Visual artist Ashmina Ranjit’s artwork ‘Sacredness within and beyond: Multiple Kailash’ has been nominated as one among 30 other international artists for The Sovereign Asian Art Prize, representing Nepal. The winning artist is awarded US$30,000 at an annual sell-out Gala Dinner in Hong Kong. The 29 other works are auctioned, with the artists receiving 50 percent of proceeds and the other 50 percent funding the charitable work of the Foundation.

Australian Ambassador to Nepal, Peter Budd launched the book ‘Silence No Longer: Artivism of Ashmina’ in an event organized at Hotel Shanker, Lazimpat on Tuesday. The book was published with the support from the Australian Embassy which highlights the contribution of artist Ashmina Ranjit to linking arts and activism in Nepal.