18.09.2023 The 15th International Exhibition “Bow to Planet Earth”

The Central State Museum of the Republic of Kazakhstan hosted the opening of the 15th International Exhibition “Bow to Planet Earth”, organized by the Daejeon International Art Exchange Association (South, DIAEA) and the Kazakh National Academy of Arts named after Temirbek Zhurgenov.

The main goal of the exhibition is to support and strengthen cultural ties and cooperation between states, promote peace and stability, the beauty of nature and the environment, focusing on natural disasters and environmental disasters caused by human impact.

At the opening ceremony, the director of the Central State Museum of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Rashida Kharipova, noted the importance of the main aspects of this event: “For the Central State Museum, holding the 15th International Exhibition “Bow to Planet Earth” is a great achievement, since we are one of the largest cultural centers in Kazakhstan, in which special attention is paid to the traditions and history of all peoples living in the country. We are confident that every resident and guest of the city, as well as foreign tourists who visit the exhibition, will begin to love nature even more and understand important environmental issues. “I also believe that the international exhibition “Bow to Planet Earth” will strengthen cultural ties between the two countries.”

Also, congratulatory speeches were made by the Vice-Rector for Academic, Educational and Methodological Work of T. Zhurgenov Kazakh National Academy of Art Sharipbek Agabayuly, President of the International Community of Arts Exchange in Daejeon Shim Woond-Taik, sponsors Park So-Young, Hwang Gil-Yeon.

The exhibition presents over 130 works by national and Korean artists, made in the techniques of painting, sculpture, graphics, and mixed technique. Among the Kazakh masters participating in the exhibition are Honored Workers of the Republic of Kazakhstan - Amandos Akanayev, Zhumakyn Kairambayev, Alibay Bapanov, Bolat Turgynbay, Bauyrzhan Baydilda, Nelly Bube, Omirbek Zhubaniyazov and others.

Cultural and creative ties are dynamically developing between the two countries. Teachers and undergraduates of the Academy have repeatedly participated in international exhibitions in Daejeon, and Korean artists also held their exhibitions at T. Zhurgenov Academy of Arts. We hope that the exhibition “Bow to Planet Earth” will win the hearts of viewers with its works in the direction of contemporary fine art.

Participants of the event were awarded letters of gratitude, certificates from T. Zhurgenov Kazakh National Academy of Arts and the Academy of Arts of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Union of Artists of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Guests of the ceremony: artists from South Korea, Kazakhstan, art critics, students and media representatives.

The 15th International Exhibition “Bow to Planet Earth” will last until September 27.