August 28, 2010
The Fund Forum is pleased to announce volunteering opportunities to participate in Art Week Style.Uz 2010, which will take place in Tashkent from October 9 to October 14, 2010.
August 25, 2010
August 25 marks the fifth anniversary of Forum Junior Sport, a children’s sporting complex, which was established by the Fund Forum in 2005. The children attending the complex are trained by leading coaches in calisthenics and woo-shoo. Over these five years, many of the trainees have emerged as champions of Uzbekistan and winners of international competitions and world championships.
August 24, 2010
On August 24, Hotel Radisson SAS Tashkent hosted an International Scientific and Practical Conference “Avicenna’s Teachings and Modern Medicine”, organized by the Fund Forum, Abu Ali Ibn Sina (Avicenna) International Association of Traditional Medicine, the Women’s Council and the Ministry of Health of Uzbekistan. The conference was attended by over 300 people.
August 23, 2010
The winners of the Fourth “Navqiron O`zbekiston - 2010” National Festival of Traditional and Contemporary Art were awarded valuable gifts, diplomas and statuettes on August 23 at the Youth Creativity Palace.
August 16, 2010
Around 500 people came together on August 16 at Tashkent`s Youth Creativity Palace to attend the opening ceremony of Navqiron Oz`bekiston (Young Uzbekistan) Festival of Traditional and Contemporary Art, a biennial event organized by the Fund Forum and the Academy of Arts of Uzbekistan. The primary goal of the project is to discover and support young artists and masters of applied art. As many as 300 such artists applied to the Festival`s Organizing Committee to get the opportunity to showcase their artistic endeavors. On display are over 1,000 works.
August 11, 2010
From August 17 to 24, Tashkent`s Youth Creativity Center will host master classes by local artists, art historians, designers and other art professionals, which will be held as part of the fourth Navqiron O`zbekiston Festival. The opening ceremony of the Festival, organized by the Fund Forum every two years, will take place on August 16 at 6 p.m.
August 5, 2010
The Fund Forum has been granted Special Consultative Status by the UN Economic and Social Council. The respective decision was made at a recent session of the ECOSOC in June 2010. The Fund Forum has thus become the first public organization in Uzbekistan to receive the status with the ECOSOC. Shortly afterwards, another partner organization of the Fund Forum, Mehr Nuri Charitable Foundation, was granted Special Consultative Status.
July 22, 2010
This summer Shakhrisabz district of Kashkadarya Region bustled with ideas, youth energy and creative endeavors. As many as 500 talented and active boys and girls came together at Kelajak ovozi Summer Training Camp of the Fund Forum where they were trained by professionals from Uzbekistan, UK, Italy, Japan, Germany and Korea.
July 16, 2010
On July 16 Seoul hosted a unique presentation of Uzbek ikat fabrics organized by the Ministry of Foreign Economic Relations of Uzbekistan, Embassy of Uzbekistan in the Republic of Korea, the Fund Forum, IJOD Association of Craftsmen, Artists and Art Historians and the Ministry of Knowledge Economy and the Association of Designers on the Korean side.
July 8, 2010
“Kelajak ovozi” summer training camp has opened its doors to roughly 500 talented boys and girls from all parts of Uzbekistan. Located in Kashkadarya region of Uzbekistan, the camp is tuning into one of the most-awaited and most engaging projects of the Youth Initiative Centre.
June 30, 2010
Over 160 young female gymnasts from 13 calisthenics schools in Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan demonstrated 47 numbers at an International Tournament «Kichkintoy» (Baby), organized by the Fund Forum with the support of the Children`s Sports Development Fund, the Ministry of Culture and Sports Affairs of Uzbekistan and Tashkent City Mayor`s office.
June 29, 2010
Around ninety representatives of youth studios and press centers, and active members of Kelajak ovozi Youth Initiative Center attended seminars and training sessions held as part of the Youth Media Forum organized by the Fund Forum and the NAEMM in Tashkent on June 29, and participated in the Media Festival “Ozod yurt to’lqinlari” (Waves of a free country), an event organized annually by the NAEMM with the goal of boosting the activities of nongovernmental television and radio stations in the Republic.
June 27, 2010
On June 30, at 6 p.m., Uzbekistan Sports Complex in Tashkent will host an international tournament "Kichkintoy" (Baby), organized by the Fund Forum jointly with Forum Junior Sport Compex, Children`s Sports Development Fund, the Ministry of Culture and Sports Affairs and Tashkent City Mayor`s Office.
June 25, 2010
On June 25, Tashkent`s Centre of National Arts hosted a presentation of the book “Khorezm tanbur notation”, organized by the Fund Forum, the Centre of National Arts and the Specialized Research Centre of the State Conservatory of Uzbekistan. The event brought together maqom singers, musicians, music experts alongside sculptors, artists and other art professionals as well as music students and journalists.
June 21, 2010
On June 21 Uzbekistan joined to celebrate the National Day of Music in France, placing the Stage of Alisher Navoi Theatre at the disposal of Nilda Fernandez, French chanson singer. The concert attended by about 700 fans of Nilda, was organized by the Fund Forum and Victor Hugo French Cultural Center. Together with Uzbek musicians Fernandez presented a big show of Latin rhythms, French chanson, and Uzbek motives. Chansonnier also gave concerts in Samarkand - June 22, in Bukhara - 23 June.
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