Bukhara Biennial
Bukhara, Uzbekistan,Bukhara,Uzbekistan
Bukhara Biennial is an evolving platform for contemporary art and culture launching in September in Bukhara, Uzbekistan, a UNESCO “Creative City of Craft & Folk Art.” Developed by the Uzbekistan Art and Culture Development Foundation, the interdisciplinary event is set to feature homegrown participants and international artists such as Saudi multidisciplinary artist Ahmad Angawi and Egyptian culinary artist Laila Gohar. The biennial aims to demonstrate Bukhara’s rich history as an important intellectual and economic center for production on the Silk Roads and as a hub for cultural exchange among Asia, Africa and Latin America in the 20th century with a focus on craft, visual and culinary arts, design and more.
Bukhara, Uzbekistan, September 5 to November 20.
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