The ‘Monthly Art Interactions and Special Art Talks/Lectures’ and the ‘Monthly Art Theory / Analytical Interaction and Archiving’ are an extension of each other.  The art talks have been taking place every last Tuesday of each English month, at 3 PM in Martin Chautari, Thapathali. Local and international artists are invited to talk about their works or a particular subject matter related to art. This is a great platform for interaction and awareness of what is happening in the contemporary art scene around the world. Additionally, discussions are held on issues like the constant search of the meaning and purpose of art; why it is or is not important to talk about art; whether it is has universal appeal or its understanding is just reserved for a certain group of people which makes art elitist; even the hierarchy that exists in art itself.

These talks are open to everyone and information on guest artists will be updated on the website every month.

29 Nov 2011, ‘Cruel Radiance: An Intersubjective Focus on the Person in Avant-Documentary’  -  Stephanie Spray, Fulbright-Hays scholar and PhD candidate, Harvard University, USA

25 Oct 2011: cancelled because of Tihar

27 Sept 2011: ‘Kathmandu to Fukuoka’ – Jupiter Pradhan, Artist

30 August 2011: Performing Aspirations: Marginality and Dreams of Equality in Nepali Lok Dohori’ – Dr. Anna Stirr, Institute of Social and Cultural Anthropology St John’s College, University of Oxford

26 July 2011: ‘Art in Photo Journalism’ – Bikash Rauniyar, Photo Journalist

19 July 2011 ‘Women in Nepali Theater’- Nisha Sharma, Aarohan

31 May 2011/ 17 Jeshtha 2068 ‘Being in Kathmandu Valley’ - Kailash Shrestha, Deetmala Maharjan and Ananda Samvab, Visual Artists

26 April 2011 ‘Grand National Art Exhibitions (2068)’- Kanchha Kumar Karmacharya, General Secretary, Nepal Academy of Fine Art

29 March 2011 ‘Contextualizing Art in the Kathmandu Valley’ – Kerry Lucinda Brown, Fulbright Scholar, PhD Candidate, Art History Department Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, Virginia USA

1 March 2011 ‘Telling a Tale’(A Collection of Personal Narratives by 31 Nepali Women) – Archana Thapa, Freelance Journalist

25 22 Feb 2011 ‘Wearable Art’ – Bathany Meuleners, Fulbright Scholar/Fashion Designer, USA
Jan 2011 ‘Workshop of National Stone Sculpture (Butwal 2067)’ – H.B. Ramtel, Workshop Coordinator, Raju Pithakote, Artist

28 Dec 2010 ‘Let’s talk about ART baby!’ – Sujan Chitrakar, Visual Artist and Academic Programme Coordinator, Kathmandu University, Centre for Art and Design

30 Nov 2010 ‘Karnali Blues’ a novel by Buddhisagar Capain – Leela Luitel, Critic and Sachin Ghimire, PhD Candidate, Jawaharlal Nehru University India

28 September 2010 ‘Iowa in Nepal (and vice versa)’ – Kathryn Hagy, Associate Professor of Art, Mount Mercy University

7 September 2010 ‘Facing My Phantoms’ a book by Sheeba Shah – Ashmina Ranjitkar, Visual Artist and Sheeba Shah, Author

31 August 2010 ‘Contemporary and Nepali Painting: Hybridity and Negotiation’ - Yam Prasad Sharma, Professor, Art and Aesthetics, TU/KU

27 July 2010 ‘Photography: Language or Art’ – Satish Sharma, Photographer, Critic and Curator

29 June 2010 ‘Printing Press in Nepal and Graphic Design’ – Ashok Man Singh, Senior Graphic Designer

25 May 2010 ‘Thangka Painting in the Context of Contemporary Kathmandu’ – Piero Passacantando, USA

27 April 2010 ‘Future Plans of Nepal Fine Arts Academy’ – Kiran Manandhar, Chancellor, Nepal Fine Arts Academy and Kanchha Kumar Karmacharya, Member Secretary, Nepal Fine Arts Academy

30 March 2010  ‘Thus far: A Woman Artist’s Journey’ - Sauraganga Darshan Dhari, visual Artist

23 Feb 2010 ‘Where is Art in Constitution?’ – Nabindra Rajbhandari, Artist and Dibya Jha, Advocate

26 Jan 2010 ‘Aspect of Art in Cartoon’ – Abin Shrestha and Rabin Sayami, Cartoonists

22 Dec 2009 ‘Art Posibilities within and beyond Periphery’ - Sujan Chitrakar, Associate Professor and Nabendra Limbu, Lecturer of Art / Design, Kathmandu University

24 Nov 2009 ‘International Art Exhibition Review’ – Kanchan G Burathoki, Columnist, Republica

27 Oct 2009 ‘Preparation for Bianual’ – Sangeeta Thapa, Art Curator/Director Siddhartha Art Gallery

25 Aug 2009 ‘Position of Political Parties on Fine Arts’ – Bijay Subba, Chairman, Janasanskritik Mahasangh; Purushottam Basnet, Head of the Cultural Department, Nepali Congress and Ishwor Chandra Gyawali, Co-ordinator, All Nepal Janasanskritik Mahasangh

28 July 2009 ‘Art Education in Nepal’ – Raju Manandhar, Campus Chief, Lalit Kala Campus; Navindraman Rajbhandari, Lecturer, Srijana College of Fine Arts and Sujan Chitrakar, Coordinator, School of Art and Design, KU

30 June 2009 ‘ART as a Therapy’ – Rubi Van Vliet, Netherlands

26 May 2009 ‘Modern Sculptures and its Challenges’ – Om Khatri, Sculptures Artist

28 April 2009 ‘Women, Art & Society-II’ - Sushma Joshi and Ashmina Ranjit, Artists

31 March 2009 ‘Art and Society I’  - Ashmina Ranjit and Erina Tamrakar, Artists

24 Feb 2009 ‘Searching Modernity in Traditional Art (Thanka/Pouva)’ – Lok Chitrakar and Udaya Charan Shrestha

27 Jan 2009 ‘Bangladeshi Art Practice and Their Contemporary Art Scene’ - Tayeba Begam Lipi and Mahbubur Rahman

30 Dec 2008 ‘Art Criticism, Rationality in Nepali Contemporary Art’ – Mukesh Malla, Artist

16 Dec 2008 ‘Redefining Identity, Rephrasing Music: An Inquiry into the Lives and Music of the Gandharvas of Western Nepal’ – Bikram Sherchan, Sociology/Anthropology, TU

25 Nov 2008 ‘Danish Arts and Its Practice’ – Nikolaj Kilsmark and Nynne Haugaard Pedersen, Danish Artists

30 Sep 2008 ‘Uttam Nepali and His Journey of Art’ – Uttam Nepali, Artist

26 Aug 2008 ‘Institutional Structure of Fine Arts Academy’- Vijaya Thapa and Ragini Upadhyaya, Artists

29 July 2008 ‘Institutional Structure of Fine Arts Academy’ – Kiran Manandhar and Kanchha Kumar Karmacharya, Fine Artists

24 June 2088 ‘Institutional Structure for New Fine Arts Academic: A Proposal’– Sangeeta Thapa, Director, Siddhartha Art Gallery and Madan Chitrakar, Fine Artist

27 May 2008 ‘Women Participation in Professional Art’ – Ashmina Ranjit, Artist, and other

19 June 2001 ‘Contemporary Nepali Cartoons’ – Durga Baral (Batsyayan) and Ram Kumar Pandey

13 March 2001 ‘Women and Sensuality in Nepali Art’ – Ashmina Ranjit