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Last week I had the opportunity to visit Za'atari refugee camp just outside of Amman, Jordan. Of the 80,000 refugees living there, almost all are Syrians. Arriving in Za'atari, my only context on the experiences of refugees -- of people running from war -- had been informed by images captured by journalists. At the camp, I was brought to an art studio filled with images originated by Syrian artists. These artists paint and sculpt memories of their homeland, either to immortalize the memory of its beauty or as a form to express grief of searing images -- their houses destroyed, their neighbors and countrymen unburied on the streets. Many of the paintings explore the role of media in communicating the conflict to the outside world- how the conflict is being framed and packaged to people, what is being highlighted and what isn't.

Though I saw a lot of things at Za'atari, I felt it's important to share these artworks because they communicate so directly the experience of civil war and are made in the hands of those most affected. The names of the artists have not been disclosed by UNHCR, and I didn't have the opportunity to speak with them directly but I include some personal interpretations and reactions from when I first saw these pieces.

The first painting is a recreation of the infamous photograph captured by a journalist of a three-year old boy, Aylan, washing up on the shores, an image that ignited international outrage. This photograph woke up the world, while Aylan himself looked to be sleeping. In this recreation a keyboard is included next to Aylan reinforcing the image of his sleep, as a lullaby is played in the waves.

In this image we see two children framing themselves within a television screen. Perhaps this is a commentary on the limitations of media to communicate a full and real experience, by only being able to capture what can fit physically into the screen of a television.

This image is perhaps a commentary on the inability of media to capture the colourless atmosphere of war. Or a comment on what existed before war, on the importance of media in the survival of Syria's pre-conflict memory. This is paramount to Syrians; some children are too young (or of the 4500 born within the camp) to have never known the beauty of where they come from, and this tears parents apart. I met a man named Abu who told me "I love my country more than my eyes, because at night I can dream of it."

Expressions of national grief, of futures destroyed.

An image perhaps suggesting the blood sacrifice it will take to build a new country, or indicating re-birth: a Syria re-built and growing stronger than the weight of its tragedy.

This room is energetic, as artists work through the shock of their history, the contradictions of civil war, of forced displacement, the fear of letting go of place -- of identity, of culture, of community, and the context that home offers us.

The grief Syrians have faced in their past has been newly complicated by their present, delaying any confirmation of a brighter future. What refugees face now is known as Second Exile: first you are denied a home in your own country and then denied a home in the country that you're in. Za'atari houses only 80,000 of the four million that are displaced outside of Syria. People who come from lives like ours: they are entrepreneurs, university students and architects, but have been stripped of their right to exercise these skills because they don't have work visas. So they're running out of cash, and forcibly becoming an impoverished population.

In the future, the Syria History and Civilisation Group plan to house these works in a museum. But in the decisions the international community faces today, as to whether we accept new neighbors or whether we don't, perception is everything. Images are driving public opinion because they are all that can. Aylan's photograph is a testament to this. For most of us, images feel like the closest we get. But we are closer than we think; this crisis is coming to our door wherever we live, whether in Europe or America. And even with the facts, it can be hard to empathize with people without hearing them tell their own experiences. I hope the first-hand power of this art can serve to bridge that gap.

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The Refugee Crisis Told Through Syrian Artists

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Last week I had the opportunity to visit Za'atari refugee camp just outside of Amman, Jordan. Of the 80,000 refugees living there, almost all are Syrians. Arriving in Za'atari, my only context on the experiences of refugees -- of people running from war -- had been informed by images captured by journalists.

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By: Tyler Holden, ed. Leo Dobbs | 13 July 2006 | Français

LUGUFU REFUGEE CAMP, Tanzania, July 13 (UNHCR) - When Milus paints, people notice: his technique of blending water colour and oil has become his trademark. But while the Congolese artist once painted a president, today his canvasses are filled with images of his flight from home and life as a refugee in Tanzania.

And they are attracting a lot of attention. The European Commission held a very successful exhibition of his work in France last year and the International Committee of the Red Cross plans to display Milus's art later this year in the coastal Tanzanian city of Dar es Salaam.

Milus was unable to attend the show in France because he lives with his wife and three children in the isolated Lugufu refugee camp in western Tanzania. Getting a permit to travel outside is difficult, but he does have photographs of the event. A shy man, it is not clear if he will try and attend the exhibition in Dar es Salaam.

