Arts

By Shynggyssali Mereke

April 1, 2026

Kazakh Emerging Artists Sadraddin and Yenlik Among Lineup of Artists Performing at Kazakh Houston Nauryz Festival

By Alva Robinson

March 1, 2026

Uzbek American Creator Jahongir Karim Redefines Visibility Through Discipline and Heritage

By Beksultan Pirmatov

December 28, 2025

When Children Hold the Camera: Daniil Usmanov on Migration and His Latest Exhibit, Valley of the Winds

From Kyrgyzstan to the Kaaba, Photographer Reflects on Ramadan in Saudi Arabia

A Kyrgyz photographer captures the soul of Ramadan in Makkah and Madinah.

By Asylbek Mannapov

March 28, 2025

Kazakh R&B Artist Discusses His Debut Album and Finding His Own Voice

At only 17 years old, Texas-based R&B artist Sayat Nokerban talks his debut album and how his musical journey parallels his own self-discovery.

By Alva Robinson

August 4, 2024

Kazakh Artist Assol Brings New Appreciation for Art Through Her Carpet Art

Through her carpet art, Assol focuses her energy on attracting the eye of passersby, particularly the young, whom she hopes expand their own appreciation for art literacy, while raising the profile of women in Kazakh history.

By Zhanar Adylbek

November 15, 2023

Harmonizing Heritage: One Woman’s Quest To Revolutionize How Audiences Experience a Centuries-Old Kazakh Instrument

One woman’s quest to modernize one of the most-sacred instruments in the Turkic world sparks a much-needed debate over the spirit of music in Kazakhstan.

By Zhanar Adylbek

November 3, 2023

How Kyrgyzstan’s YouTube Animation Studio Lalafun Is Reversing the Brain Drain

Affected by a mass exodus of Kyrgyzstan’s young professionals to foreign companies, a group of local animation studios help reverse a decades-long brain-drain crisis.

By Bibi Amina Amin

July 3, 2023