‘A way of being’ Kisama’s first art gallery

The Department of Tourism, in collaboration with art curator, Anungla Zoe Longkumer opened the first ever Kisama Art Gallery art exhibition, ‘A way of being’ at the Hornbill Festival 2022.
The exhibition, according to Anungla, is about expressing the changes through art. She added that the exhibition features 17 artists of Nagaland who work across various media and most of them are self taught artists. The theme of the exhibition ‘A way of being’ emerged as she realized a sort of story was being narrated through the several artworks she collected from different artists.
Anungla added that the artworks displayed represented realism, abstract, emotive perspective and balance of culture and Life. When asked about the future of art in Nagaland, she also, mentioned that although there are many talented artists out here, the need of the hour is patronage for them.
The KAG aims to herald new directions in art and to give a voice to contemporary creativeness across the arts in Nagaland, who play a part in addressing the present social climate. The KAG sells prints and original work of the artists with certificate of authenticity. The artists who have their works on display are Akangsenep Jamir, ArienoKera, Kutoli N, LanuPongen, LimatolaLongkumer, Lipokmanen, MerenImchen, MoasoAier, Nadia Jamir, SekreseMejura, Sinlo Kemp, SirawonTulisenKathing, Temjen Art, Tetsong Jamir, Toni Sumi, VineizotuoTase and VithuseTemi.