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Bartaman art auction |
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thanks to everybody who helped to organize the Bichalit Bartaman
program and the auction of its art work at Siddhartha Art
Gallery, we were able to place a much-needed amount of Rs.
7,000 each in the hands of the families of Jogimara, Dhading,
who lost 17 of their bread-earning members to the crossfire
of the insurgency and counterinsurgency. A photograph of the
families who came to meet the Bichalit Bartaman team at the
Jogmiara roadhead is attached.
It
was, as always, more moving an experience for those who
gave than those who received, as the Bichalit Bartaman team
listened to the stories of these families, meeting, among
others, the young widow and orphaned breastfeeding daughter
of a sixty-year old man who had gone to work in Kalikot,
a widow who refused to wear widow's clothes because she
believes that her husband (whose body was never returned)
will still return, a mother who cried, silently, wordlessly,
throughout the entire meeting, and men who look dazed, lost.
The families were of Chepang, Biswakarma, Magar, Gurung
and Newar background, and all desperately poor. Though Rs.
7000 is not a huge amount, it will definitely be meaningful
to them.
Your
help has been open-hearted and generous, and we hope that
your kindness is returned many times over. Please do not
hesitate to let others know about this charity event; perhaps
this will inspire other, even more successful attempts.
With
thanks,
the Bichalit Bartaman
Organization Committee Nepal
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The
Kathmandu Post
September 23, 2002 |
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| Bichalit
Bartaman art auction raises Rs. 103,700 |
| Post
Report
KATHMANDU, Sept 22 |
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During an art auction today, Rs.103,700 was collected for
the victims of Jogimara of Kalikot district. Twenty paintings
and 25 photographs were sold at the auction organised by
Bichalit Bartaman at Siddhartha Art Gallery.
Oil
paintings on canvas made up of dark colours mostly black
and red were in one corner of the gallery, while photos
of human images symbolising the Maoist insurgency were
displayed at the other end. Surrounding the art were people
who had come to bid on the different items.
With the initiative of 21 individuals, 20 NGOs and others,
Bichalit Bartaman headed a new start. It was five weeks
back when these groups comprised of artists and musicians
gathered at Basantapur to make "solidarity in favour
of peace".
As
Rinchin Yongan lifted one painting followed by photos
one after another, the biding began instantly. Minimum
biding began with Rs.3,000 for the paintings while Rs.1,000
for the photos. The highest bidder was Lucia De Vires
who bought the painting of Shankar Raj Suwal for Rs. 10,000.
While Finoulla bought the photo of Dhruba Ale for Rs.1,500.
"Though
the painting is unusual and makes no head or tail, I still
bought it as I wanted to contribute to a good cause,"
says Deepak Thapa. Deepak Thapa, an organiser of the programme,
was one such bidder who bought a painting of Nabindra
Rajbhandari at the minimum price.
Apart from the auction, Krishna Murari Gautam alias Chatyang
Master recited a poem which was a satire of the existing
scenario to "choose to die" not only through
poverty or hunger but surrender in the hands of the Maoists.
Mohan
Mainali, an investigative journalist also narrated the
real life incident of Dhading district.
These paintings and photos will be further taken to Biratnagar
and Phokara to make people aware of the existing situation.
Contributing
painters include Shashi Kala Tiwari, Shoba Wagle, Deependra
Bajracharya, Shankar Raj Singh Suwal, Kiran Manandhar
and Shashi Shah. Contributing photographers include Bikas
Rauniyar and Dhruba Ale among others.
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The Kathmandu Post
September 16, 2002
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| Art
exhibition calls for peace |
Post
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KATHMANDU, Sept 15 |
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Various
artist and creative workers are again going to participate
in the Bichchalit Bartaman programme, to be held in Pokhara
(September - October) and in Biratnagar (October - November).
According to a press release issued here today from Bichchalit
Bartaman Organising Committee, the main aim of the programme
is to express their feeling towards the chaotic situation
going on in the country.
On
August 17, the first Bichchalit Bartaman was organised at
Basantapur Durbar Square in which 18 organisations participated.
Creative artists working with various media presented their
work, calling for an end to social injustice and appealing
for peace.
In the programme twenty-three popular painters exhibited
their artwork and nine photographers exhibited 25 photographs.
All
the creative work will be displayed in Siddhartha Art Gallery
from September 15-22. Money collected from selling the creative
art work will be used for the welfare of innocent people
of Jogimara, Dhading, who are suffering from violence going
on in the country, states the release.
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