Silhouettes of Time-2
11 November 2009, Kathmandu |
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Erina Tamrakar finally bids adieu to
her old colour palette and finds new
motifs to express her innermost
emotions. In this new series,
‘Silhouettes of Time-2’, exhibited
at the Imago Dei Gallery, the
umbrella gains monumental
importance. Her umbrella looms
larger than life, being bright and
vivid in the paintings....
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Home Furnishers Welcomes
Mogen
3 November 2009, Kathmandu |
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The Soaltee Crowne
Plaza was the venue
where architects,
engineers,
contractors and
prospective clients
were invited to
welcome Mogen at a
launching ceremony
organized by Home
Furnishers of
Kathmandu. At the
function, Mr.
Prerapat
Sriskulpinyo, CEO of
Mogen (Thailand) Co.
Ltd., highlighted on
the company’s
exclusive
sanitaryware
products...
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KU Centre for Art and Design
15 November 2009, Kathmandu |
In an initiative on
what could be
described as yet one
more testimony of
the pioneering
spirit of Kathmandu
University, KU
Centre for Art and
Design, for the
first time and in
the history of the
country, has
recently instituted
a series of
commemorative awards
in honour of four
iconic personalities
of Nepali art and
art education....
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Camel Art Foundation
21 November 2009, Kolkata,
India |
As with every
consecutive year
from the time it
held its first art
exhibition in 1998
at the prestigious
Jehangir Art Gallery
in Mumbai, the Camel
Art Foundation this
year held the 10th
Eastern Region Art
Exhibition at the
Jamini Roy Gallery,
Rabindranath Tagore
Center Kolkata from
21st november to
27th November
2009.....
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Geet Govinda,
Chirag’s Love in
Colours
22 November 2009,
Kathmandu |
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“Painting for this
series was like
learning to paint
all over again. It
was so much joy!”
says Chirag Bangdel
on the exhibition of
his new series of
paintings at the
Imago Dei Gallery at
Kathmandu.
Inaugurated on 22
November by Mr.
Rakesh Sood, the
Indian Ambassador to
Nepal, the
exhibition showcased
a series of
figurative paintings
in bright romantic
colours.....+ more |
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The Fruit Seller,
COMES HOME
24 November 2009,
lalitpur |
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Amid a function at
the R N Joshi Museum
at Lalitpur, an oil
painting with knife
entitled ‘Fruit
Seller’ by the late
artist Rama Nanda
Joshi, was
generously handed
back to the Museum.
Donated by Ms. Wilda
Campbell, a lady who
has been working in
Nepal since 1980 in
the field of health
care.....+ more
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PHILIPS - Electro
Tech 2009
1 December 2009,
Kathmandu |
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‘Save Energy –
Protect Environment’
was the slogan to go
by at the Electro
Expo organised by
Nepal Electrical
Association (NEA) at
Bhrikuti Mandap,
Kathmandu. With 160
exhibitors stalls,
the exhibition this
time saw a dramatic
rise in
participation as
compared to only 65
stalls at the last
one held in the year
2004....+ more
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SAKAR AMALGAMATES -
Art, Architecture
and Environment
4 December 2009,
Kathmandu |
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“Kathmandu is
growing by 6 percent
annually,” states
architect Kishore
Thapa, Secretary at
the Water Energy
Commission, while
“Nature is the
symbol of freedom,”
echoes Srijika
Shrestha, an
architectural
student of IOE.
Similarly “Plant
trees and build
smart
infrastructures,”
recommends Ajay
Bhakta Mathema, an
environmentalist....+ more
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NEPAL HONOURS -
Artist Tej Bahadur
Chitrakar
5 December 2009,
Kathmandu |
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The 5th of December,
2009 was a very
historic day for the
art society and the
Chitrakars of Nepal.
