Three artists from Nagaland, Limanungdang Ao and Ariensa in the field of theatre and Mannyei Konyak for Wood & Stone Sculpture, Carpentry works, Painting & Sketching, received the Young Talented Artistes Awards for the Year 2016-17.
The Young Talented Artistes Award Ceremony for giving away the Young Talented Artistes Awards for the Year 2015-16 and 2016-17 was held at the Raj Bhavan, Itanagar on August 25.
The award ceremony was organized by the North East Zone Cultural Centre (NEZCC), Ministry of Culture. The function featured performance and exhibition by the awardees. The awards were given away by P.B Acharya, Governor of Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh.
Young Talented Artistes Awards Scheme was introduced in 2003-04 by the Ministry of Culture, Government of India to encourage and recognize young talents in various folk art forms in different regions of the Country. The award consists of Rs.10,000/- and a Certificate. Under this scheme the North East Zone Cultural Centre (NEZCC) invites applications from Young Talented Artistes to give the Awards in recognition of his/her outstanding performance/achievements in his/ her chosen field every year. The focus discipline of the awards are folk dance, folk music & songs, classical dance like Sattriya dance of Assam, Manipuri Classical dances, folk theatre, creative arts/painting, etc. in the age group of 18 to 30 years.
