Visual arts coverage offers quarters in sketching techniques (drawing tools, charcoal and pastel); wet mediums (acrylic and oil); experiments in modern arts techniques; extreme art featuring live as well as installation art; sculpture and photography. From learning historical backgrounds, movements, contributing personalities, to practicing, exhibiting, to presenting their own creations, the education allows participants to gain unique insight into the world of visual arts. Spiny Babbler has extensive experience in working with visual arts at the highest level. Its art gallery and exhibitions have attracted the praise of the national media. Books focusing on visual artwork by Spiny Babbler are Sun on the Mountains (paintings by Pallav Ranjan and poems by Para Limbu), publisher the Dutch Consulate; Women of the Hindu-Kush Himalayas containing 20 oil work, publisher ICIMOD; Mountains Forever mixed media work, published with support from Helvetas; and Dark Flowers containing organic monochrome work by Param Meyangbo.

Literature is covered through story-telling (oral and written approaches), poetry, translation, and research techniques. Participants learn technical writing skills, creative approaches, interviewing skills, and, to a limit, editing. They walk through layout and design, printing, and web publishing processes. They meet known literary figures and visit locations and experience situations that excite and inspire the mind. Spiny Babbler, established in 1991 as a poetry journal, has a strong literature culture. Its Modern Poets of Europe: A Selection featured 10 Nobel Laureates among 100+ poets from 24 European nations. Creative writing departments 22 universites of Australasia participated in Anthology of Australasian Stories. Schools from five continents participated in Young Minds of Twenty Nations. Spiny Babbler has held numerous readings by the finest of Nepalese writers, it has organized writing workshops and international editors/poets/artists participate in its events.

Performing arts features music, theatre/video film, dance, and 3d animation. Spiny Babbler has internal resources to plan, design, record, and publish music. It has presented plays such as “Muna Madan,” “Swasthani,” “The Trap,” at 5-star establishments such Hotel de’l Annapurna, Hotel Yak and Yeti and other locations before audiences including ambassadors and heads of international missions, musicians, artists, and writers. Its “Seven Wonders of Kathmandu” integrated 3d animation with video and was supported by UNESCO, “Goreto Nisafko,” directly involved village people in presenting a story revolving around cancer and conflict and was funded by UNDP, “Driver,” involved real-life characters such as police, garage hands, and hotel-keepers in telling a powerful tale of challenges, hopes, and murder and was supported by ARD-USAID. It has presented plays/musical performances at Kanti Children’s Hospital, Maternity Hospital, Spiny Babbler premises, Mental Hospital, and other urban and rural locations.