Returning to a year without exhibitions

‘Last year was tough for Nepal’s art community and this year is unlikely to be any different,’ says Sangeeta Thapa, director of Siddhartha Art Gallery.

For almost eight months last year, galleries in Kathmandu Valley remained closed due to the pandemic. Like every other sector, the pandemic dealt a devastating blow for the arts sector as well, remembers Sangeeta Thapa, the director and curator of Siddhartha Art Gallery .