Sales of his art - mainly to foreign collectors - help make camp life easier. Prices range from 500 Tanzanian shillings (40 US cents) for a postcard-sized painting to 10,000 shillings (US$8) for a large canvas. Milus uses the money to feed and clothe the family and send his children to school. Although life is hard, he knows that he has it easy compared to others in the camp.

Life was a lot different a decade ago in his homeland, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), where he was a national celebrity after painting the portrait of the country's autocratic President Mobutu Sese Seko. Born Lumona Milusi Milundu in Uvira on Lake Tanganyika in the 1950s, Milus attended a technical school in the Burundian capital, Bujumbura.

After honing his skills as an artist, Milus moved back across the border and began making a name for himself. In 1985, he was summoned to the town of Goma on Lake Kivu to paint the president. "I was very happy that the government selected me to paint his portrait," Milus recalls.

But in 1997, rebel leader Laurent Kabila ended Mobutu's 32-year rule over the former Belgian colony that he had renamed Zaire. Though the name of the country changed again under Kabila, the hardships facing the people did not. Milus and many others fled to neighbouring countries in 1997 to escape renewed fighting in the east between Kabila's forces and former allies. Greed for power and DRC's natural resources fuelled the conflict.

Nine years later, Milus, his family, and some 86,000 other Congolese still reside in Lugufu refugee camp. Though he no longer paints VIPs, Milus uses his talent to share with the world what it means to be a refugee. His paintings show his flight from DRC and the daily camp chores of gathering firewood and fetching water.

They also bring comfort to his fellow-refugees in Lugufu. Many people in the camp seem to know where his shelter is and the images of camp life that Milus now focuses on help him and them come to terms with their daily life.

Milus's artistic pastime helps keep him occupied and hopeful. It seems that there is light at the end of the tunnel. Cheered on by camp refugees, convoys have been leaving Lugufu for DRC carrying those who feel it is now safe enough to go back home and rebuild their lives in freedom.

Milus awaits his turn. "When I return back home to the Congo, I will continue painting." He knows where his future lies, but he is not quite ready to take that final step.
By Tyler Holden in Lugufu Refugee Camp, Tanzania

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Charles Haviland
BBC News, Kathmandu

The exhibition allows the young people to share their experiences

Young people from the Bhutanese refugee population in Nepal have staged an exhibition in Kathmandu to demonstrate their art and photography skills and highlight their difficulties.

Basudev Osti, Rinchin Tamang and Rebika Bhandari, all aged 17, have grown up in the seven camps that are home to more than 100,000 refugees in south-east Nepal.

They have no memories of Bhutan, as their families came here around 1990 after the Bhutanese government stripped them of their citizenship or forced them out because of their protests against new nationalistic regulations.

The refugees are almost entirely Nepali-speakers who lived in the south of the reclusive Buddhist kingdom.

Bhutan has not admitted a single one back.

Gopal Rai, 22, does remember a little of Bhutan. "There are images in front of me," he told the BBC.

"Rivers near our house. The homes of my relatives. Sceneries, our own fields and properties. It was nice and I don't want to forget it."

Sensitive issues

Their present or recent involvement in the Bhutanese Refugee Children Forum (BRCF), a group run by people under 18 for the benefit of all 37,000 refugee children, has given them strength amid the general desperation of refugee life.

The Forum has taught young people new artistic skills

The most striking exhibits are the young people's oil paintings, a skill they have learnt through the Forum.

A four-panelled picture by one young teenager starkly depicts various violent incidents in the refugees' lives.

There is a recent clash between refugees and the Nepal Army, and a conflict between camp-dwellers and local people which erupted when refugees tried to collect firewood.

There is also a standoff with the Indian army who prevented refugees from entering India in a bid to return to Bhutan - and a picture of some boarding a plane to emigrate to Canada, which has been crossed out, indicating that this refugee child will only be satisfied with a return to Bhutan.

That whole issue is highly sensitive.

A small number of the refugees wanting to return to Bhutan have been threatening or using violence on people considering moving to a new country.

Tensions are rising as the United States is poised to admit 60,000 who choose to go there.

The young people I met said they did not have a view on the possibility of settling in new countries and it was up to their guardians to decide.

'Close and crowded'

In another picture a dragon - the symbol of Bhutan - envelops a map of the country which is bleeding; refugees are depicted fleeing and a figure representing "Mother Bhutan" weeps.

The exhibitors have lived in the camps for most of their lives

Another large picture simply depicts the condition of the camps, which stand in teak forests - "close and crowded", as artist Amit Subba puts it.

