SCCA-Almaty’s activity description:

SCCA-Almaty was founded in 1998 by Soros Foundation-Kazakhstan.

The main goals of its activities are: the support of contemporary art in Kazakhstan and its integration to the world artistic’ process. But as a unique cultural institution in the Central Asia region, SCCA-Almaty is supporting all kinds of cultural activity: education, research, information dissemination, events.

Partners of SCCA-Almaty are: The British Council, Goethe Institute, The Royal Netherlands Embassy, Soros Foundation Kazakhstan, Open Society Institute, UNESCO, International Contemporary Art Network Association, Bekker&Co food production firm, idc (Institute for Development Cooperation, Kazakhstan), Swiss Cooperation Office for Development (Kyrgyzstan), Christensen Fund (USA), Foundation for Art&Culture (Turkey), Center for Art and Media (Germany), “Ular” Gallery (Kazakhstan), Corporate Business System, Kazakhstan, Art&Culture Network Program OSI – Budapest (Hungary).

The list of SCCA’s projects:

2006

  1. Access to information (Internet and e-mail for artists, library, video-library, SCCA's Information Desk)
  2. Web-site www.scca.kz
  3. SCCA Discussion Club
  4. Archive and video-archive.
  5. Support to British journalists from ZCZ Studio during their visit to Kazakhstan (the purpose was to create a “Kazakhstan Swing” film about Kazakhstan contemporary artists)
  6. “Development of art dialogue” seminar for artists and art-managers (together with ArtsLink , USA )
  7. Half- year educational “New Media Laboratory” project, SCCA-Almaty , Kazakhstan
  8. Kazakh part of "Contested Spaces in Post-Soviet Art" exhibition, New York , USA
  9. «Bar®el.kz» exhibition, SCCA-Almaty , Kazakhstan
  10. Coordination of Central Asian ArtsLink programs (Central Asian artist's and musician's residencies in USA )
  11. “The Cultural Platform of 6th July“ festival, Astana , Kazakhstan (with a Technologies of Perception group, Contemporary Art Museum – Astana
  12. Pushkin-Party, together with “Knogolub” magazine, SCCA-Almaty , Kazakhstan
  13. “Crossroads” photo art exhibition of Mary Frances Lindstrom (USA), SCCA-Almaty , Kazakhstan
  14. Coordination of Central Asian part of the Istanbul Residency Program at Platform Garanti CAC ( Turkey )
  15. “The Snack” experimental music and VJ-ing party of [antyparty gang] group, SCCA-Almaty , Kazakhstan
  16. Evening of E. Rein poetry (in cooperation with Knigolub Magazine), SCCA-Almaty , Kazakhstan
  17. "Tamerlan Syndrome: Contemporary Art of Central Asia” exhibition, Milwaukee , Wisconsin , USA
  18. REPLICA, the international festival for the experimental media art, Almaty , Kazakhstan
  19. “We Are the Nation of the Kazakhstan ” exhibition, SCCA-Almaty , Kazakhstan
  20. The evening of author's music and song (with “Aken” Author's Music and Literature Fund and Barracuda Jam theather), SCCA-Almaty , Kazakhstan
  21. “Seismograms” exhibition, SCCA-Almaty , Kazakhstan

