former
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John Frederick Dickson
Public trust
Kandy
7°17′31.6″N 80°38′32.59″E / 7.292111°N 80.6423861°E / 7.292111; 80.6423861
kandyarts.com
association
Kingdom of Kandy
guilds
British Empire
protectorate
Kandyan Convention
British Government agent
Central Province
John Frederick Dickson
National Museum of Kandy
public trust
Kandy District
palanquins
Kandyan
King Vimaladharmasuriya
centenary
Minnette de Silva
1998 bombing
Temple of the Tooth
Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam
Lakshman Kadirgamar
National List MP
Minister of Foreign Affairs
LKR

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