September 5: E-Arts Nepal, an online art gallery, is organizing the Himalayan Art Festival 2019 at Nepal Art Council later this month in an attempt to raise awareness about Nepali culture and society.

The organizer said in a statement that the main objective of the gallery is to promote Nepali art in the global market.

The latest edition of the festival, which was initiated in 2017, embraces a comprehensive, inclusive and holistic approach towards contemporary Nepali art by presenting works of more than one hundred different artists that represent a multitude of genres including paintings, sculptures, photographs, ceramic, as well as live performances.

The organizer aims to create an annual event in the form of arts festival and to attract different sectors towards the aesthetic value of art.

The five-day long festival will be held from September 29 to October 3.

The event will feature various art activities such as musical performances, art talks/panel discussion, artists performance, kids art education program, experimental kathak dance performance and ceramic firing workshop, the organizer said in a statement.

The festival will be held in collaboration with leading organizations of Nepali artists.