Bangladesh Embassy organizes art camp titled ‘From Mountains to the Delta’
Kathmandu, May 8: A daylong art camp on the theme ‘From Mountains to the Delta’ was held on Monday, May 6 at the Embassy of Bangladesh in Kathmandu. The art camp was organized as a part of the weeklong art festival being organized by the Embassy in association with Art Bangla Foundation Dhaka and Siddhartha Art Gallery. Eminent artists from both Bangladesh and Nepal have participated in the art camp. Artists from Bangladesh, Prof Emeritus Rafiqun Nabi, Monirul Islam, Professor Mohammad Eunus, Muniruzzaman Munir, Kanak Chanpa Chakma and Prof Dr. Iqbal Ali, and artists from Nepal, Kiran Manandhar, Sashi Shah, Vijay Thapa, and Krishna Manandhar participated the event.
During the opening of the art camp, Ambassador Salahuddin Noman Chowdhury remarked that Bangladesh and Nepal have a unique relationship that is rooted in social, cultural and civilizational linkages. He mentioned that the relations were as natural as streams flowing from the mountains to the ocean. He emphasized that both countries have a shared vision for preserving our socio-cultural identities and respecting values and traditions and that the theme of the festival goes with the diversity of landscapes and the confluence of cultural values.
He hoped that the art camp would be a wonderful platform for the creation of artworks by contemporary Bangladeshi and Nepali artists and display their unique styles, perspectives and mediums, reflecting the richness of the culture of the two countries. Congregation of such eminent artists from the two countries will further strengthen bonds of friendship.
Eminent artists Nabi, Manandhar, Eunus and the coordinator of the art camp artist Ms. Sushma Rajbhandari also spoke during the opening of the art camp.
The art camp coincided with a musical event organized by the Embassy to welcome the Nepali and Bengali New Year. Singers and musicians from Bangladesh and Nepal performed at the cultural event. The New Year celebration and art camp was attended by senior artists, art lovers, art critics and members of the Bangladesh community in Kathmandu.
The artworks of the ten eminent artists are being exhibited from May 7 to 10 at the Siddhartha Art Gallery, Baber Mahal Revisited, Kathmandu.
Those interested can visit the Siddhartha Art Gallery from 10 am to 5.30 pm till May 10.
