photo: artwork "Node" by V. Useinov, Uzbekistan

Community engagement through art and educational projects promotes cultural enrichment and democracy in the country. I have conceptualized and founded Asanbay Art Center, a multidisciplinary transformable venue in Central Asia with ability to adapt and bring creative visions to life.

I believe in transformational power of art. In 2012, I launched an anti-plastic bag campaign "Once Upon a Plastic Bag." 

Many of these community-centric projects are created and envisioned with the help of professional artists. Among such projects are Artystan, Public Art Program for the American University of Central Asia, and Partizaning, series of city interventions.