Rice from the World Food Programme is unloaded; food is cooked via solar panels which do not function on dull days; kerosene rationed at just one litre per family per month is distributed.

There are also some striking photographs, and handicrafts for which the refugees are seeking sales outlets.

"Legally we can't sell them in the local market - but we do sell things, bending the law," says BRCF programme coordinator Indra Timsina.

And there is a film, shot by the young people, which doesn't shy away from politics.

It reconstructs incidents the young people have heard about from their parents including Bhutanese army victimisation of Nepali-speaking families.

Harsh conditions

The young people told the BBC about their lives.

Basudev Osti described camp life as "very miserable. I cannot meet my aim - rules and regulations obstruct us."

Three members of his family do unofficial teaching work, each earning 900 rupees ($13) per month.

His mother is very sick, and he gives tuition to children to help subsidise his studies in a school outside the camp.

Rebika Bhandari says her father was jailed in Bhutan for giving support to the southern Bhutanese campaign against the authorities.

She says camp life is "too difficult" but that her life has been transformed by the Children Forum, which has trained her in photography, acting and music.

Now she does voluntary work in schools.

Since getting to Nepal, Gopal Rai's family life has been difficult. Three of his siblings have died, his widowed mother has married twice more and his uncles have been his guardians.

But he echoes praise for the Forum, which has taught him skills in acting and sports. Others have had journalism training.

"I'm sure my future will be bright - if I go back to Bhutan," he says. "If I stay here I don't think it will be bright."

The overriding message from the young refugees was that they wanted the international community to support and listen to them.

In the words of one message posted on the wall: "Will the time come for refugees to call a place 'my home' instead of 'my hut'? If so, when?"

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BBC NEWS | South Asia | Bhutan refugees speak through art

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Charles Haviland BBC News, Kathmandu The exhibition allows the young people to share their experiences Young people from the Bhutanese refugee population in Nepal have staged an exhibition in Kathmandu to demonstrate their art and photography skills and highlight their difficulties.

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KAWRAL: Malian Visual Artists contribute to Mali&rsquo;s REVIVAL: This artists' residency on the theme of PEACE &amp; RECONCILIATION took place in Mali in March, 2014. Twenty-five professional Malian artists from all the regions of Mali worked on the theme of Peace, Reconciliation and Social Cohesion.

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Helen Armitage

Nepalese art is renowned for its quaint, religious aesthetic, reflective of the country's rich cultural heritage and fusing Buddhist ideology with Hindu representation. While this still holds true, contemporary art in Nepal veers towards socio-political issues, with new aesthetics to follow. We profile ten must-visit contemporary art spaces in Nepal.

Siddhartha Art Gallery

Siddhartha Art Gallery is located in the upmarket shopping complex Baber Mahal Revisited, a series of renovated Rana palace outbuildings dating from 1919. Established in 1987 by Sangeeta Thapa and renowned artist Shashikala Tiwari, the gallery has put on over 300 exhibitions to date by artists from Nepal and further afield. Having participated in several community arts projects, Siddhartha aims to exhibit art that addresses socio-cultural and political issues. Past exhibitions include Sequential Dissonance, a series of socio-political paintings depicting the chaos of urban life in Kathmandu by up and coming Nepali artist Mekha Bahadur Limbu Subba, and The Nepal Diaries - Observations on a Journey by Canadian born, Finland-based Gary Wornell: a photo documentary of his time working in Nepal captured entirely on an iPhone.
Siddhartha Art Gallery, Baber Mahal Revisited, Kathmandu, Nepal, +977-1-4218048

Park Gallery

In the bustling Pulchowk area of the Lalitpur District is Park Gallery, a contemporary art space created in 1970 by the late R.N. Joshi - an artist and social activist often dubbed the forefather of modern Nepali art. It is credited with being the first modern art gallery in Nepal, and exhibits both local and international artists. Spread over two floors, this clean, modern gallery provides 1,500 square feet of exhibition space, with the upper level acting as a mini-museum of Joshi's work. Park Gallery also awards the annual R.N. Joshi Prize, which rewards artists who have made outstanding contributions to Nepalese art.
Park Gallery, opposite the Fire Brigade Road, Pulchowk, Lalitpur, Nepal +977-5522307

