The GBT Youth Collective works with the Trust to increase youth engagement in public programming and promote art, architecture, and ecology in academic and professional fields. Since 2023, The Geoffrey Bawa Trust has maintained an annually rotating youth group (originally known as the Youth Advisory Board) tasked with bringing fresh perspectives and new ideas on how to connect and engage a broader audience of young people.
The Board (2026 – 2027)
The Board (2024 – 2025)
The 2024-2025 Youth Advisory Board provided insight and guidance for including a youth perspective and increasing engagement for the 2024/25 exhibitions. Activities included increasing youth outreach through social media channels, leading exhibition tours, and assisting with the Open House Colombo programme.
Dineth Bandara: Architecture undergraduate student
Arani Kemeemana: Architecture undergraduate student
Amandi Mahavithanage: Architecture and Environmental Design postgraduate student
Himeth De Silva: Junior architect
Binuk Bandara: Interior Design undergraduate student
Fazna Imtiyas: Higher National Diploma in Interior Design student
Manaal Inamullah Zainab: Freelance Digital Artist and Designer
The Board (2023 – 2024)
Kimaya Kariyawasam, Indeevari de Silva, Laila Sulaiman, Moshel Dias, Rashvin Senanayake and Rivindu Perera
Projects
Drawing Outside the Lines
Fluid Geographies, an installation at Lunuganga by artist Reena Saini Kallat, contests the notion of human-made borders by contrasting national boundaries with the inherent connectivity of nature itself. The Youth Advisory Board rewrote the captions for each of Kallat’s work, framing their interpretations in a way that is geared towards a younger audience who may just be beginning to familiarise themselves with artistic analysis.
The Little Things TikToks
The Youth Advisory Board created videos that offer glimpses into Number 11 through their eyes. Each member selected an object in the house and conducted research under the guidance of our curatorial team before scripting, filming, and editing a video on its significance.
The Path Becomes a Maze: Scavenger Hunt by the Youth Advisory Board
As part of the To Lunuganga Launch of Season 3, the Youth Advisory Board created a Lunuganga-specific scavenger hunt to be enjoyed by participants across ages.