Another most engaging activity organized during the Nomad Spirit 2024 International Program held in Deren Soum of Dundgovi Province from September 21 to October 2, 2024, was a series of workshops led by Mongolian artist Zultsetseg Narantsogt. Involving over 200 school children, artist Zultsetseg taught practical, yet playful ways to create graphic artwork using natural elements such as leaves, grasses and wood and environmentally friendly paints and papers. During workshops, the artists and school children have created over 200 pieces of graphic works, which were printed in small to large size papers by other participating artists, creating new compositions. Works were displayed in the corridor of elementary school.
Born in 1992 in Mongolia, Narantsogt Zultsetseg is a multimedia artist currently living in Ulaanbaatar. She graduated from the School of Fine Arts at the Mongolian State University of Arts and Culture with a focus on monumental painting and continued her studies in graphic arts at the University of Applied Arts in Vienna from 2017 to 2021. Zultsetseg has held solo exhibitions in Mongolia and Austria and has participated in over 30 group exhibitions across Austria, Japan, Korea, Germany, and China. Her artistic practice spans various mediums including drawing, graphics, photo-based encaustic painting, and ceramics. Zultsetseg combines abstract and realistic forms, often using natural elements to reflect on her personal experiences and inner perceptions. Through her work, she invites viewers to explore the deep connection between living organisms and nature, seeking to understand the underlying essence of all existence.
Funded by EUNIC, the Nomad Spirit – International Program was initiated by EUNIC Mongolia and its implementing members, the Alliance Française Oulan-Bator, the Austrian Embassy in Beijing, the Finnish Embassy in Beijing, and the Goethe-Institut Mongolia with the support of the EU Delegation to Mongolia with aim to raise public awareness of climate change through contemporary artistic practices, the program brought together over 260 participants, including 8 artists from 5 different countries, as well as local schoolchildren, residents, administrators, and visitors from Ulaanbaatar. The program was implemented by the Mongolian Contemporary Art Support Association and its affiliate Nomadic Red Corner International Residency and Deren Soum administration and secondary school.
*EUNIC — European Union National Institutes for Culture — is Europe’s network of national cultural institutes and organisations, with 39 members from all EU member states and associated countries. EUNIC Mongolia aims to develop strong and sustainable ties between cultural stakeholders in the European Union and Mongolia by engaging in activities that are driven by the global challenges we have to respond to together.