2005

1.  Access to information (Internet, e-mail for visitors, library, videolibrary, SCCA's Information Desk)
2.  Web-site www.scca.kz
3. Discussion Club in SCCA-Almaty
4.   Archive and video-archive.
5. Coordination of Central Asian CEC ArtsLink programs (Central Asian artist's and musician's residencies in USA )
6.  Coordination of Kazakhstan part of the Videodays Festival, Florence , Italy
7.  «Two From the Box», music-poems concert of Erbol Jumagulov and Ilia Odegov
8.  Workshop «Problematic of Contemporary Art» (in cooperation with ArtsLink , USA)
9.  Producing and publishing of 5 DVD set «Contemporary Art of Kazakhstan» for
the 51 Venice Biennial, Italy
10.   Publishing of «Syndrome of Tamerlan: Art and Conflicts in Central Asia », Skira publishing house, Genoa-Milan , Italy
11.  «Syndrome of Tamerlan» Exhibition of Central Asian art, Orvietto , Italy (in cooperation with Acas Services, Italy )
12.   “Museum In the Changing World” regional seminar (in cooperation with UNESCO)
13.   “Remont Priborov”, poetic concert of Bakhyt Kenzheev ( Canada )
14.   Presentation of P. Zaltsman book «Madame F.» (in cooperation with Knigolub Magazine)
15.  [antiparty] – party of VJ-ing and DJ-ing
16.  Coordination of Central Asian part of the «Unexpected Upshots» festival, Hasselt, Belgium
17. “United Colors of Revolution” Exhibition of new works of Kazakhstan contemporary artists.

2004

  1. «The Sacred Places of Central Asia» International seminar in the frame of «Videoidentity» The Sacred Places of Central Asia« project. Dushanbe, Tajikistan
  2. «Videoart from Kazakhstan» presentation, curator Vettka Kirillova. Bokenhaimer Depot, Frankfurt, Germany
  3. «People and Shadows. Contemporary Art of kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan» exhibition. CANAIA Gallery, Mexico city, Mexiko
  4. «How to do videoart?» training (in the frame of «Videoidentity:The Sacred Places of Central Asia» project. SCCA, Almaty, Kazakhstan
  5. Central asian grant competition in the frame of «Videoidentity:The Sacred Places of Central Asia» project. SCCA, Almaty, Kazakhstan
  6. «Electric Vision. Videoart from Russia and Scandinavia» presentation.SCCA, Almaty, Kazakhstan
  7. The Night of Poetry. Presentation of Bakhyt Kenzheev (Canada)
  8. Participating of kazakhstani artists Erbosyn Meldibekov and Vladimir Tulkin in the «Provatisation» exhibition. (in the frame of Post Communist Condition project. Curator Boris Groys). KW Gallery, Berlin, Germany
  9. Presentation of Glazgo (Great Britain) «Machinista» festival's videomaterials by member of festival's expert council Roman Arefiev
  10. Night of electronic music and vj-ing «Antiparty»
  11. Video and report presentation by Valeria Ibraeva in the conference «Post Communist condition» (curator Boris Groys). Berlin, Germany
  12. Presentation of videomaterials and Round Table of artists who took part in the ANIMAFEST event in Zagreb, Croatia
  13. «Videoidentity:The Sacred Places of Central Asia» festival. German Theatre, Almaty, Kazakhstan
  14. Co-ordination of the VisArt project in conjuction with CEC ArtsLink program (USA)
  15. Creation and distribution of the set of DVDs «Videoidentity: The Sacred Places of Central Asia»
  16. «C145B18/7M» exhibition, dedicated to the presentation of the DVD set «Videoidentity: The Sacred Places of Central Asia». SCCA, Almaty, Kazakhstan
  17. The set of DVDs «Videoidentity: The Sacred Places of Central Asia» presentation in Dushanbe, Tajikistan (in conjuction with Baktria Cultural Center)
  18. The set of DVDs «Videoidentity:The Sacred Places of Central Asia» presentation in Tashkent, Uzbekistan (in conjuction with Museum of Cinema).

