ORASpace
Rooms, verandas and wide lawns in a heritage house, open for gatherings, shoots and slow afternoons.
Opening soon
A pause, in a walawwa.
A heritage house among old trees, opening its doors to art, music, film, books, studio work and unhurried coffee.
The House
A walawwa, opened again.
ORA is a heritage house among old trees, opened again for the slow things. Coffee that is never rushed. Art on walls that remember. Music on the lawn, films under the branches, and books read slowly. A place to feel, and to belong.
ORAArt
Old walls for new work, a lawn for music and theatre, and a screen under the trees for film evenings.
ORACafé
Coffee, unhurried. Served inside the walawwa or out in the shade, for as long as you want to stay.
The rooms of ORA
Walk through the house.
Café
Coffee, unhurried.
A café among old trees, made for long conversations and quiet mornings alone. Sit inside the walawwa or out in the shade, and stay as long as you like.
Be among our first guestsArt
Your work, on an old wall.
We are opening the walls of the house to new work. Our first exhibiting artists will hang paintings, prints and photographs where people slow down enough to really look.
Message us to exhibitLibrary
Read slowly.
A quiet library in a house that remembers. Take a book from the shelves, find a window seat, and let the morning go by.
Save ORA for a reading morningStudio
Make something here.
A studio for sound, image and ideas. Record, shoot, rehearse or simply think, with the calm of the walawwa around you.
Enquire for founding studio ratesFilm
A screen under the trees.
Film evenings, shared slowly. The screen goes up in the garden, the lanterns come on, and the lawn becomes a cinema.
Join the screening listMusic & Stage
The lawn is the stage.
Acoustic sets, poetry and theatre under the trees. Small audiences, open air, and room for new voices.
Perform with usNature
Under old trees.
Slow mornings, wide lawns and cool shade. Step outside, breathe, and remember what an unhurried afternoon feels like.
Come and breathePrivate Events
Hold your moment here.
Shoots, gatherings and private evenings in a heritage house. Tell us what you are planning and we will shape the space around it.
Enquire for private eventsA day at ORA
From first light to lanterns.
Turn the sun around the clock to see how a day in the house unfolds, hour by hour. The garden behind this page changes with you.
Open 8.00 am to 10.00 pm. An imagined day; programmes will be announced as we open.
7.00
pm
Open
Lanterns on
A screen goes up under the trees. Film evenings, shared slowly.
Get involved
Come as you are.
ORA's first season is being shaped now. Tell us how you would like to be part of it, and we will hold a place for you.
As a guest
Coffee, a book, a bench in the shade. Come for an hour or stay the whole day.
Be among our first guestsAs an artist
Show your work on an old wall. We are choosing our first exhibitions now.
Message us to exhibitAs a performer
Acoustic sets, poetry and theatre. The lawn is yours for an evening.
Perform with usAs a maker
Sound, image and ideas. Founding rates for our first studio members.
Enquire for founding ratesAs a film lover
Evenings under the trees, a screen in the garden, films shared slowly.
Join the screening listAs a host
Shoots, gatherings and private evenings, held in a heritage house.
Enquire for private eventsGood to know
Questions, answered.
What people ask us about ORA Space, the café, art space and creative house opening in a heritage walawwa in Piliyandala, Sri Lanka.
What is ORA Space?
ORA Space is a café, art space and creative house in a walawwa, a Sri Lankan heritage house, among old trees. Under one roof you will find an unhurried café, old walls for exhibitions, a quiet library, a studio for sound and image, film evenings under the trees, music and theatre on the lawn, and room for private events.
When does ORA Space open, and what are the hours?
ORA opens soon. Join the Opening List and we will send you the date and the first programme before anyone else. Once open, the house is open from 8.00 am to 10.00 pm.
Where is ORA Space?
In a heritage walawwa among old trees in Piliyandala, Sri Lanka. The full address goes to the Opening List first and is shared here at launch.
Can I exhibit my art at ORA Space?
Yes. We are opening the walls of the house to new paintings, prints and photographs, and choosing our first exhibitions now. Join the Opening List, tick Art and tell us about your work.
Can I perform, or bring a film night to ORA?
Acoustic sets, poetry, theatre and film evenings happen on the lawn and under the trees, for small audiences in the open air. Join the Opening List and tick Music & Stage or Film.
Can I book ORA Space for a private event or a shoot?
Yes. Shoots, gatherings and private evenings can be held in the house and gardens. Tell us what you are planning and we will shape the space around it.
Is there a studio I can use?
Yes. The studio is for sound, image and ideas: record, shoot, rehearse or simply think. Our first studio members get founding rates, so join the Opening List and tick Studio.
Visit
Come and breathe.
ORA opens soon. Join the Opening List and we will send you the date and the first programme before anyone else.
- Opening
- Soon. The date goes to the Opening List first.
- Where
- A heritage house among old trees. The address is shared at launch.
- Hours
- Announced with the opening.
- Contact
- Contact details are coming soon.