Nepal, a country primarily known for its geographic features and cultural heritage, is highly dependent on agriculture and its natural resources for the livelihood of its people. Nepal is also home to the third largest ice reserves in the world meaning almost one-third of the world's population is sustained on the water resources stemming from within our borders. As one of the most vulnerable countries to the effects of climate change (The Climate Change Index, ranked Nepal 4th on their list of countries most susceptible to Climate Change in 2010) we feel responsible and obliged to raise a voice.
Earth|Body|Mind recognizes the urgency of this problem, yet allows for a more encompassing reflection. It alludes to interconnectivity and how borad issues like environmental degradation, and climate change can be reflected through different perspectives.
Participating KIAF artists are presenting an aesthetic experience linking these three elements, to challange perspectives and educate viewers.
Click Here to view works by KIAF 2012 Artists.
If you are donating, your pledge will be used to cover the costs of the festival (excluding any cost of Human Resources). The total cost of the festival adds up to $160,000 and so far we have raised half the amount. We anticipate recieveing $30,000 in kind and in cash from insitituions within Nepal. So that leaves us with with somewhere around $50,000, of which we are trying to raise alteast half via this online campaign and the rest through local fundraisers. The following are some of the aspects of the Festival you will help fund:
There are other ways of helping us! Help promote our Festival on social networking sites, our Facebook and Twitter links are below, share them with friends and family. Like our page on Facebook to recieve daily updates and new content delivered to your homescreen. You can also help us build content for our website by writing on our blog about specific artists/artwork and/or issues. Another way you can help is by getting us printed! Write about the festival and pitch your articles to newspapers and magazines, wherever appropriate. There are still other ways you can help. Email us at info@artmandu.org and we can discuss the possibilities.
*A detailed budget report will be published on our website, at the end of the campaign.
**Currently we are working on setting up our Paypal account. We will notify you, when the option becomes available.
Given the theme of this year’s Festival, we wanted the rewards offered to not only be artistic and creative but environmentally friendly as well. Our pledge rewards will be made using recycled or recyclable materials. From postcards to calendars, all rewards will feature artwork created by participating artists.
On November 1st, KIAF will host a Printmaking Workshop in collaboration with Bindu: A Space for Artists (one of our supporting institutions), through which we hope to provide pledgers with memorable and significant tokens of our appreciation. Prints from the workshop will only be used for our fundraising campaign, meaning each one will be a limited edition artwork created by a Nepali artist just for you. We are also giving away merchandise designed and made by young art graduates.
The Festival started in 2009 with the mission "to firmly place Nepal on the global map as a venue for the contemporary arts, allow for artistic collaborations and exchanges among international and local artists, and use art as a platform for critical reflection and the sensitization of society."
1st Kathmandu International Art Festival:
The 1st KIAF was organized by the Siddartha Art Gallery and held between October 30th and November 10th. Titled ‘Separating Myth from Reality – Status of Women,’ the festival was spread across six venues in the Kathmandu Valley. The 11-day Festival presented artworks by 111 artists from 25 countries. The festival also hosted a 3-day symposium to discuss issues raised by the Festival’s theme. It was inaugurated by a former Living Goddess (Kumari) Rashmila Shakya, who personified gender-typified roles in Nepali society.
For the augmented vision of the 2nd Festival, the Siddhartha Art Foundation was established (2011) to take it beyond the confines of a gallery
Click Here to see more images from the first Festival.
Working with a limited budget has meant our team is mostly made up of volunteers and interns mixed in with a few full-time staff. To support us, artists, art administrators and curators have pitched in hours of helpful insight and resources. Meet our team below:
Welcome to the premier arts festival of Nepal.
