SPACES Sept issue 2017

NEWS
7TH SAARC ARTIST
CAMP 2017
SAARC Cultural Centre, which is
based in Sri Lanka was established by
the Governments and Heads of State
of the SAARC Countries to promote
cultural cooperation within the Region,
to enhance cultural understanding and
harmony amongst the people of South
Asia and to share the distinct cultural
identity of South Asia with the world.
The 7th SAARC Artists Camp was held
from 28th to 31st July, 2017 at the
Gokarna Forest Resort in Kathmandu,
Nepal. The Camp was organized by
The SAARC Cultural Center, Sri Lanka
in collaboration with The Ministry
of Culture, Tourism & Civil Aviation,
Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal.
There were 40 artists from 7 Member
States participating in this camp
including known artist from Nepal,
namely: Lok Chitrakar, Udaya Charan
Shrestha, Erina Tamrakar, SC Suman,
Sunita Rana, Jasmine Rajbhandari,
Jyoti Prakash BK, Namrata Singh,
Anita Khanal Bhattarai and Subha
Joshi. Participating artists had to
create two paintings on the given
themes “Sacred Sites” and “The
Beauty of Nature”. For the first time
traditional and folk arts were included
in this event. Lok Chitrakar and Uday
Charan Shrestha were participated
from traditional art and SC Suman
and Namrata Singh were participated
from folk art.
The SAARC Cultural Centre Artists
Camp created space for artists from
the Member States to gather together
and put forward their creative
expressions on canvass and share
techniques and knowledge through
the language of art. The atmosphere
of interaction and friendship, cultural
connectivity and cultural exchange
during the Camp contributed towards
establishing long lasting partnerships
in art. The cache of being recognized
within the region will increase as
these paintings will be exhibited at
various events. •
16 / SPACES SEPTEMBER 2017