Karnali artists are excited about the construction of the art gallery, which has begun with a DPR and a cost estimate of Rs. 7 million.
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The construction of the Karnali Culture Preservation Forum (KASAM) Art House has begun in Gothijiula, Kanakasundari Rural Municipality-5. The work of constructing the art house has begun to preserve the Sinja civilization of Jumla and to highlight the talents of the hidden remote areas.
Karnali artists are excited about the construction of the art gallery, which has begun with a DPR with a total cost of Rs 700,000. The art gallery will take three years to build.
In the first year, the Karnali Provincial Government Social Development Office, Jumla, has provided Rs 1.5 million. Kanakasundari Rural Municipality has allocated Rs 300,000, said Dipendra Upadhyay, founder of the Karnali Culture Preservation Forum.
The art gallery, which is being built on 600 square meters of land, has been built to accommodate more than 300 people. “Currently, work is being done with a total of Rs 1.8 million,” said Upadhyay, who is also the secretary of the Karnali Culture Preservation Forum. “A budget of Rs 2.2 million is required next year.” He also said that an appeal has been made to interested individuals and organizations for budget management.
Sinja Valley is a history. The art and culture here are disappearing. An art gallery is also necessary to maintain it. The work of the art gallery has been started in a rented house for 6 years. The artists are performing in the same house. The work is being done by renting the house of Bhim Bahadur Budha in Chudille, Gothijiula.
The art gallery is currently showing street plays, stage plays and courtroom plays. 18 people are working in the art gallery. They have shown voter education plays in 36 places in Karnali.
The play ‘Suina Karnalika’ was first shown in Kathmandu in 2067 BS. The play ‘Phadko’ was performed in Surkhet in 2076 BS. The art gallery, which has already shown the play ‘Kutiro’ in Surkhet in 2078 BS, is running awareness programs in various places in the district.
Famous playwright Sunil Pokharel has come to the rented art gallery and trained the artists. According to Secretary Upadhyay, a team led by Nisha Sharma Pokharel, Chancellor of Nepal Natya Pragya Pratishthan, has visited and returned after observing the art and culture of Karnali. The artists here are excited after the construction of the art house has begun.