Kathmandu Contemporary Arts Centre

The Kathmandu Contemporary Arts Centre (KCAC) is a modern art space in the important historic setting of the Patan Museum gardens. KCAC is housed within the Patan Durbar Square, a UNESCO World Heritage Site believed to be one of the oldest Buddhist cites in the world. A Nepalese gallery with an international outlook, KCAC has hosted several artists-in-residence, including Manish Harijan, the controversial Nepal-based contemporary artist whose work tackles social issues, and American painter Joy Lynn Davis. The arts centre also includes an art reference library with a collection of over 5000 books, making it the largest of its kind in Nepal.
Kathmandu Contemporary Arts Centre, in the garden of the Patan Museum, Durbar Square, Lalitpur, Nepal, +977-1-5544880

Kasthamandap Art Studio

Established in 1994 by a collective of eight contemporary visual artists, including the late painter Prashanta Shrestha, Kasthamandap Art Studio is a community arts center in the heart of the Lalitpur district in Kathmandu Valley. The studio is a non-profit, non-governmental organization geared towards inspiring artistic creation in Nepal and encouraging public interaction with visual art. One of Kasthamandap's seminal exhibitions was the Living Canvas project, made up of art pieces designed for the human body, which exhibited not only in Nepal but also Sri Lanka and Bhutan. A number of canvases created by the founders of the studio are available for purchase, including artworks from Erina Tamrakar and Pradip Bajracharya.
Kasthamandap Art Studio, Kupondole, Lalitpur, Nepal, +977-1-5011573

Artudio Centre for Visual Art

Artudio Centre for Visual Arts is an innovative arts project that uses the streets of Kathmandu as its canvas and inspiration with the aim of reclaiming public spaces as open galleries. Artudio has created several street art murals in locations across the city, including an anti-violence against women inspired artwork in Ratna Park and a mural celebrating Global Handwashing Day on the walls of Tri Chandra College. Art lovers wanting to escape the confines of indoor galleries can discover these pieces as they explore Kathmandu. Based in the quiet residential area of Lazimpat in Kathmandu, the Artudio Centre itself hosts regular short photography workshops that anyone with a keen interest in photography and a good camera can take part in. Artudio also hosts photography meet-ups in public spaces, where participants can practice their photography skills while capturing unique images of the capital.
Artudio Centre for Visual Arts, Nursery Marg, Lazimpat, Kathmandu, Nepal, +977-1-4002037

Bikalpa Art Centre

A fairly recent addition to Nepal's contemporary arts scene, Bikalpa Art Centre was founded in 2009 to promote Nepalese art and culture. Bikalpa resides in a quaint courtyard with a peaceful garden - an oasis in the busy Pulchowk region - and boasts a gallery space, café, multimedia film and video production company, and a community arts initiative. The Bikalpa art gallery has hosted exhibitions such as Random Reveries, a collection of works from contemporary female Nepali artists Pramila Bajracharya, Kurchi Dasgupta and Bidhata KC, and Explorations in the Photographic Medium v.1.5, which featured the images of seven Kathmandu University art students working with the themes memory, home and family.
Bikalpa Art Centre, Pulchowk-3, Lalitpur, Nepal, +977-1-5013524

Newa Chen Gallery

A collaborative project between online art marketplace Kala Voice and Newa Chen House set up in 2012, Newa Chen Gallery offers art enthusiasts the unique experience of modern art in a traditional Nepalese setting. The gallery is located in Newa Chen House - a historic Newari house dating back to the Malla Dynasty - whose ground storage floor, the Dalan, houses this intimate art space. Newa Chen Gallery hosts a varied range of exhibitions, with past shows including the feminist-edged Anubhutee: A Group Painting Exhibition by 8 Women Artists of Nepal and Coming into Being, in which artists Ghana Shyam, Sumitra Rana, and Kripa Joshi explored the theme of consciousness.
Newa Chen Gallery, Kulimha, Kobahal-9, Lalitpur, Nepalr, +977-1-5533532

Sarwanam Art Gallery

Sarwanam Art Gallery is an offshoot of the Sarwanam Theatre Group, which was established in 1982 by renowned playwright Ashesh Malla and pioneered political street theatre in Nepal. The spacious 30-square-meter art gallery, or kaladeergha, provides an interactive experience for visitors with each exhibition featuring a 'meet the artist' segment. The gallery has shown the works of emerging Nepalese artists Bidhata KC and Saran Tandukar, and collaborated with Sarwanam Theatre on a project merging art and drama in which acclaimed abstract artist Mukesh Malla created a painting on stage as the play Mrityutsav was unfolding, expressing themes of the drama. The Sarwanam building also hosts film screenings, including Dipendra Bhandari's 2011 documentary Journey to Yarsa, which follows a Nepalese family as they search for yarsagumba - a caterpillar fungus with medicinal properties - in the Himalayan foothills.
Sarwanam Art Gallery, Kalikasthan Bashghyang, Kalika Marg, Kathmandu, Nepal, +977-1-4011027

