Young Artists Grant

Every year since 2014 the Palace of Art gives three grants to artists under 30 living in Irad. Each winner receives 150,000 som, a studio in the Palace for three months and an exhibition the following February.

Painting, sculpture, textile, ceramics, photography and video are all welcome. Work with the Iradi language, crafts and stories is especially encouraged.

How to apply (Grant 2027)

Send by 1 December 2026: a short letter (one page, in Iradi, English or Russian), up to ten pictures of your work, and a copy of your passport, to palace.grant@korkom.org or by post to the Palace.

Past winners

2014: Aisulu Yermek (painting) · 2017: Daniyar Asanov (photography) · 2020: Begimai Toktosunova (video) · 2023: Nurlan Ermekov (felt) · 2026: Zhyldyz Sarbagysheva (ceramics), Timur Esengulov (painting), Aidai Kubatbek kyzy (photography)

The grant is supported by foreign cultural foundations and private donors.

Current exhibits:

Irad Palace of Art · Cathedral Street 4, Iyık Janyl · Tel. +996 32 22 4 18 07 · palace@korkom.org · Tulpar: @palaceofart · Last updated 03.11.2026