    2003

  19. Access to information (Internet, e-mail for visitors, library, videolibrary, SCCA’s Information Desk)
  20. Web-site www.samal.kz/~scca
  21. Lecture and presentation of the collection „Contemporary Music“(Simon Glancy, Ireland)
  22. „World systems of representation for Contemporary Art„seminar, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
  23. „Contemporary Artists in Kazakhstan. Archive of Comprehensive Information„project
  24. „D-generation“ young artists exhibition in „Ular“Gallery, Almaty, Kazakhstan
  25. „D-generation“ digest of young theoreticians’ articles publication
  26. The series of workshops „Art as a tool of change the society“by Robert Blashko (Slovakia)
  27. „Art and prostitution“exhibition of young artists and theoreticians
  28. „Exhibition as a form“seminar by Anna Harding and Ilze Black (Great Britain)
  29. The materials from the 50-th Venice biennial presentation
  30. „Machines and Artists“project (workshop, videopresentations, VJ Party) by Sergei Teterin (Russia)
  31. „Software for Interactive installation training„by Aaron Kaplan (Austria)
  32. The History of Kazakhstan Contemporary Art„over-year study course
  33. „Cinema Club of Pavel Ovchinnikov“over year project
  34. The presentation of the „New Countries —New Identity —New Art“(Contemporary Art from Central Asia) project in the frame of 8th Istanbul Biennial, Turkey
  35. „The best reviews of the Electric Earth exhibition„competition (in conjunction with the British Council)
  36. Creation of the Film and Commentaries about 8th Istanbul Biennial
  37. Lecture and videocollection „Video from Kazakhstan“presentation in the „Post —Soviet Condition„conference (Karlsruhe, Germany)
  38. Competition and publishing of artcriticism digest „Kunstkamera“

2002

  1. "No mad's land" exhibition of Central Asian artists in the House of the World Culture (Berlin, Germany)
  2. Archive Project of SCCA-Almaty (Comprehensive information about artists)
  3. Access to infomation project (Library, videolibrary, Internet&e mail for visitors)
  4. SCCA's TV project (half of year training)
  5. Web-site of SCCA http//:www.samal.kz/~scca
  6. Creation and presetnation of the "No mad's land" documentary film
  7. "Inventory" videoart festival
  8. Presentation of kazakhstani artists and artcritics in the "Politik-um" exhibition (Prague, Check Republic)
  9. "Art on the turn of Millenium" International conference
  10. "Trans-Forma" exhibition of Central Asian artists (Geneva, Switserland)
  11. "Two in one" .Training and exhibition of computer art
  12. Poetic perfomance by Bakhyt Kenzheev (Kanada)
  13. Creation and presentation of documentary film "Dokumenta 11"
  14. "Farewell to Rok'n'roll" the collage exhibition by Pavel Ovchinnikov
  15. Creation and presentation of the "Contemporary Art of Kazakhstan" reference-book
  16. Creation and presentation of the video film "Star nomads"

2001

  1. “Another worlds” project: art in the prison educational program
  2. Access to information (library, video-library, Internet and e-mail for visitors)
  3. Cultural heritage and cultural tourism as a resource of museum’s development (in conjunction with UNESCO)
  1. Creation, presentation and distribution of the Second annual Exhibition’s CD catalogue (with Bekker&CO and Glotur Computers support)
  2. Birthday of Kyzyl Tractor group Exhibition (In conjunction with the International Business School)
  3. Night of poetry (in conjunction with the Musaget poetic group)
  4. Young artists in SCCA project: “Self-identity” of Pavel Ovchinnikov
  5. Net-Art workshop and the night of electronic music. Alexei Shulgin and “Sample Brothers” group
  6. Evening party of dombra music.
  7. Young artists in SCCA project: “Tse” exhibition of Timur Isaliev
  8. SOS – TV project of SCCA/.Creation of SCCA’s TV program
  9. “Pir Dukha” ( The feast of spirit). Exhibition “Book as an artistic object” exhibition >>>
  10. “Art life of Kazakhstan” book publishing and presentation (the articles of art-critics)
  11. “Do we need art criticism” Conference.
  12. Grant competition “The City and Contemporary art ”
  13. “Chamber exhibition” and Round table >>>
  14. “Soviet Internet” Exhibition >>>
  15. Lecture and film about the seventh bienniale in Stambul.
  16. “Presents to museums” (with the Goethe Institute)
  17. Presentation of SCCA’s site.
  18. E.T.Mergenov’s “Erkin” Exhibition. >>>
 CD-catalog presentation
 
Alexei Shulgin & 386DX group
 
"Chamber exhibition"