Nepal Academy of Fine Arts

NAFA (Nepal Academy of Fine Arts) is a government-established organization set up in 2009 to share Nepalese art with international audiences. Overseen by Kathmandu-born Abstract Expressionist Kiran Manandhar, NAFA comprises two galleries exhibiting both established and emerging Nepali artists, located in the beautiful Sita Bhavan - a neo-classical Rana palace. NAFA, in collaboration with NGO Transparency International Nepal, has recently hosted an art workshop exploring anti-corruption and it holds the country's annual National Fine Art Exhibition, which awards artists for their contributions to the Nepali arts. Previous recipients of exhibition awards have included traditional Newar artist Amrit Dangol and modern sculpture artist Agam Shrestha.
Nepal Academy of Fine Arts, Naxal, Kathmandu, Nepal, +977-1-4430251

Imago Dei Café and Gallery

Located a short distance from the Narayanhiti Palace Museum on Nagpokhari in a large, bright, modern building is café-cum-art gallery Imago Dei. The company was set up by Scotland native Rachael Manley in 2006, who after living all over the world in locations as diverse as Holland and the Middle East, decided to call Nepal her home. Imago Dei's informal and inviting atmosphere and its combination of meeting space and art space make it a popular venue with professionals, students, and tourists alike. Previous collections at the Image Dei Gallery have included a Tibetan furniture exhibition and a showing of Dutch artist Chung-Hsi Han's sketches of his travels throughout India and Kathmandu.
Imago Dei Café and Gallery, Nagpokhari, Kathmandu, Nepal, +977-1-4442464

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The 10 Best Contemporary Art Galleries In Nepal

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Helen Armitage Nepalese art is renowned for its quaint, religious aesthetic, reflective of the country's rich cultural heritage and fusing Buddhist ideology with Hindu representation. While this still holds true, contemporary art in Nepal veers towards socio-political issues, with new aesthetics to follow. We profile ten must-visit contemporary art spaces in Nepal.

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The scene being picture in the artwork is the park, flowr, tree and the road.
The plante say I love summer I am not like winter.
My experiance looking at the Art is not happy place becouse they have  trouble.
The work of Art reminds me of Africa, reffuge camp, and not be Home.
while the Artist was creating the piece a lot of Fighting in country was happening in RD Congo and in all Africa.
"I want the wind to carry me home." "I need Imigration." "I would like help." "Where is my future in life." "Help me find money."
Hello my name is milus.
I am RD congo.
I made this picture about camp reffuge because  to express what is inside me .
Write a haiku about your picture
5 congo, peace, justis, love, clowd.
7 Flower, road, Tree, house, Art.
5  country, Area ,heaven, shadow , earth.

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The scene being in the artwork is in the dark place the girl  sitting and close her eyes.
The person in the picture is saying she need help and she have in problems.
my experince looking at the arts is missng something because she is alone and make her face is lake a hurts.
The work of art reminds me of Nepal,  my past life, Bhutanese refugee camp and person who help me when am in trouble.
While the artist was creating the piece, apart from each other was happening in nepal.
"I want to stay with my family, friends and everyone." "I need care and love." "I would like to help you all and stay with you all be the best person." "Where is my happiness." "Help me when i'm in trouble and I need you all guys support."
"Hello, my name is kamala sangam.  I am from Nepal. I made this picture about Bhutanese  Refugee camp, because our Refugee life belongs in this picture."
Write the Haiku about your picture.
Apart from ourselves.
Feeling hopeless, hurts and cry.
missing these people

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The scene being pictured in the artwork is buying a vote.
The pig in the picture is saying Guk-Guk, vote for me, and give me money.
My experience looking at the art is disgust, because votes should not be bought with money.
The work of art reminds me of Andy, the problems with democracy, and corruption in voting.
While the artist was creating the piece, corruption in democracy was happening in Honduras.
The pig is saying, "I want all of your votes."  "I want to control your life."  "I would like to corrupt your country."
Guk-Guk...I'm hungry
Corrupt your democracy
Fill the piggy bank

