where ideas become art
Astana Art Fair is the largest art event in Central Asia, bringing together artists, curators, collectors, and audiences from all over the world.
It is a living cultural organism where tradition meets innovation, the local voice meets the global dialogue. Here, meanings are born, important questions are asked, and a society is shaped where art is the right of everyone.
A space
Mission and Values
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Supporting Young Artists
We create a platform for new names, giving them the opportunity to be heard and to enter the international stage
Shaping the Cultural Identity of the Capital
Astana Art Fair positions Astana as a new center of the creative economy, cultural tourism, and global art initiatives.
Developing International Connections
We bring together galleries, institutions, foundations, and media, fostering cultural exchange and collaboration.
Accessibility and Openness
Art should be understandable, felt, and experienced. We open it to everyone, regardless of social or cultural background.
Supporting Young Artists
We create a platform for new names, giving them the opportunity to be heard and to enter the international stage.
Shaping the Cultural Identity of the Capital
Astana Art Fair positions Astana as a new center of the creative economy, cultural tourism, and global art initiatives.
Developing International Connections
We bring together galleries, institutions, foundations, and media, fostering cultural exchange and collaboration.
Accessibility and Openness
Art should be understandable, felt, and experienced. We open it to everyone, regardless of social or cultural background.
The exhibition is built around three main components:
Formats and Directions
Art Fair & Exhibition
Galleries, art objects, paintings, sculptures, media installations — everything that reflects the spirit of the times and makes you think.
Public Art Talks
Lectures, discussions, and creative meetings with artists, curators, and critics. We don’t just want to show art — we want to talk about it.
[ KZ ]
[ EN ]
Art for Kids
Zones where children create, imagine, and make their own art. Special workshops, interactive activities, and contests so that the new generation grows up with an aesthetic sense.
Astana Art Fair invites artists and galleries from:
Participating Countries
[ Kazakhstan ]
[ Türkiye ]
[ Uzbekistan ]
[ Kyrgyzstan ]
[ Tajikistan ]
[ Turkmenistan ]
[ China ]
[ Russia ]
How to participate?
Open Call
For artists and galleries:
Applications are open until September 20
Opportunity to join the Urpaq Foundation support program
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Social Mission
Art is for everyone.
Discover it here.
Discover it here.
is a powerful tool for unity, education, and inspiration.
We believe that
The exhibition provides free entry for orphans, children from large families, people with disabilities, and other vulnerable groups.Special tours, art programs, and workshops will be organized.
Organizer
We aim to:
Provide systematic support for contemporary art in Kazakhstan;
Integrate the country into the international cultural community;
Form a new generation of art lovers and creators.
Urpaq Foundation — initiator and organizer of Astana Art Fair, as well as other large-scale cultural, educational, and charitable projects.
Main Areas of Activity of the Foundation:
Organizing exhibitions, festivals, and educational programs aimed at developing the art scene and supporting Kazakhstani artists.
Creating cultural content, covering current topics in art, publishing interviews and podcasts with leading cultural figures.
Initiatives at the intersection of art, technology, and education. Support for creative clusters and professional growth in the creative industries.
Promoting the Kazakh language as part of cultural identity: conversation clubs, educational programs, projects in language and art.
Supporting young talents from socially vulnerable groups. Creating art centers, running inclusive programs and scholarships.
Creating a platform for dialogue and collaboration between artists, curators, art critics, and contemporary art lovers.
Urpaq Foundation is a cultural bridge between Kazakhstan and the world, between the past and the future, between ideas and their realization.
By supporting the foundation, you support both art and society.
By supporting the foundation, you support both art and society.
Partners
