The city of Lahore has always enjoyed a key role when it comes to Pakistani culture and its place in the broader cultures of the world. Many festivals, exhibitions and art presentations have decorated the city over the recent years – but today, the cultural stage in Lahore is going to get a lot bigger! Discover – the lifestyle platform by MINT PR and Concepts – presents D’Art Fest at the International Expo Center. At this first-of-its-kind display, street art meets fashion meets music!
Conceptualized and directed by Nubain Ali, D’Art Fest will see 25 renowned local and international artists come together from a diverse range of creative fields. Never before will street art have interacted with the art of fashion and music like this! After a staggering launch event back in September, Discover is ready to live up to its reputation of giving an experience beyond the ordinary!
Ace fashion designers, Wardha Saleem and Fahad Hussayn will also be creating exclusive capsule collections for their fashion showcase at the event, with Hair & Make-up by the talented Saima Rashid Bargfrede.
The Street Art Pop-Up Museum at the event will display life size murals of 12 established artists namely: Ahmer Farooq, Anusha Khalid, Faizan, Haider Ali, Kamil Rahim, Neil Uchong (SHADE), Obaid Ur Rahman, Safwan Subzwari & Marium Kamal, Sanki King, Shehzar Abro & Syed Safdar Ali. With exclusive art and instillations by Tapu Javeri and Suleman Faisal as well as acclaimed video works by Nida Ramzan and Sana Jafri. Further along, there will be various exhilarating performances by the renowned international stomp groups “The Stomp Drummers Crazy Orchestra” and “Parkour Group”.
2019 no doubt kicks off with an action packed first weekend as the Discover Experience comes to Lahore, and the bar is going to be set very high for the rest of the coming year!