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The scene being pictured in the artwork is the tree and the old housees and the road.
The person in the picture is saying i am home in their refugee camp.
My experience looking at the art is somber

Because they live in the refugee camp and they need a good life.
The work of art reminds me of Congo,refugee camp
While the artist was creating the piece  war in the country was happening in Congo.
I want the peace". " I need safety" "where is my family"

"Help me to arrive at my dream."
"Hello my name is Miluas I am from Congo."
"I made this picture about refugee camp to express what is inside me."
5 Tree house refugee
7 Camp road lost full of people
5 Somber encounter

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the scene being picture in the artwork is a girl, boats, light and waters.
The girl in the picture is saying she feel sad .
my experience looking at the art is
hurt and sad because she feeling alone  .
the work of art reminds me of a hurt person,sad and feeling alone.
while the artish was creating the piece, leaving the family 'i would is my country nepal.
'i  want happy ' i need family  ' i would like care and love ''' ''where is my friends '' ''help me when i was in trouble'' or'' help me to smile''
''Hello, my name is aweasome i am from nepal i made this picture about nepalese because nepalese life belongs here this picture.
write a haiku about your picture.

5)feeling hurt and sad.

7)feeling alone ,hurts and sad.
5)Apart from ourselves.

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Helen Armitage

Nepalese art is renowned for its quaint, religious aesthetic, reflective of the country's rich cultural heritage and fusing Buddhist ideology with Hindu representation. While this still holds true, contemporary art in Nepal veers towards socio-political issues, with new aesthetics to follow. We profile ten must-visit contemporary art spaces in Nepal.

Siddhartha Art Gallery

Siddhartha Art Gallery is located in the upmarket shopping complex Baber Mahal Revisited, a series of renovated Rana palace outbuildings dating from 1919. Established in 1987 by Sangeeta Thapa and renowned artist Shashikala Tiwari, the gallery has put on over 300 exhibitions to date by artists from Nepal and further afield. Having participated in several community arts projects, Siddhartha aims to exhibit art that addresses socio-cultural and political issues. Past exhibitions include Sequential Dissonance, a series of socio-political paintings depicting the chaos of urban life in Kathmandu by up and coming Nepali artist Mekha Bahadur Limbu Subba, and The Nepal Diaries - Observations on a Journey by Canadian born, Finland-based Gary Wornell: a photo documentary of his time working in Nepal captured entirely on an iPhone.
Siddhartha Art Gallery, Baber Mahal Revisited, Kathmandu, Nepal, +977-1-4218048

Park Gallery

In the bustling Pulchowk area of the Lalitpur District is Park Gallery, a contemporary art space created in 1970 by the late R.N. Joshi - an artist and social activist often dubbed the forefather of modern Nepali art. It is credited with being the first modern art gallery in Nepal, and exhibits both local and international artists. Spread over two floors, this clean, modern gallery provides 1,500 square feet of exhibition space, with the upper level acting as a mini-museum of Joshi's work. Park Gallery also awards the annual R.N. Joshi Prize, which rewards artists who have made outstanding contributions to Nepalese art.
Park Gallery, opposite the Fire Brigade Road, Pulchowk, Lalitpur, Nepal +977-5522307

Kathmandu Contemporary Arts Centre

The Kathmandu Contemporary Arts Centre (KCAC) is a modern art space in the important historic setting of the Patan Museum gardens. KCAC is housed within the Patan Durbar Square, a UNESCO World Heritage Site believed to be one of the oldest Buddhist cites in the world. A Nepalese gallery with an international outlook, KCAC has hosted several artists-in-residence, including Manish Harijan, the controversial Nepal-based contemporary artist whose work tackles social issues, and American painter Joy Lynn Davis. The arts centre also includes an art reference library with a collection of over 5000 books, making it the largest of its kind in Nepal.
Kathmandu Contemporary Arts Centre, in the garden of the Patan Museum, Durbar Square, Lalitpur, Nepal, +977-1-5544880

Kasthamandap Art Studio

Established in 1994 by a collective of eight contemporary visual artists, including the late painter Prashanta Shrestha, Kasthamandap Art Studio is a community arts center in the heart of the Lalitpur district in Kathmandu Valley. The studio is a non-profit, non-governmental organization geared towards inspiring artistic creation in Nepal and encouraging public interaction with visual art. One of Kasthamandap's seminal exhibitions was the Living Canvas project, made up of art pieces designed for the human body, which exhibited not only in Nepal but also Sri Lanka and Bhutan. A number of canvases created by the founders of the studio are available for purchase, including artworks from Erina Tamrakar and Pradip Bajracharya.
Kasthamandap Art Studio, Kupondole, Lalitpur, Nepal, +977-1-5011573