2000

  1. “Laboratory of new media” year round educational programNew media laboratory
  2. Performance of the “Kyzyl Tractor” group in Vienna (Austria) ( with Vienna city government)
  3. Opening of the first alternative memorial to the Kazakh folk toy “Asyk” on the street of Almaty city
  4. Creation and distribution of the videocassette “Exhibition and performances of Kazakhstanian artists”
  5. “The history of new media” seminar
  6. “Art of photos” workshop (in conjunction with Goethe Institute)
  7. “Art criticism and theory of interpretation” seminar
  8. “Curators' school” workshop
  9. The Second Annual Exhibition of SCCA-Almaty “Communication: Experience of interaction” >>>
  10. “New technology and art of Kazakhstan” articles’ competition
  11. “Presents to museums” project – artworks presentations to the Kasteev Art museum in Almaty, museums of Karaganda and Ust-Kamenogorsk cities.
  12. Project “Access to information: library, video-library, Internet
  13. Workshop by Segio Borelli “Videoart of Kazakhstan: new TV’s ideas”
  14. “Another worlds” project – art in the prison: educational program
  15. Archive project. Comprehensive information about contemporary artists of Kazakhstan
  16. “Marketing and fund-raising for museums” seminar (in conjunction with UNESCO)
  17. Round Table and Photo-exhibition by Eric Vazzoler (in conjunction with French Embassy)

1999

  1. Publishing and distribution of the “Self-identification: futurological prognosis” catalogue
  2. Monthly training for Internet users
  3. “Art and power” Round Table
  4. “Possibilities of collaboration” Round Table of cultural attaches in Kazakhstan
  5. Evening of the Bakhyt Kenzheev’s poetry (Canada)
  6. Lecture “Art of the Scandinavian Countries” (in conjunction with NIFKA)
  7. “WEB-design for artists” training
  8. Evening of the contemporary music
  9. “Creation of the City magazine” seminar (in conjunction with Goethe Institute)
  10. “Memorial for the warriors” competition and exhibition (in conjunction with Afghan Warriors’ Association)
  11. “Human rights are the same even in Africa” exhibition (with Hivos foundation support)
  12. “Left-right” exhibition by Saken Narynov
  13. Lecture “Japanese performance”(with Japanese Embassy support)
  14. International conference “Vanguard and Asia”
  15. Performance of the “Kyzyl Tractor” group in Vilnius (Lithuania)
  16. “The history of XX century’s art” seminar (with British Council support)
  17. “Mass-media and Contemporary Art” Round Table
  18. Participation of Kazakhstan artists and curators in VIth Istanbul biennial
  19. “Presents to museums” – the artworks from the 1st Annual exhibition presentation to art regional museums in Pavlodar and Karaganda
  20. Lecture “Video-sculpture of David Anderson”
  21. Seminar “Open museum: the strategy of survival”(in conjunction with Dutch Embassy)
  22. Project “Access to Information” (library, video-library, CD, Internet)

1998

  1. Subscription of all art Kazakhstan museums to the Russian “Art Magazine”
  2. “Human rights: Terra incognita” exhibition
  3. Publishing and distribution of “Human rights: Terra incognita” exhibition catalogue
  4. Creation and distribution of videocassette “Exhibitions and performances of Kazakhstanian artists, 1996-1998”
  5. Creation of SCCA’s Archive (Comprehensive Information about contemporary artists of Kazakhstan)
  6. “Human rights: a second breath” exhibition
  1. “The best play about contemporary Kazakhstan” grant competition
  2. Publishing and distribution of the book “Tanatar. Ten contemporary plays”
  3. “New kind of art and new technology in art” grant competition
  4. “Introduction to the curators’ school” international seminar
  5. “The support of theatres’ festivals” grant competition
  6. Publishing and distribution of ‘Art discourse-97” catalogue
  7. Project “Access to information”: library, video-library, Internet and e-mail for visitors, Information desk
  8. The first Annual Exhibition of SCCA: Self-identification: futurological prognosis”
  9. “The best conception of cultural magazine” grant competition
 “Human rights: a second breath”
 
Grant competition-1999

 

 
 

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