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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 RED CORNER INITIATIVE

COMMUNITY ART IN ULAANBAATAR

Red Corner is a community-based contemporary art initiative by Mongolian Contemporary Art Support Association and Art Space 976+, established in 2020 to bring art into the everyday lives of residents in Ulaanbaatar’s ger districts. Home to nearly 800,000 people, many of them rural-to-urban migrants and low-income families, these districts face significant infrastructure challenges, including limited access to utilities, street lighting, pedestrian pathways, green spaces, and public amenities.

Through public art, creative community programs, and cultural events, Nomadic Red Corner seeks to challenge negative perceptions of ger districts and foster more welcoming, inclusive, and vibrant living environments. Working closely with local residents, artists, students, and volunteers, the initiative has transformed approximately 24,000 square metres of public space into artistic neighbourhoods across the Chingeltei, Sukhbaatar, and Bayanzurkh districts, using murals and site-specific artworks to encourage community participation and a shared sense of place.

Nomadic Red Corner has received support for its projects from EUNIC, the Goethe-Institut, the Ministry of Culture of Mongolia, Alliance Française, the U.S. Embassy, and the Sukhbaatar District Government. Its initiatives are made possible through collaborations with artists, the Magic Land Community Center, teachers at the International School of Ulaanbaatar, and dedicated volunteers.

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ARTIST RESIDENCY IN ULAANBAATAR

Established in 2021 with support from the Goethe International Relief Fund, the Red Corner International Artist Residency extends the initiative’s mission through artistic research, intercultural exchange, and community collaboration. Initially based at the Magic Land Community Center II in Uliastai, Ulaanbaatar, the residency has since relocated to Gachuurt, on the outskirts of the city.

The residency provides a platform for local and international artists to develop projects, exchange ideas, collaborate with communities, and build lasting connections. Through workshops, performances, and public art events, participating artists engage with local residents while exploring Mongolia’s contemporary realities and living cultural traditions. Its distinctive setting also offers artists an opportunity to experience a simple, minimal lifestyle shaped by Mongolian traditions.

NOMAD SPIRIT INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM

In 2024 and 2025, with support from EUNIC, Nomad Spirit brought contemporary art into the rural communities of Deren and Tsagaandelger soums in Dundgovi Province, in Mongolia’s Gobi region. Involving 16 artists from five countries alongside local communities, the program used artistic practices to raise awareness of climate change and its environmental and cultural consequences.

Through art workshops, film screenings, contemporary dance classes, performances, and public artworks created with local schoolchildren, Nomad Spirit encouraged dialogue between artists and residents, connecting global ecological concerns with local knowledge and lived experience.

NOMADIC RESIDENCY

Building on these initiatives, A Journey Through Time and Space is a two-week nomadic residency for international artists, writers, curators, and other art practitioners. The program explores the coexistence of contemporary life and enduring traditions in Mongolia, offering opportunities to engage with Ulaanbaatar’s contemporary art scene and experience the nomadic lifestyle and wilderness of the countryside. This self-funded residency program is for those seeking new experiences, inspiration for their artistic practices, and networking opportunities. The residency staff will provide all necessary documentation and support for artists applying for grants to cover program-related expenses.

Beyond research and artistic exploration, participants are encouraged to collaborate with local communities through participatory workshops, performances, and public art projects. By bringing artistic practice into dialogue with local knowledge, landscapes, and ways of life, the residency fosters meaningful intercultural exchange and lasting connections between artists and communities.

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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.

Program Director / 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.