Three young artists were presented with the Prashanta Scholarship Awards 2018 at the Nepal Art Council on Sunday. Soni Rai from Lalit Kala Campus, Hiraram Adhikari from Sirjana College, and Neelam Bhurtel from Kathmandu University received cash awards and certificates at an event presided by celebrated poet, playwright, critic and linguist Abhi Subedi.

Organiser of the awards, the Prashanta Memorial Society was established in 2003 with an aim to support young artists enrolled in the Capital’s fine art colleges. The project was initiated in memory of late artist Prashanta Shrestha, founder and co-ordinator of the Kasthamandap Artists Group. The Society primarily grants annual scholarship awards to three young artists from three different fine arts colleges in Kathmandu.