The Arts Council of Mongolia (ACM) announced their third SMArt (Sustainable Mountain Art) artist-in-residence program for 2022, selecting photographer Byamba Batkhuyag. The program's goal is to promote understanding of issues in mountain regions among decision-makers and encourage cultural exchange. Byamba's residency was in Poschiavo, Switzerland, where he focused on sustainable agriculture and exhibited his artwork. In November, he will present his exhibition in Mongolia. Additionally, ACM supports artists through solo exhibitions at their Red Ger creative space, including displays by artists N.Otgonbat and B.Bat-Erdene in September. Finally, ACM has run a successful Fellowship

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The Arts Council of Mongolia
(ACM) and the Foundation
for Sustainable Development
in Mountain Regions (FDDM)
announced the third SMArt
(Sustainable Mountain Art) artist-
in-residence program targeting
professional photographers and
media artists in 2022.
The SMArt program was es­
tab­
lished with the goal of streng­
thening understanding of global
issues in mountain regions
among decision-makers and pro­
moting intercultural exchange
and dialogue between artists and
audiences around the challenges
of mountain regions.
This year selected Byamba
Batkhuyag as the artist-in-resi­
dence to Poschiavo, an alpine
region of Switzerland, from June-
September, 2022. Byamba is a
talented Mongolian photographer
whose diverse and powerful work
touches on clear links between
nature and people. During the
resi­
dence program, he focused
on sustainable agriculture in
the mountains. His artwork was
exposed in Punto Rosso, Poschia­
vo, in August-September in Swit­
zerland. In November, Byamba
will present his exhibition in
Mon­
golia.
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artartist-in-residence
program
The “Red Ger” creative
space of the Arts Council
of Mongolia (ACM) ini­
tiates a variety of creative
activities aimed to promote
artists’exhibitions, increa­
sing competitiveness,
and fos­
tering creative
collaboration.
In the frame of the ACM
20th anniversary, ACM has
supported highlighted artists
by organizing a series of
solo exhibitions at the "Red
Ger" creative space. This
Sep­
tember, Red ger crea­
tive
space displayed “Tuna­
mal’
exhibition by artist N.Ot­
gon­
bat from 6-13. From 16-
30th September, a media art
exhibition “HUUDNES” will
be displayed by media artist
B.Bat-Erdene.
Meanwhile, ACM’s Red
Ger Creative Space, is a cent­
rally located space with 65
square meters of ‘potential’
usage to realize activities such
as exhibitions, workshops,
se­­
minars, conferences, and
so­
cial events. The space can
be adapted to suit your busi­
ness and training needs and
requirements, and also offers
a quiet, cozy reflective area
for more creative meditative
pursuits. Consider our space
as your co-working space,
as a personal studio, or, as a
mee­
ting place for a series of
lectures and readings. The
pos­
sibilities are there for you
to explore and discover.
Finally, we are proud to
announce that we support
emerging artists by organi­
zing their exhibitions and an­
nouncing open calls for artists
to exhibit artwork in 2023.
For more information,
please contact to the Red Ger
Creative Space coordinator at
redger@artscouncil.mn
Redgercreativespaceinseptember
Since 2008, the Arts
Council of Mongolia (ACM),
along with the generous
support of ACM-US, has
successfully implemented
a Fellowship Program
for empowering emerging
cultural leaders.
The program is designed
to enhance leadership, mana­
gement, and marketing skills,
and deepen understanding of
cultural policy, arts advocacy,
and other related issues. Thus
far, ACM has completed four­
teen phases of the Fellowship
Program with over three hun­
dred arts and cultural ma­
na­
gers and artists who are cur­
rently working in the field of
visual art, performing art, lite­
rature, cultural heritage sites,
media, press, and arts admi­
nistration.
This week marked the
launch of the 15th phase of the
ACM Fellowship Prog­
ram.
For the occasion of the 15th
year of the fellowship prog­
ram, ACM has established
the Fellowship alumni com­
mittee group of graduate par­
ticipants.
The committee group
will work on inspiring and
enga­
ging graduate alum­
ni
and expanding their part­
ner­
ship and networking by the
increasing role of artists and
art managers to contribute to
the sustainable development
of the arts and culture sector
and to build a better society.
This year ACM selected
20 arts managers and artists
from different art fields and
invited local and international
experts to conduct 22 full-day
and half-day training ses­
sions
on arts management, leader­
ship, fundraising, strategic
thin­
king, leadership-sensitive
management, intellectual pro­
perty, creative industry, and
arts marketing and commu­
ni­
cation.
Selected ACM Fellows
will be granted $1000 to im­
plement a joint community
service project. The projects
will provide arts access and
arts education for youth and
the wider community through
online activities. All the
ACM Fellow projects will be
promoted and shared across
social media channels.
ACM would like to give a
special thank you to Mr.Wal­
ter Jenkins and Mr.Dwight
Gee, ACM-US for supporting
the Fellows Program and pro­
viding the opportunity for
many Mongolian arts and
culture leaders to grow and
participate in this prog­
ram.
We would like to espe­
cially
acknowledge Mr. Wal­
ter
Jenkins for being an exem­
plary program leader.
For more information,
please contact 319015 or
319017 or
education@artscouncil.mn
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