A rural landscape featuring rolling hills in the background, green fields, a row of trees, and a wooden fence in the foreground with rocks.

2007 Ashu Artist Retreat

The project supports artist’s new work, research and collaborations and provided a one month creative retreat for Central Asian and other visual artists from around the world to maximize exchange between local and international artists, stimulate new ideas, and encourage experimentation in Kyrgyzstan.

Participants:

Germany: Angelika Walther, Eugenia Gortchakova
Uzbekistan: Alisher Khamidov, Irina Batova
USA: Lisa Lawley
Artistic director: Shaarbek Amankul

Children painting outdoors on a large canvas laid on the ground.
A caravan of camels walking across a flat landscape with mountainous terrain in the background.
A rural road with a car driving on it, surrounded by green hills and a sign in a foreign script
The words 'AMERICAN SCHOOL' written on a hillside.
Child drawing on a large sheet of paper with colorful markers outdoors, with people and greenery in the background.
A group of children holding signs standing outdoors under a tree, with mountains and houses in the background.
Two children standing in front of a wall with the words 'left right in' written on it, painting or writing on the wall.
Outdoor scene with wooden sculptures and a thatched-roof shelter in a grassy area.