CHAUTARA gallery space: May 2006 to September 2008

For 2 1/4 years CHAUTARA art gallery resided at Edvard Munchweg on the beautiful premises of architect Jos Abbo. After 8 on-site expositions and participation in large events such as "Himalaya Film Festival" in Amsterdam, "German Nepal Day" in Bonn (two years in a row), "Dutch Nepal Day" in Amstelveen, TibetWekenAlmere (co-organizer), "kunstroute Almere" and "Almere kunstmarkt 2008" the gallery space closed down in September of 2008.

We look back on a number of successful openings with friends, well-wishers, interested people and buyers - and a small trickle of visitors during regular opening hours. Unfortunately the gallery did not draw enough public to remain financially viable. More importantly, the serious illness of owner/curator Beata Wiggen (breastcancer in 2007) eventually took its toll and presented the need for a time-out/sabbatical to come to a complete recovery and re-evalute personal and professional goals - a process that is still ongoing.

Activities shifted to a home-office (see ChautaraTemporary) where art consulting and sales continue on a somewhat smaller scale. Efforts are made to organize exhibitions in public spaces, a first success is the 3-month exhibition in the new wing of the local hospital in Almere.