A yurt under a starry night sky with the Milky Way galaxy visible.

Nomadic Art Camp

Kyrgyzstan

2011-2024

Nomadic Art Camp is an intensive art and cultural project in Kyrgyzstan founded and directed by Shaarbek Amankul. It brings together artists, writers, and curators to explore shared experiences across Central Asia through making, conversation, travel, and time on the land. The camp moves through varied landscapes and rural communities, creating space to exchange knowledge and develop collaborative relationships that can grow into longer-term projects, and exhibitions. Between 2011 and 2023, the Nomadic Art Camp invited participants from across the international community. In 2024, the program shifted its focus to building relationships with Native American artists from North America.

A man sitting on grass with a camel resting its head on his lap in a wide open field with mountains in the background, with a cloudy sky and the year 2019 overlaid.
A group of ten people, including children, adults, and an elderly person, posing outdoors on a grassy field with a horse on the right and a mountainous landscape in the background. The image has the year "2018" overlaid at the center.
Three women outdoors in sunny weather look down at a table with colorful felt and wool, working together on a craft project, with trees and blue sky in the background.
A group of about 16 people, including men, women, and children, are gathered outdoors on a grassy area with trees and rocky hills behind them. Some individuals are standing, while others are sitting on the ground. The photograph appears to be from the year 2014, according to the white text overlay.
People decorating a colorful, patterned textile inside a traditional yurt with red lattice walls during daylight, with the year 2017 overlayed.
Group of people sitting and standing around a long table inside a decorated tent for a celebration, with dishes of food and drinks on the table. The photo has a large '2013' overlay.
Group of people wearing white firefighter hats, some sitting and some standing, inside a yurt with red and beige walls. One person in the back is holding a guitar. The image has the year 2012 written across it.
Children riding donkeys on a grassy beach, waving and smiling, with photos on the ground and a blue sky with some clouds above.
A young boy standing next to a donkey with blue water containers in a rural grassy field. Two yurts and a table with food and supplies are in the background, with mountains in the distance. The image has the year "2016" overlaid.