KUMAR LAMA & KUSFU TAMANG - Old Monastery Thanka and Art Painting School - Thamel - Kathmandu - [ Nepal ]

All of Kathmandu and Lalitpur is filled with small stores and shops, many of which are art-related. They sell canvases, often of very high quality and created by local artists. But these places are just retail outlets. Where do the artworks actually come from? Who creates them, and who even teaches the artists how to do this? We visited the artist and art teacher KUMAR LAMA at his art school OLD MONASTERY THANKA AND ART PAINTING SCHOOL, and spoke with him about his creative space and the art presented. Currently 45 teachers work there and more than 100 students are taking part at the program. Also joining the interview was KUSFU TAMANG, who is an artist herself but also works at the art enterprise and is his daughter. We spoke with both in an interview about the school, the artworks and the background behind. This space is an art education program that has been in operation for many generations.   **OLD MONASTERY THANKA AND ART PAINTING SCHOOL** Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/oldmonasterythanka **VAGABUNDLER** Nepal Map: https://vagabundler.com/nepal