Earth | Body | Mind
In October 2009, the Siddhartha Art Gallery organized an
international art festival with the theme "Separating Myth from Reality -
Status of Women." Artists from twenty-five countries participated in this
two-week exhibition, which was held in six different venues across Kathmandu
City. The event was well attended and received extensive coverage locally and
internationally. Encouraged by the success of the festival, the Siddhartha Arts
Foundation was established in October 2011, as a non-profit organization
committed to promoting the contemporary arts in Nepal and establishing
Kathmandu as an international contemporary arts hub.