Opportunities

Open Society Art Grants
Arts and Culture grants for individuals and organizations from Central Asia. Deadline: 31 Dec. 2012
November 2011

 
Opportunities

Grant for Photographers
From Central Asia, the South Caucasus, Afghanistan, Mongolia, and Pakistan. Open Society Foundation. Deadline: 3 December 2010.
November 2010

27 May - 8 November 2009
Exhibitions

East of Nowhere
Contemporary Art from post-Soviet Central Asia. 32 artists and groups at Fondazione 107, Turin, Italy.
June 2009

6 June - 3 October 2009
Exhibitions

East-West Divan
Artists from Afghanistan, Iran, Pakistan. Photo tour through the exhibition parallel to the 53rd Venice Biennale.
June 2009

7 February - 21 March 2009
Exhibitions

Living Traditions
Contemporary Art from Afghanistan, Iran and Pakistan, on view at the National Art Gallery, Islamabad.
February 2009

 
Art Scene

Afghanistan’s artistic side
The Afghan Contemporary Art Prize: The shortlisted artists, winner, and the art scene in Afghanistan.
By Constance Wyndham
July 2008

 
Institutions

Turquoise Mountain
The foundation and its commitment to revive Afghanistan’s traditional arts & crafts, and to regenerate urban areas.
July 2008

13 February - 29 May 2008
Exhibitions

Afghanistan's Orphans
Audiovisual project with photos and interviews done in an orphanage in Kabul. By Farzana Wahidy & Shikiba Babori.
April 2008

19 February - 29 March 2008
Exhibitions

Parable of the Garden
New Media Art from Iran & Central Asia, 20 Feb. - 30 March 2008, The College Art Gallery, Ewing, USA.
February 2008

 
Artist & Artwork

Lida Abdul
The White House; Clapping with Stones. Two videos of performances in Afghanistan 2005.
May 2006

 
Exhibitions

Daily Life in Afghanistan
Works created by 6 Afghan photographers during a photography workshop in Kabul.
July 2005

 
Publications

Afghanistan Cultural Profile
A stocktaking of Afghanistan's culture published online by Visiting Arts (Great Britain), including an index of institutions.
July 2005

 
Institutions

CCAA Afghanistan
Concept of a new Center for Contemporary Art in Kabul, initiated and directed by A.W. Rahraw Omarzad.
November 2004

 
Publications

Gahnama-e-Hunar
Only art magazine in Afghanistan. Summary of a talk with the editor Rahraw Omarzad.
By Haupt & Binder
February 2004