International art camp kicks off

Kathmandu: An international art camp and exhibition has begun in Basantapur Durbar Square, Kathmandu, with the participation of artists from four countries.

Organised by the National Artists Association of India and in collaboration with Nepali artists, the exhibition features 13 artists from India, 14 from Nepal, two from Bangladesh and nine from Sri Lanka.

The coordinator of the programme and the President of the National Artists Association of India, Biswajit Dam, expressed his happiness at visiting Nepal for the first time to hold an art exhibition.

He said, “Basantpur seems to be a very unique and excellent tourist place; the art of its heritage has attracted me.

He further believed that the programme would help strengthen brotherhood by exchanging the skills.

In today’s camp, senior artist and President of the International Watercolor Society Nepal, NB Gurung, made a ‘live demonstration’ of his art.

Earlier, the exhibition was inaugurated amidst a function held at Nepal Fine Arts Academy on Tuesday.