[ Banani · Dhaka — EST. cultural centre ]
NOOK
DHAKA

A community-rooted art platform. We show, publish, gather — and put the work in your hands.

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Arched doorway inside the Nook Dhaka space, BananiN
Corners of
becoming
5,000+
people gathered

Not a gallery you visit — a community you become part of. Photography, publishing, dialogue, and an open platform to collect art and back the people who make it.

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[01] What
is Nook

Something quietly inspiring is taking root in Banani — shaped with care and intention, one corner at a time.

Introducing Nook Dhaka: a thoughtfully designed community hub and multipurpose space — not merely built of walls and light, but layered with possibility. Whether for a fleeting hour or a full day, the space is yours — to host, to make, or simply to be.

We show work. We publish voices. We gather people. We back artists.
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Exhibitions

Photography and visual art in an intimate, hard-edged white space.

/ publish

OUTSIDERS

A quarterly publication and open calls for voices on the edge.

/ gather

Dialogue

Artist talks, workshops and evenings of shared, unhurried attention.

/ back

Represent

An online platform to promote artists and place work with collectors.

[ Inside the space ] Nook Dhaka — Banani, Dhaka ✺

[02] By the
numbers

A small space, a widening circle — more people, disciplines and stories than the room could hold.

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Programs hosted
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Artists shown
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People gathered
Disciplines spanned

[03] Programs

Exhibitions, dialogues, workshops and open calls. Switch between what's coming and what's done.

Upcoming
Already done
25.12DEADLINE
OUTSIDERS — Issue 02 Open Call
Submissions open for the next issue of our quarterly publication.
Open Call
SOONNEXT COHORT
Three-Day Photography Workshop
An intensive on seeing, light and the frame — with a guest mentor at Nook.
Workshop
SOONWEEKEND
Cyanotype & Monoprint Workshop
Hands-on alternative printmaking with Subarna Morshed.
Workshop

[ Visit ] Visit &
book

Step inside — tour the space, see the floor plan, then book a slot for a program or your own event in Banani.

/ Tour the space ▶
A 3D walk through the Nook Dhaka space — two floors, four gallery rooms, corner rooms and balconies.
/ Floor plan
Nook Dhaka floor plan, Banani
Gallery Space 01–04 · corner rooms · corridors · balconies. Tap the plan to enlarge.
/ Book a program or the space
Apply to book
Exhibitions · workshops · performances · conversations — or host your own event at Nook. Opens the Nook Dhaka booking form.

[04] Collect
the work

Originals from the artists we show — featuring Uttam Kumer Talukder and Masudur Rahman. Every acquisition backs the artist directly.

Immersion by Masudur Rahman
+ Add to collection
Immersion
Masudur Rahman
Oil & charcoal · 24×72in৳ 5,00,000
Self & My Painting Composition-1 by Uttam Kumer Talukder
+ Add to collection
Self & My Painting Composition-1
Uttam Kumer Talukder
Mixed media · 71×56cmOn request
Abyssal Expression by Masudur Rahman
+ Add to collection
Abyssal Expression
Masudur Rahman
Oil & charcoal · 17×13.5in৳ 80,000
My Work & Reflection of Time by Uttam Kumer Talukder
+ Add to collection
My Work & Reflection of Time
Uttam Kumer Talukder
Acrylic & mixed · 92×92cmOn request
Open the full platform

[05] Artists

From first-time exhibitors to internationally shown names — Nook is a stage for individual practice.

Ismail Ferdous
Ismail Ferdous
Photographer · DHK/NYC
Agence VU'; World Press Photo & Leica Oskar Barnack honoree.
Hanif Saad, Botara Lab
Hanif Saad · Botara Lab
Musician · Dotara
A roots-to-ragas journey through Bangladeshi folk performance.
Asha Collective
Asha Collective
Sound · Vinyl
Listening sessions and warm-light evenings of shared records.
Banglar Pannya
Banglar Pannya
Heritage · Textile
Reviving layered memories through Bengal's textile traditions.
Are you an artist? Show with us
[06] — Quarterly publication

OUTSIDERS

A printed quarterly for the voices working at the edges — photographers, writers and artists looking in from outside the frame. Each issue grows from an open call. The next contributor could be you.

OUTSIDERS — a quarterly publication by Nook Dhaka

[07] Journal

Essays, conversations and field notes on photography, the people who make it, and looking closer.

[08] In the
press

Nook Dhaka and its artists, covered across Bangladesh's leading newspapers and broadcast media.

Prothom Alo
Prothom Alo
Coverage in Bangladesh's largest-circulation daily.
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New Age
New Age
"Desired Korail features artworks of children."
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New Age
New Age
"Three-day art festival Rit ends in Dhaka."
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BSS · News Agency
BSS
Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha — national news agency feature.
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Daily Sun
Daily Sun
Featured in the arts pages of the English daily.
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▶ Television
On Air
Nook Dhaka featured in a television news broadcast.
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[09] — The Nook letter

BECOME PART OF
THE BECOMING

Open calls, new work, program invites and the occasional quiet essay — sent only when there's something worth saying.

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