Database Mapping
Mapping the Creative Landscape
The Karachi Art Directory is a seminal research database mapping both contemporary and traditional art practices across the city and its surrounding regions.
Collaborative Research Project
The Karachi Art Directory is a research project of the Discursive Committee undertaken in collaboration with leading academic and cultural institutions:
VM Art Gallery
DHA Degree College for Women
Karachi School of Arts
Indus Valley School of Art & Architecture
Textile Institute of Pakistan
Department of Visual Studies, University of Karachi
Project Scope
This extensive database extends to both contemporary and traditional art practices, documenting for the first time on this scale in an Art Directory. It includes:
- Contemporary artists and art critics
- Calligraphers and digest artists
- Truck artists who have an active practice
- Art education institutes and galleries
Karachi Art Directory Gallery
