The SAARC Cultural Centre of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) was established to promote cooperation between the member states of the regional grouping. The SAARC Cultural Centre provides the forum for artistic communities to meet, with the objective of promoting cooperation between the member states.
The centre also promotes the performing and visual arts and literature in accordance with the SAARC Agenda for Culture. Cultural, film and literary festivals, along with photo exhibitions, artists’ camps, conferences, workshops and exhibitions are organised in Sri Lanka and other SAARC member states, which can be contributed to and attended by specialists in the field and the general public.