On this momentous
day, eminent
artists, members of
the Philatelic as
well as Chitrakar
Society, officials
of the Ministry of
Information and
Communication and
the Postal Service
Department, and
friends and patrons
of the arts,
gathered at the
Nepal Art Council to
honour late Tej
Bahadur Chitrakar
(1898-1971 A.D.)....+ more |
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After GANATANTRA SMARAK
7
December 2009,
Kathmandu |
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A meeting was held
at Department of
Urban Development
and Building
Construction (DUDBC)
between officials of
the DUDBC and the
executives including
a few members of the
Society of Nepalese
Architects (SONA),
to discuss upon the
Ganatantra Stambha
proposed to be built
at Ratna Park area
of Tundikhel....+ more
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FIRST FCAN
Award Ceremony Held
7
December 2009,
Kathmandu |
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On 7th December
2009, the first ever
FCAN (Federation of
Contractors
Association of
Nepal) Award
Ceremony was held at
the Nepal Academy,
Kamaladi. Sponsored
by Jagadamba Steels,
the awards were
established to
honour and encourage
the construction
industry of Nepal.
The ceremony was
witnessed by the
Deputy Prime
Minister of Nepal,
Bijay Kr. Gacchadar,
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Bidhata’s
Kaleidoscope
8
December 2009,
Kathmandu |
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Bidhata’s artistic
kaleidoscope seems
to have no bounds.
Be it painting
leaves, or simply
hanging up used tin
cans, her
observation of the
complexities of life
and its portrayal
through simple
mediums is uncanny
and definitely
artistic.....
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SANA
HASTAKALA completes 20 Years
17
December 2009, Kathmandu |
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This year Sana
Hastakala completed
20 years of serving
small and
marginalized craft
producers. On 17th
December 2009 it
celebrated its 20th
Anniversary by
organizing a special
program. During the
program, the
chairperson of Sana
Hastakala, Mr.
Sachidananda
Shrivastava, gave 20
years service medal
to two staffs who
have served Sana
Hastakala for 20
years....+ more
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Blending the
best
16
December 2009, Kathmandu |
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Two artists devoted
to building upon
Nepal’s artistic
richness by blending
the best of what
there already is,’
reads an invitation
to an Art and Home
Deco show at the
Imago Dei Gallery.
The invitation goes
on to add, ‘with
dashes of their
individual creative
genius,’ which
further stokes up
the developing
interest of what
Mike and Nilam have
in store in their
exhibition.....+ more
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Civil Homes
launches PHASE IV
12
December 2009, Kathmandu |
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Amid a function with
the Prime Minister
of Nepal, Mr. Madhav
Nepal as its chief
guest, the Civil
Homes Phase – IV was
formally launched at
Dhapakhel, Laliptur.....+ more |
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12th ASA
Architectural Exhibition
2009
25
December 2009, Kathmandu |
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The 12th ASA
Architectural
Exhibition,
organized by the
Association of
Students of
Architecture (ASA),
Pulchowk Campus, was
inaugurated by
Acting Dean of IOE,
Er. Hari Dev
Chaudhary on
December 25, 2009. A
non-political
association of the
students of
Bachelors’ Degree in
Architecture at
Pulchowk Campus, ASA
was established in
1997....+ more
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The other
dimension of SPLASHES
26
December 2009, Kathmandu |
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Creativity knows no
boundaries. And
creative persons are
crazy enough to try
anything on their
pursuit for a new
high, a new
dimension. Milan Rai
is one such person.
A self taught
contemporary artist
from Dharan, Milan
has been creating
splashes on his
never ending search
for the other
dimension. After his
solo exhibition in
June 2008 at the
Park Gallery, his
search has led him
to experimenting
with ambience, music
and yes, splashes.....+ more
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Historic
Views of Nepal opens in
PATAN MUSEUM
27
December 2009, Kathmandu |
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On the 27th December
2009, a collection
of rare images was
formally unveiled
for public viewing
at a new gallery in
the Patan Museum.
The images document
portions of Nepal’s
history within the
past 150 years and
include works by
Henry Ambrose
Oldfield, (1850 –
1863), Dr. Gustave
Le Bon (1885), Dr.
Kurt Boeck (1899),
Dirga Man Chitrakar
(1877 – 1951) and
Ganesh Man Chitrakar
(1906 – 1985).....+ more
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