KATHMANDU, April 24: The 3rd International Nepal Tattoo Convention is set to begin from April 26 to 28 at Hotel Yak & Yeti, Durbar Marg, its organizers informed during the press conference organized at Nepal Tourism Board on Tuesday.
The event is organized by Nepal Tattoo Private Limited and supported by Nepal Tourism Board. This year, the convention will showcase over 70 national and international tattoo artists from 20 countries like Australia, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Greece, India, Italy, Japan, Mali, Malaysia, Pakistan, Spain, Russia, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, UK, and USA, including Nepal.[break]
Jondix, the renowned Spanish tattoo artist, will also be giving a two-hour seminar on Tibetan style and Dot tattooing on April 27 from 11am to 1pm. The live contest includes ten categories like Best Leg Piece – Black and Grey, Best Leg Piece – Color, Best Back Piece, Best of the Day, and Best of the Show.
The three-day event will include live tattoo seminars, shows, contests, and traditional music and dance performances by HCH Services of Bhaktapur.
Sudhan Subedi, PR and Publicity Officer of Nepal Tourism Board, said, “Apart from promoting this body art as a linking factor, we also want to establish Nepal as a tattoo destination which can boost the Nepali tourism market.”
Similarly, Bijay Shrestha, Director of the event, further added, “Oriental style, related to Nepali culture, is very popular among tattoo enthusiasts all over the world, and with this convention we hope to bring together the close-knit community of tattoo artists and help them get acquainted further with the richness of Nepali art, history, religion and culture which has inspired several tattoo designs.”
The organizers discussed this year’s lineup of tattoo artists which is said to include some world-class artists and noted their interest to participate in the convention as a great achievement for the country, in terms of tourism and international exposure, as well as culture.
“There is so much for Nepali artists to learn from these foreign artists who know so much about the significance of religion and culture through symbols,” added Bijay Gurung, one of the organizers and a Kathmandu-based tattoo artist.
The first tattoo convention, organized in 2010 on a national level, witnessed participation of domestic tattoo artists and a few from India and Hong Kkong. With the third edition of the event, the organizers added that hygiene has been prioritized, and the selected venue serves the purpose of both hygiene and accommodation. Local artists from tattoo studios of Kathmandu and Pokhara will be participating this year.
The three-day convention lasts from 10am to 7pm everyday and tickets priced at Rs 200 each per day are available at all participating tattoo studios, and Rs 500 for the whole series are available at Mohan’s Tattoo Inn, Thamel.
For further information, visit www.nepaltattooconvention.com and www.facebook.com/nepaltattoo, or call at 4700629.
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