Kathmandu Triennale

20/06/2025

Announcement: Cancellation of Kathmandu Triennale 2026

20/05/2025

Kathmandu Triennale 2026 is excited to announce From One World Heritage Site to Another, with our research artist, Katarina Pirak Sikku ( , happening this Friday.

Katarina Pirak Sikku is a Swedish Sami Artist, whose photography, drawing, illustration and text-based works are based on Sami family history and historical facts that have influenced her persona life. In her approach to established worlds of images, she often makes use of subtle shifts that disrupt the principles that govern established conventions.

Katarina is currently involved with a research project in Kathmandu for KT2026.

📆 May 23, 2025 | Friday

🕕 5pm onwards

📍Siddhartha Art Gallery, Babarmahal

Hoping to see you all there!

12/05/2025

May we grasp the importance of Co-Existence, and learn to be kinder and more compassionate towards all the sentinet beings. Happy Buddha Jayanti.

Photo of Lord Buddha in Muktinath by Jochen van Wylick

10/05/2025

For the last few months, KT 2026 Team has been busy meeting Nepali artists to know more about their work and process. Our artistic director, Dr. Natalie King () met many artists in person when she was in Nepal while few of the meetings also took place online. It was a great learning experience for the team to know more about the types of artworks that are being produced by the Nepali artists. We are grateful to everyone who has been kind enough to give us their time.

25/03/2025

📢 OPEN CALL FOR NEPALESE ARTISTS: Join the Kathmandu Triennale 2026!

Send your CV and portfolio (if applicable) to [email protected]. The artists will be invited via email on a rolling basis to present their draft proposals for the Triennale on March 27-28 at the Nepal Academy of Fine Arts, Naxal.

The proposals don’t have to be written documents but we expect you to have an initial concept for what you would like to present at the Triennale.

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📢 नेपाली कलाकारहरुका लागि खुल्ला आह्वान: Kathmandu Triennale 2026 मा आबद्द हुनुहोस!

Kathmandu Triennale 2026 मा कलाकारको रूपमा सहभागी हुन चाहनुहुन्छ?

आफ्नो CV र पोर्टफोलियो [email protected]मा पठाउनुहोस् । कलाकारहरुबाट आवेदन प्राप्त भए बमोजिम ३० मिनेटको समय तोकी आफ्नो प्रारम्भिक प्रस्ताव कलाकृति प्रस्तुत गर्न चैत्र १४-१५ मा नेपाल ललितकला प्रज्ञा प्रतिष्ठान, नक्सालमा निमन्त्रित गरिनेछ।

यहाँले आफ्नो प्रस्तावहरु लिखित रुपमा ल्याउन आवश्यक नभएपनि, यहाँले प्रस्तुत गर्ने कलाकृति सम्बन्धी यहाँले आफ्नो धारणा पनि प्रस्तुत गर्न सक्नुहुनेछ।

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For concerns and queries, please reach out to the same email or contact us at +977-9709105260!

कुनै पनि जिज्ञासा वा प्रश्नहरूका लागि, कृपया सोही इमेलमा अथवा +977-9709105260 मा सम्पर्क गर्नुहोस्!

19/03/2025

12/03/2025

📢 OPEN CALL: Curatorial Assistants (x2) Join Kathmandu Triennale 2026 as a Curatorial Assistant!

Send your CV and portfolio (if applicable) along with an Expression of Interest (min 300 words) to [email protected] by March 19, Wednesday.
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📢 खुला आवेदन: क्युरेटोरियल असिस्टेन्ट (x2)

Kathmandu Triennale 2026 मा क्युरेटोरियल असिस्टेन्टको रूपमा सहभागी हुन चाहनुहुन्छ?

आफ्नो CV र पोर्टफोलियो तथा अभिरुचि पत्र (न्यूनतम ३०० शब्द) [email protected]मा पठाउनुहोस् |

आवेदनको अन्तिम मिति: १९ मार्च, बुधबार
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*This role is for individuals based in Kathmandu Valley only.

*यो भूमिका केवल काठमाडौं उपत्यकामा बसोबास गर्ने व्यक्तिहरूका लागि हो।

For concerns and queries, please reach out to the same email.

