Brushstrokes of Belonging-2026

27/05/2026

✨ Eid Mubarak from Brushstrokes of Belonging 2026 ✨

As we celebrate Eid, let us continue sharing stories of humanity, resilience, and belonging beyond borders. 🤍

Important Dates
Offline Feedback Session — 4 June 2026
Registration Link: https://forms.gle/vcSEvRGAhEh4m3XXA

Final Artwork Submission — 24 May - 7 June 2026
Submission Link: https://forms.gle/9vQSBCb18B1cTFbo6

20/05/2026

𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗞𝗦𝗛𝗢𝗣 𝗗𝗘𝗔𝗗𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗘 𝗘𝗫𝗧𝗘𝗡𝗗𝗘𝗗

Join "A Concept Development Workshop for the Art Exhibition on World Refugee Day 2026."

This workshop is designed to help participants explore refugee awareness, ethical storytelling, and meaningful visual representation before the artwork submission phase of “Brushstrokes of Belonging 2026.”

📢 Registration Deadline Extended till 22 May 2026

🗓️ 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀
Online Session — 24 May 2026 | 10:00 AM
Offline Feedback Session — 04 June 2026 | 10:00 AM

🎨 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗲
“Stories Beyond Borders”

🔗 Registration Link:
https://forms.gle/qpZS7eXus83gUSLNA

Organized by
Department of Multimedia and Creative Technology (MCT)
Daffodil International University

In Collaboration with
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency Bangladesh

A Concept Development Workshop for the Art Exhibition on World Refugee Day 2026 This mandatory workshop is designed to guide and prepare all participants before the artwork submission phase of Brushstrokes of Belonging 2026. The session will help participants explore humanitarian storytelling, refug...

20/05/2026

𝗕𝗥𝗨𝗦𝗛𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗢𝗞𝗘𝗦 𝗢𝗙 𝗕𝗘𝗟𝗢𝗡𝗚𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲
বিশ্ব শরণার্থী দিবস ২০২৬ উপলক্ষে আয়োজিত আন্তঃবিশ্ববিদ্যালয় আর্ট প্রতিযোগিতা।

🎓 বাংলাদেশের সকল বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়ের শিক্ষার্থীদের জন্য উন্মুক্ত
থিম: 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗕𝗲𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗕𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀
আর্টওয়ার্কের মাধ্যমে তুলে ধরুন বাস্তুচ্যুত মানুষের স্মৃতি, সংগ্রাম, অনুভূতি ও আশার গল্প।

✨ ইভেন্ট সেগমেন্ট সমূহ :
𝟭. 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 for 𝗔𝗿𝘁 𝗘𝘅𝗵𝗶𝗯𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
অনলাইন: ২৪ মে ২০২৬
অফলাইন: ৪ জুন ২০২৬

📝 রেজিস্ট্রেশন শেষ: ২২ মে ২০২৬

𝟮. 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿-𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗔𝗿𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
সাবমিশন: ২৪ মে – ৭ জুন ২০২৬

𝟯.𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 : 𝗙𝗶𝗹𝗺 𝗦𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗔𝗿𝘁 𝗘𝘅𝗵𝗶𝗯𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗖𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘆 - ২০ জুন ২০২৬
📍 ভেন্যু: Daffodil Smart City, DIU Campus, সাভার, ঢাকা
🖼️ 𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗖𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀
• Traditional Painting
• Illustration / Digital Art
• Collage Artwork
📏 Artwork Size: ২০ × ২৪ ইঞ্চি

🏅 𝗥𝗲𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀:
ক্রেস্ট, সার্টিফিকেট এবং প্রদর্শনীতে অংশগ্রহণের সুযোগ

📞 যোগাযোগ: +880 1311-856521
📧 [email protected]

আয়োজনে
Department of Multimedia & Creative Technology , DIU
Daffodil International University
সহযোগিতায়
UNHCR Bangladesh

20/05/2026

🎨 𝐁𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐡𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐁𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔

An Inter-University Art Competition, Film Screening, and Awareness Session organized on the occasion of World Refugee Day 2026 in collaboration with UNHCR Bangladesh. Open to students from all universities across Bangladesh.

𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐞: 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐁𝐞𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐁𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬
Express the memories, struggles, emotions, and hopes of refugee communities through your artwork.

📌 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐒𝐞𝐠𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬:

𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝗿𝘁 𝗘𝘅𝗵𝗶𝗯𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
• Online: 21 May 2026
• Offline: 4 June 2026
Workshop Registration Deadline: 20 May 2026

Artwork Submission Period: 23 May – 7 June 2026

🏆 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 Exhibition : Award Ceremony, Art Exhibition & Film Screening
• 20 June 2026

📍 Venue: Daffodil Smart City , Birulia, Savar, Dhaka

🎨 𝐂𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬:
• Traditional Painting
• Illustration / Digital Art
• Collage Artwork

Artwork Size: 20 × 24 inches

Participants will receive crests, certificates, and opportunities to showcase their work in the exhibition.