Artudio Centre for Visual Art

Artudio Centre for Visual Arts is an innovative arts project that uses the streets of Kathmandu as its canvas and inspiration with the aim of reclaiming public spaces as open galleries. Artudio has created several street art murals in locations across the city, including an anti-violence against women inspired artwork in Ratna Park and a mural celebrating Global Handwashing Day on the walls of Tri Chandra College. Art lovers wanting to escape the confines of indoor galleries can discover these pieces as they explore Kathmandu. Based in the quiet residential area of Lazimpat in Kathmandu, the Artudio Centre itself hosts regular short photography workshops that anyone with a keen interest in photography and a good camera can take part in. Artudio also hosts photography meet-ups in public spaces, where participants can practice their photography skills while capturing unique images of the capital.
Artudio Centre for Visual Arts, Nursery Marg, Lazimpat, Kathmandu, Nepal, +977-1-4002037

Bikalpa Art Centre

A fairly recent addition to Nepal's contemporary arts scene, Bikalpa Art Centre was founded in 2009 to promote Nepalese art and culture. Bikalpa resides in a quaint courtyard with a peaceful garden - an oasis in the busy Pulchowk region - and boasts a gallery space, café, multimedia film and video production company, and a community arts initiative. The Bikalpa art gallery has hosted exhibitions such as Random Reveries, a collection of works from contemporary female Nepali artists Pramila Bajracharya, Kurchi Dasgupta and Bidhata KC, and Explorations in the Photographic Medium v.1.5, which featured the images of seven Kathmandu University art students working with the themes memory, home and family.
Bikalpa Art Centre, Pulchowk-3, Lalitpur, Nepal, +977-1-5013524

Newa Chen Gallery

A collaborative project between online art marketplace Kala Voice and Newa Chen House set up in 2012, Newa Chen Gallery offers art enthusiasts the unique experience of modern art in a traditional Nepalese setting. The gallery is located in Newa Chen House - a historic Newari house dating back to the Malla Dynasty - whose ground storage floor, the Dalan, houses this intimate art space. Newa Chen Gallery hosts a varied range of exhibitions, with past shows including the feminist-edged Anubhutee: A Group Painting Exhibition by 8 Women Artists of Nepal and Coming into Being, in which artists Ghana Shyam, Sumitra Rana, and Kripa Joshi explored the theme of consciousness.
Newa Chen Gallery, Kulimha, Kobahal-9, Lalitpur, Nepalr, +977-1-5533532

Sarwanam Art Gallery

Sarwanam Art Gallery is an offshoot of the Sarwanam Theatre Group, which was established in 1982 by renowned playwright Ashesh Malla and pioneered political street theatre in Nepal. The spacious 30-square-meter art gallery, or kaladeergha, provides an interactive experience for visitors with each exhibition featuring a 'meet the artist' segment. The gallery has shown the works of emerging Nepalese artists Bidhata KC and Saran Tandukar, and collaborated with Sarwanam Theatre on a project merging art and drama in which acclaimed abstract artist Mukesh Malla created a painting on stage as the play Mrityutsav was unfolding, expressing themes of the drama. The Sarwanam building also hosts film screenings, including Dipendra Bhandari's 2011 documentary Journey to Yarsa, which follows a Nepalese family as they search for yarsagumba - a caterpillar fungus with medicinal properties - in the Himalayan foothills.
Sarwanam Art Gallery, Kalikasthan Bashghyang, Kalika Marg, Kathmandu, Nepal, +977-1-4011027

Nepal Academy of Fine Arts

NAFA (Nepal Academy of Fine Arts) is a government-established organization set up in 2009 to share Nepalese art with international audiences. Overseen by Kathmandu-born Abstract Expressionist Kiran Manandhar, NAFA comprises two galleries exhibiting both established and emerging Nepali artists, located in the beautiful Sita Bhavan - a neo-classical Rana palace. NAFA, in collaboration with NGO Transparency International Nepal, has recently hosted an art workshop exploring anti-corruption and it holds the country's annual National Fine Art Exhibition, which awards artists for their contributions to the Nepali arts. Previous recipients of exhibition awards have included traditional Newar artist Amrit Dangol and modern sculpture artist Agam Shrestha.
Nepal Academy of Fine Arts, Naxal, Kathmandu, Nepal, +977-1-4430251

