About

WHAT IS YAKPO COLLECTIVE ?

Yakpo Collective provides a creative platform that showcases contemporary artworks by Tibetan artists. Our aims include but are not limited to: challenging the confines of mainstream media's portrayal of the Tibetan diaspora, encouraging dialogues on how art can serve as a vehicle for cultural expression as well as preservation, and fostering an engaging environment for the youth and older generations alike to participate in the arts. We exhibit works of art beyond how the mainstream media portrays the Tibetan diaspora.

WHAT DOES “YAKPO” MEAN ?

Yakpo Collective’s name is inspired by what is vital to Tibetan experience and identity: Our ethics, our creature companions, and our sense of humor. ‘Yakpo’ means good. Yaks are beloved by Tibetans, and the t-shirt ‘yak yak yak’ with several smiling yaks can be found everywhere in Tibetan settlements throughout Nepal and India. From there Yakpo Collective and the slogan ‘Be Yakpo’ was born.