📧 [email protected]

Organized by: Department of Multimedia & Creative Technology , DIU
In Collaboration with UNHCR in Bangladesh

18/05/2026

𝗕𝗥𝗨𝗦𝗛𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗢𝗞𝗘𝗦 𝗢𝗙 𝗕𝗘𝗟𝗢𝗡𝗚𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲

বিশ্ব শরণার্থী দিবস ২০২৬ উপলক্ষে আয়োজিত আন্তঃবিশ্ববিদ্যালয় আর্ট প্রতিযোগিতা।

🎓 বাংলাদেশের সকল বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়ের শিক্ষার্থীদের জন্য উন্মুক্ত

থিম: 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗕𝗲𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗕𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀
আর্টওয়ার্কের মাধ্যমে তুলে ধরুন বাস্তুচ্যুত মানুষের স্মৃতি, সংগ্রাম, অনুভূতি ও আশার গল্প।

✨ ইভেন্ট সেগমেন্ট সমূহ :

𝟭. 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 for 𝗔𝗿𝘁 𝗘𝘅𝗵𝗶𝗯𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
অনলাইন: ২১ মে ২০২৬
অফলাইন: ৪ জুন ২০২৬
📝 রেজিস্ট্রেশন শেষ: ২০ মে ২০২৬

𝟮. 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿-𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗔𝗿𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
সাবমিশন: ২৩ মে – ৭ জুন ২০২৬

𝟯.𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 : 𝗙𝗶𝗹𝗺 𝗦𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗔𝗿𝘁 𝗘𝘅𝗵𝗶𝗯𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗖𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘆 - ২০ জুন ২০২৬

📍 ভেন্যু: Daffodil Smart City, DIU Campus, সাভার, ঢাকা

🖼️ 𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗖𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀
• Traditional Painting
• Illustration / Digital Art
• Collage Artwork

📏 Artwork Size: ২০ × ২৪ ইঞ্চি

🏅 𝗥𝗲𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀:
ক্রেস্ট, সার্টিফিকেট এবং প্রদর্শনীতে অংশগ্রহণের সুযোগ

📞 যোগাযোগ: +880 1311-856521
📧 [email protected]

আয়োজনে
Department of Multimedia & Creative Technology , DIU
Daffodil International University

সহযোগিতায়
UNHCR Bangladesh

16/05/2026

𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗞𝗦𝗛𝗢𝗣 𝗥𝗘𝗚𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗡

Join "A Concept Development Workshop for the Art Exhibition on World Refugee Day 2026."

This workshop is designed to help participants explore refugee awareness, ethical storytelling, and meaningful visual representation before the artwork submission phase of “Brushstrokes of Belonging 2026.”

🗓️ 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀
Online Session — 21 May 2026 | 10:00 AM
Offline Feedback Session — 04 June 2026 | 10:00 AM

🎨 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗲
“Stories Beyond Borders”

🔗 Registration Link (Valid till 20 May): https://forms.gle/qpZS7eXus83gUSLNA

Organized by
Department of Multimedia and Creative Technology (MCT)
Daffodil International University

In Collaboration with UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency Bangladesh

A Concept Development Workshop for the Art Exhibition on World Refugee Day 2026 This mandatory workshop is designed to guide and prepare all participants before the artwork submission phase of Brushstrokes of Belonging 2026. The session will help participants explore humanitarian storytelling, refug...

14/05/2026

𝗕𝗥𝗨𝗦𝗛𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗢𝗞𝗘𝗦 𝗢𝗙 𝗕𝗘𝗟𝗢𝗡𝗚𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲

𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿-𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗔𝗿𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
𝗢𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗰𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝗳𝘂𝗴𝗲𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲

Theme: “𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗕𝗲𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗕𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀”

Brushstrokes of Belonging 2026 is a creative art exhibition that brings together university students from across Bangladesh. Today, many refugees are living in our country people who lost their homes, but still carry courage, identity, and hope. Through painting, illustration, and collage, participating students will express these human stories with care and creativity, using art to inspire empathy, respect, and connection among people.

𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗦𝗲𝗴𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀:
🖌️ Inter-University Art Competition
🎬 Special Screening of “Lost Land”, the first feature film produced entirely in the Rohingya language
🏆 Award Ceremony & Exhibition Showcase
🌍 Awareness and engagement activities inspired by World Refugee Day

📅 Event Timeline: 14 May – 20 June 2026
📍 Venue: Daffodil Smart City, DIU Campus, Savar, Dhaka
🎓 Open for undergraduate & postgraduate students from all recognized universities in Bangladesh

𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗖𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀:
• Traditional Painting
• Illustration / Digital Art
• Collage Artwork

🏅 Winners will receive crest awards, certificates and more exhibition opportunities

Let your artwork become a voice for humanity, dignity, resilience, and belonging.

📞 Contact: +880 1311-856521
📧 [email protected]
Organized by the Department of Multimedia and Creative Technology (MCT), Daffodil International University
In Collaboration with UNHCR Bangladesh

11/05/2026

🎨 CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS 🎬

✨ Brushstrokes of Belonging 2026 ✨
Inter-University Art Competition & Film Screening
In Commemoration of World Refugee Day 2026

The Department of Multimedia and Creative Technology (MCT), Daffodil International University invites passionate MCT students to join the Volunteer Team for this humanitarian arts initiative in collaboration with UNHCR Bangladesh (United Nations Refugee Agency)

📌 Registration Deadline: 14 May 2026
🔗 Registration Link: https://forms.gle/Yh32Ht6YDxywb7hT7

🎯 Top 15 volunteers will be called for an interview.

📅 Interview Date: 16 May 2026
📍 Room: 1021
⏰ Time: 10:00 AM

✨ Volunteer Teams:
• Event Management
• Photography & Videography
• Social Media & Promotion
• University Outreach
• Registration & Guest Support
• Logistics & Operations
• Exhibition Support
• Program Hosting

✨ What You’ll Gain:
• Official Volunteer Certificate
• Hands-on Event Experience
• Networking Opportunities
• Portfolio Building
• Leadership & Teamwork Skills

📅 Event Duration: 15 May – 20 June 2026
📍 Venue: Daffodil International University, Daffodil Smart City

🎭 Use creativity to inspire empathy, awareness, and belonging.

✨ Be Part of the Movement.
✨ Be Part of the Story.