Imago Dei Café and Gallery

Located a short distance from the Narayanhiti Palace Museum on Nagpokhari in a large, bright, modern building is café-cum-art gallery Imago Dei. The company was set up by Scotland native Rachael Manley in 2006, who after living all over the world in locations as diverse as Holland and the Middle East, decided to call Nepal her home. Imago Dei's informal and inviting atmosphere and its combination of meeting space and art space make it a popular venue with professionals, students, and tourists alike. Previous collections at the Image Dei Gallery have included a Tibetan furniture exhibition and a showing of Dutch artist Chung-Hsi Han's sketches of his travels throughout India and Kathmandu.
Imago Dei Café and Gallery, Nagpokhari, Kathmandu, Nepal, +977-1-4442464

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The 10 Best Contemporary Art Galleries In Nepal

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Helen Armitage Nepalese art is renowned for its quaint, religious aesthetic, reflective of the country's rich cultural heritage and fusing Buddhist ideology with Hindu representation. While this still holds true, contemporary art in Nepal veers towards socio-political issues, with new aesthetics to follow. We profile ten must-visit contemporary art spaces in Nepal.

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The scene being picture in the art work is a man have more hands and he is blue and a statue of a horse and he is like dancing.
the person  in the picture is saying  dance with the dead.
My experience looking at the picture is feel hurt and sad, because he look like dead.
The work reminds me of a god, hurt person and  he is in pain.
while the artist was  creating the piece she thought about the importance of traditional art in Nepal.
"I want my life." "I need to dance" "I would like to be alive"  "Where is my  family?"
Write a haiku about the picture
we need to protect
our great  Nepalese culture
and pray to our  gods

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The scene being pictured in the artwork is  many  feces and deffrent emotians.
The people in the picture are saying  I am in the sky and I am in the dream.
My experience looking at the art is heartbroken , because they have  trouble.
The work of art reminds me of Syria , war and the people  who have died in Syria.
While the artist was creating the piece,bombs were happening in syria. "I need the peace." "'Where is my life?" "Help me to make me smile on my face."
"Hello,my name is noone. I am from syria.
I maed this picture about people I knew,because I miss them and my heart longs for them."
different faces
life of syrian people
hope to feel better.

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The scene being pictured in the artwork is the face that hurts. The adolescent is hungry. He is trying to say something. The hand is chained. You see the eyes that are sad. The people of Mali are sad. The government of Mali is not doing it's job. The work of art reminds me of Mali, people, and justice. While the artist was creating the piece, problems in Mali  were happening."I want to experiences sadness to the people." I would like peace in Mali." "Where is my joy?" "Hello. My name is Papebalbily I am from Mali. I made this picture about Mali 's suffering because the people are suffering."
" my country Mali
My people are suffering
Help us give us joy
Break are chains free
Grant us peace

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The secene being in the artwork  is pigeons flying and eating, temples, people walking, talking, sitting. The people in the picture is saying to birds we want you here, come on and get some foods. My experience looking at  the art is interesting and enjoyable, sadness  because I've been there, I've seen poor poeple. The work of art reminds me of Nepal, market, Kathmandu, and poor people in the temple who are hungry and homeless. While the  artist creating the piece, for people and for birds to go there and pray. ''I want foods.'' '' I need clothes.'' ''I would like to pray.'' ''Where is a place to sit?'' ''Help me with money.'' ''Hello,my name is pashupatinath. I am from nepal. I made this picture about god, temple, birds, poor and homeless people, Because that looks like sad moment filled with hope.
Write a Haiku about your picture.
5=Homeless people, birds.
7=Sad moment with filled hope, god.
5=pashupatinath.

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The scene being pictured in the artwork is temple, birds, statue and people.
The people in the picture is saying they are talking to each others, sharing somethings, and visiting, walking, siting.
My experience looking at the art is happy because i see many statues of gods in there and I meet with my cousin in that place.
The work of art reminds me of foods, friends, and happiness.
While the artist was creating the piece, people are praying in Kathmandu.
"I want to pray for poor people they never feel poor."
"I would like to make poor people happy."
"Hello, my name is pashupatinat. I am from Nepal. I made this picture about temple to show all people can know nepali bhutanese culture.
Write a Haiku about your picture.
5. This is great places.
7. many people come to pray
5. i like that temple.

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Want to go to school
Education is the key
Opportunity