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Artist Residency

International artists residency is established in the courtyards of the Magic Land 2, Community Development Center, located in Uliastai Ger district of Ulaanbaatar city

Community Works

In collaboration with local community Red Corner team has created artistic neighborhoods in various locations of Ulaanbaatar city.

Public Art

Artistic nighborhood was created at Uuliin Nuur, located in Denjiin Myanga of Chingeltei district of Ulaanbaatar city.

Volunteering opportunities

Project involved more than 50 volunteers in its community projects within a year.

Artsy Streets

Artists and volunteers painted 220 meters long wall in Sukhbaatar district and 400 meters long street in Uliastai district of Ulaanbaatar city

Garbage is not garbage

Artists created artworks using waste materials

Research trips

Research trips to natural destinations and visits to nomadic families organized periodically

ABOUT NOMADIC RED CORNER INITIATIVE

Nomadic Red Corner is a collaborative project between Mongolian Contemporary Art Support Association and Art Space 976+, initiated with the aim to bring art closer to the residents of the Ger districts of Ulaanbaatar city. Today Ger districts are home to nearly 800,000 people, majority of them are rural-urban migrants and low-income families. The districts lie on the outskirts of Ulaanbaatar city, have limited access to utilities and infrastructure and lacks street lighting, pedestrian roads, green parks, and public spaces. The Nomadic Red Corner team believes that art can bring positive changes to the community cultures and mindsets.

COMMUNITY PROJECTS

Since its inception in 2020, Nomadic Red Corner has been organizing various artistic projects and events and creative community development programs to dispel negative assumptions about Ger districts and to create a more attractive and friendly environment for its residents and visitors. Several artsy neighborhoods were created in Chingeltei, Sukhbaatar and Bayanzurkh districts, covering around 24.000 sq.m areas, where artists, art students and volunteers painted streets and created artworks in public spaces. For implementing its projects, Nomadic Red Corner received fundings from EUNIC, Goethe Institute, Ministry of Culture of Mongolia, Alliance Francois, The Embassy of the United States, Sukhbaatar District Government and collaborated with artists community, Magic Land Community Center, teachers at the International School of Ulaanbaatar and volunteers. Read more in projects and programs section

ARTIST RESIDENCY IN ULAANBAATAR

As a part of the initiative, Nomadic Red Corner – International Artist Residency was established in 2021, with the support from the Goethe International Relief Fund. Residency is settled now in the courtyard of the Magic Land Community Center II at Uliastai Ger District of Ulaanbaatar city. The residency programs facilitate intercultural exchange between local and international artists, support their research and artistic projects and collaborations with local community and help in building long-lasting connections. Living in Nomadic Red Corner residency is a unique opportunity, which allows artists to experience a traditional Mongolian, minimal lifestyle. Residency compound has two Gers designated as accommodation. Each Ger has 3 beds, wi-fi, kitchen amenities, sheets, towels, shelves, and other necessary supplies for accommodating 6 artists in total. Read more here

NOMAD SPIRIT INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM

Funded by EUNIC, the Nomad Spirit – International Program was initiated in 2024 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 and implemented by the Nomadic Red Corner International Residency. The first edition of the program took place in Deren Soum of Dundgovi Province, involving 8 artists from 5 different countries and the local community. The program aims to raise public awareness of climate change through contemporary artistic practices. The second edition is upcoming in June 2025. Read more here

NOMADIC RESIDENCY

Red Corner International Residency has launched A Journey Through Time and Space, a unique two-week nomadic residency program for artists, writers, curators, and other art practitioners around the world, offering an opportunity to explore the contemporaneity and the ancient living tradition coexisting today in Mongolia. The program offers participants specific areas for research, including the contemporary art scene in the capital city of Ulaanbaatar and an extraordinary nomadic lifestyle and wilderness in the countryside of Mongolia. It is a self-funded residency program designed for those seeking new experience, an inspiration source for their artistic practices and networking opportunities. Read more here

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TEAM MEMBERS

FoundIng Director / Curator

Gantuya Badamgarav

Founder of Art Space 976 and Mongolian Contemporary Art Support Association, Gantuya (b.1968) is a self-made curator with a macro-economic policy background. She organized and curated over 200 exhibitions in Mongolia and abroad, including 4 editions of Mongolia Pavilion at the Venice Art Biennale (2015 to 2022). She has also collaborated with Documenta, Gwangju Biennale, Asia Pacific Triennial and other important international exhibitions to involve Mongolian artists. In 2021 she established Red Corner - International Artist Residency and launched XAOS – International Festival of Experimental Music and Visual Art in 2024, together with Bilguun Tuvshinbold.

As a curator, Gantuya developed an interest in exploring similarities and associations between traditional culture and contemporary art practice. In 2018 she developed and idea of transforming ancient oral techniques into contemporary sound experiment and invited renowned German sound artist Carsten Nicolai aka Alva Noto and Mongolian throat singers for the project entitled A Temporality, which received grant from the Goethe International Co-Production Fund and was presented at the Venice Art Biennale 2019 with great success. She continues working now with international artists to produce interdisciplinary, experimental and transnational projects.

She was invited as a speaker at Salzburg Global Seminar 2022, 8th World Summit for Arts and Culture in Malta 2016, 2nd Culture Summit Abu Dhabi 2018 and other international forums and conferences across Asia. She is one of the contributing authors of Daybook, published by Documenta 14.

Coordinator / Curator

Bilguun Tuvshinbold

Based in Ulaanbaatar, curator and festival director Bilguun Tuvshinbold (b.1990) is considered as one of the driving forces of the electronic music scene, as well as emerging A/V scene in Mongolia. His work experiences include manager and later director of Art Space 976 (2012-2020), project coordinator at Mongolia Pavilion at Venice Art Biennale (2015-2022), curator of Kharkhorum International Music and Visual Art Festival (2023), and curator and director of the electronic music stage at Playtime, largest music festival in Mongolia (since 2018).

While organizing contemporary art exhibitions and electronic music performances, he developed an idea of presenting exhibitions and performances of outstanding artists, whose works lie at the intersection of visual art, music and technology and initiated XAOS International Festival of Experimental Music and Visual Art. Together with Gantuya Badamgarav, Bilguun produced and curated the first edition of the festival in 2024, presenting audio-visual installations and live performances of the world-renowned artists such as Ryoichi Kurokawa and Ben Frost. Next edition is upcoming in October of 2025.

Bilguun joined Red Corner since its establishment in 2021, was in charge of coordinating projects and curating events and performances.

Coordinator / Curator

Munkhdorj Batdelger

Munkhdorj Batdelger (Buge) is a media artist based in Ulaanbaatar. He holds a master’s degree in Media Production (2020) and a bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design / Media Animation (2017). Since 2018, Munkhdorj has been teaching at the Mongolian State University of Arts and Culture, where he became a head of the Media Animation Department of the School of Broadcasting and Media Arts in 2022.

Munkhdorj’s art focuses on blending media with public art, creating interactive installations that reflect on memory, connection, and the shifting dynamics between people and technology. He presented his works in Public Art Weekend 2020 organized by Red Corner, Art Week Mongolia 2021, 2023 organized by the Ministry of Culture of Mongolia and other exhibitions and participated in Nomad Spirit 2024 International Public Art Program funded by EUNIC.

Buge joined Red Corner Residency since its establishment in 2021, was engaged with the community development projects working together with international and local artists.