कुनै पनि जिज्ञासा वा प्रश्नहरूका लागि, कृपया सोही इमेलमा सम्पर्क गर्नुहोस्।

20/02/2025

📢 Artist Talk: Nell X Kathmandu Triennale

We are pleased to invite you to an engaging artist talk with Nell, a distinguished multidisciplinary artist from Australia whose practice spans painting, sculpture, performance, installation, video, wearables, collaborations, and public art.

With a rich academic background from Sydney College of the Arts, The University of California (Los Angeles), and École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts (Paris), Nell has exhibited her work in over 300 exhibitions globally. She is currently a NSW Creative Industries Resident at the Powerhouse Museum, Sydney.

This session offers a unique opportunity to delve into her artistic practice, conceptual approaches, and experiences working across diverse media and communities.

📅 Date: Monday, February 24
⏰ Time: 4:00 – 5:30 PM
📍 Venue: Nepal Academy of Fine Arts, Naxal

Hope to see you all there!

03/12/2024

We are delighted to invite you to "Mentoring the Future in South Asia: Collaborations for Peace," a special talk by the renowned artist, educator, and cultural leader, Professor Salima Hashmi.

Venue: Baithak Restaurant, Babermahal Revisited, Kathmandu
Date: Friday, December 6, 2024
Time: 1:00 PM

Part of the KT Conversations series, this session will explore the role of mentorship and creative collaboration in fostering peace across South Asia. With decades of experience as an artist and educator, and a legacy deeply rooted in the cultural and historical fabric of the region, Prof. Hashmi will share insights on how art and education can become tools for learning, dialogue and understanding.

We look forward to seeing you there!

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About the speaker:

Born in 1942 in New Delhi, Salima Hashmi is a pivotal figure in Pakistan’s art scene, contributing to its development since the 1960s. Her family relocated to Lahore during the Partition of India and Pakistan in 1947, a historical event that deeply shaped her early experiences.

Hashmi studied at the National College of Arts (NCA), Lahore, from 1960 to 1962, before pursuing further education at the Bath Academy of Art (1962–1965) and the Rhode Island School of Design (1989–1990). Between 1966 and 1969, she worked for the BBC World Service in the United Kingdom. Upon her return to Pakistan in 1970, she joined NCA as a lecturer and later served as its Principal from 1995 to 1999. From 2003 to 2015, she was the Dean of Visual Arts and Design at Beaconhouse National University, where she continued to mentor and inspire young artists.

In addition to her contributions as an artist and educator, Salima Hashmi is known for her family legacy as the daughter of renowned poet Faiz Ahmed Faiz. Her work and teaching have played a significant role in shaping contemporary art and education in Pakistan.

02/12/2024

KT Conversations alert!

As part of KT2026 conversations series, we are excited to present a talk 'The World is not Enough' by Pakistani artist and professor Mr. Rashid Rana.

The session will be moderated by Ms. Sophia L Pandé.

Date: Wednesday, December 4 2024
Venue: Himalayan Bank Auditorium, Kamaladi
Time: 3:30 pm

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About artist: Rashid Rana

A leading artist of his generation in South Asia, Rashid Rana initiated an entirely new artform from Pakistan. Rashid Rana has exhibited his ideas, imagery, and pictorial strategies, extensively at various galleries and museums globally. His works are in public and private collections including the British Museum London, Metropolitan Museum New York, Fukuoka Museum of Art, Japan, and Saatchi Collection, London.

Rana is the recipient of the Game Changer Asia Art Award, the prestigious Pakistani civilian honour Sitara-i-Imtiaz, and the International Artist of the Year by SAVAC Canada in 2003.

Rashid Rana is an artist, curator, and an educator. He is a founding faculty, and currently the Dean, of the School of Visual Arts and Design at BNU, Lahore.

Rana’s recent projects include the design of the Pakistan Pavilion exterior at the Expo Dubai, the 2020 World Expo.

About the moderator:

Sophia L. Pandé is a writer, art-historian, and film-maker. She is Director of Development at KVPT, and the Founding Director of The Kalā Salon, a non-profit art space and foundation. In the past she has been a long-running columnist for The Kathmandu Post and Nepali Times. She consults on sustainability, strategic planning, resource mobilisation and partnerships, creative and cultural industries, and education outreach.

Hope to see you there!