Ambasada Kultury is an initiative of Belarusian culture workers and activists. Originally from Minsk, Belarus, it is currently based in Berlin, Germany.

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Organizational Focus

• Community. We support and develop connections within and outside the Belarusian cultural community, promoting cooperation and collaboration between artists and activists from different cultural fields.

• Multi-disciplinary. We strive to build new connections across different fields of culture, science and other disciplines. We believe in the power of interconnectedness and horizontal entanglement that sparks synergies and insights and creates new experiences.

• Contemporary art and culture. Our passion and key interest is contemporary art and culture, which we view as a means to reflect and analyze processes that are taking place today in Belarus and beyond through artistic practices, research, exchange and the implementation of artistic projects.

We strive to be part of the global community and processes, an element of the pattern that spreads across knowledge fields, time, locations and experiences. We see ourselves as nomads, non-localized culture ambassadors that are radically open to the Other, unknown, and unexpected.

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The Art and Creative Solutions Public Foundation unites professionals in the cultural sphere and creative industries.  The Foundation’s primary goal is to support growth of the creative potential of citizens of Kazakhstan. The Fund has offices in Nur-Sultan and Almaty.

ArtEast is a non-governmental organization founded by three Kyrgyz freelance artists in 2002. The main mission of the organization is to strengthen the role of the contemporary visual arts as an integral component for the harmonious development of civil society in Kyrgyzstan and to provide support to artists to create artworks that are free of ideological and commercial pressure. 

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Bukhara Photo Gallery aims to develop and promote art photography in the region.  Many of its projects address social and political issues through photography and facilitate interaction with the local creative community, including photographers, artists, and others.  Its main activities are photo exhibits, photography workshops, and participation in local and international photography events.

Dushanbe Art Ground/Sanati Muosir – is a non-profit organization registered in 2012 in Dushanbe. DAG mission is to advocate for the development of contemporary art practices in Tajikistan, to redefine the role of the artist in contemporary society and shift the function of the artist from mere producer to engaged researcher and critic. DAG strategy is to achieve long-term sustainable development for new media arts and new platforms where creative and civic communities could collaboratively invent alternative avenues for social development and change.

Founded in 2000 and based on rather long working experience as an independent cultural actor, Oberliht aims to interconnect dispersed artistic scenes and build an artistic community making use of public spaces. The Association aims to provide support to young artists and contribute to their professional development. It develops and maintains interdisciplinary platforms and projects aiming to connect the local and international contemporary art and culture initiatives, and advocates for a strong and independent cultural sector in Moldova and in the region.

Its activities include: cultural action (supporting artistic production); research of public space transformations; advocacy actions; non-formal education; community building and organizing; editorial and publishing activity (translation and dissemination).

Due to Russia’s war against Ukraine, the team of Open Place, originally based in Kyiv, Ukraine, is currently divided between Kyiv, Ukraine and Warsaw, Poland

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The Platform for Interdisciplinary Practice Open Place is an artistic initiative, which aims to facilitate discussions, exchange of opinions, ideas and experiences between artists, curators, and various social groups from across Ukraine and other countries. The platform organizes meetings and conducts joint events to foster the development of art, politics and socio-cultural transition. Open Place brings together the experiences of Ukrainian and international colleagues working in public spaces, as well as with participatory practices and strategies for engaging diverse social groups. Open Place strives to create a cultural environment, where society is an active participant in cultural events, a co-creator of common values, artistic events and cultural context.

Art Prospect Network Residency at Open Place

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Open Place withdrew from the Art Prospect Network in March 2022 but will host an Art Prospect Residency (US artists) in 2023 at its current base in Warsaw, Poland

Salaam Cinema is a community based cinema and art space for audio-visual and performing arts. The space is run by a horizontal team of creatives offering quality programming of films, performances, exhibitions & educational programs.

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Salaam Cinema Mission

• We believe that culture should be accessible to everyone, no matter their age, gender, sexual orientation or class. 

• Together we create opportunities and support the development of personal skills by offering space, time and resources.

• We strive for equality, safety, inclusivity and diversity in the cultural scene.

• We draw inspiration from the city and activate the local urban vision.

• We support the local art scene and encourage community collaboration.

• We build and exchange collective knowledge through non-formal education and experiential processes.

• We advocate local film-making and film history. The cinema’s audience gets the chance to discover new Azerbaijani films and rediscover movies which have written the Azerbaijani film history.

• We exist and move forward through collectivity.

The State Silk Museum was built in 1887 as part of the Caucasian Sericulture Station. Initially, with its multiple buildings, it focused primarily on scientific and educational processes. Currently, it functions as a museum. The collections and exhibitions explore all aspects of silk production and its rich history. The Museum uses its historical background to create a new platform for sharing knowledge. It is open to creative experimental approaches involving different groups. Since 2016, the museum has been collaborating with various professionals from local and international art scenes and has been working on many art projects, exhibitions, interventions, and residencies.

Structura Gallery is a contemporary art space with a focus on expanding and redefining contemporary art practices, supporting the establishment of an adequate and open to the world local art scene and creating a sustainable international network, while at the same time engaging with a critical social agenda.

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The Suburb Platform is an initiative of AICA Armenia and Mekhitar Sebastatsi Art School to provide local and international artists and curators with an open space to exhibit and discuss art projects and solo exhibitions. Because Suburb Platform doesn’t have a permanent location, its main activities (artists’ talks, workshops, discussions, presentations and screenings) take place in different places in Yerevan. Independent curator, Eva Khachatryan, directs the residency program.  As a researcher and curator, her work focuses on self-organization and autonomy in the field of contemporary art.  Eva initiates and directs educational programs for emerging artists and organizes local and international exhibitions, presentations, and seminars and visual art and electronic music exchange programs.

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Founded in 1976, the Ilkhom Theater remains today the only independent theater in Uzbekistan. The activities of Ilkhom extend beyond theater and focus on the broadening of the cultural border in the region and the exchange of information, including internationally, between artists and other cultural players. The theater houses the School of Dramatic Arts, the theater gallery “Ilkhom,” the contemporary music ensemble Omnibus, and the Central Asian Laboratory for Young Directors, and also conducts international masterclasses and concerts by musicians from around the world and rock and jazz festivals.

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