Panchpokhari Art and Tourism Promotion Workshop ends

By A Staff Reporter,Kathmandu, May 24:The three-day ‘Panchpokhari Art and Tourism Promotion Workshop’ concluded recently, showcasing the natural beauty and cultural richness of Panchpokhari in Sindhupalchok.

Jointly organised by the Nepal Academy of Fine Arts and Panchpokhari Thangpal Rural Municipality, Sindhupalchok, the workshop featured 16 artists led by Pradeep Adhikari, a member of the Nepal Academy of Fine Arts.

 During the workshop, artist Nar Bahadur BK captured the historic Tin Dhara in his painting, while young artist Sharmila Devi Tamang portrayed the old Mane (traditional religious structures of Buddhists). 

 Liladhar KC painted the stunning view of the Himalayas framed between rows of Chaityas and Lhundars, and Bibita Khadka illustrated the mesmerising scenery of Panchpokhari.

The presence of both young and renowned artists made the workshop intellectually enriching and thematically grounded in the region’s cultural and natural elements.

While Manara Prajapati was painting a local elderly Tamang woman, Liladhar KC completed his first painting and began working on a portrait of the municipality’s chairperson. 

Suddenly, Chairperson Tashi Lama appeared from behind, smiled upon seeing his likeness on the canvas, and exclaimed, ‘Wow, this is exactly like me!’

Senior artist Rajan Kafle depicted the village’s architecture, and daily life in a contemporary style.

 Other artists, including Keshav Raj Khanal, Dibesh Man Pradhan, Pritam Thapa, Rajendra Kunwar, Sikender Chaudhary, Rajina Gurung, and Sushma Shrestha, captured the region’s natural beauty on their canvases. 

Meanwhile, Ram Narayan Mahato and Manara Prajapati painted scenes of daily life and portraits of Lama Gurus.

Chairperson Tashi Lama expressed the municipality’s commitment to preserving art and highlighted ongoing efforts to develop the area into a tourism hub. 

Ward Chairperson of Ward No. 3, Ngima Chhiring Tamang, said that the art workshop would significantly contribute to promoting tourism.

At the closing ceremony on Thursday, Pradeep Adhikari, Head of the Department of Architecture and Folk Art at the Academy, said that such workshops help raise social awareness and uplift local living standards. He added that the artworks created during the event reflect the region’s nature and culture, and that tourism can bring economic prosperity to the area, with artists playing a vital role in this vision.

The Chief Administrative Officer of the municipality said that the under-construction municipal museum would be enriched by their contributions and announced that similar art programmes would be continued in the future.