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Friday, November 06, 2015

THE MONGOL MESSENGER 7

ARTS COUNCIL OF MONGOLIA

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Mountain Myth photo exhibition opens at Bogd Khan Mountain

stage to be playful and free. She focuses her
work primarily on motives, light and colors.
Embodying a highlight of light and shade
increases the plasticity and color intensity
of the photographs. The structures on the
mountain are accentuated as graphic artwork
and the cloud formations are converted into
impressionistic structures which emphasize
the size and grandeur of the mountain, its
divine connection, and all its precious
values.

The Mountain Myth photo exhibition is now open at Bogd Khan Mountain

A Mountain Myth photo exhibition

opened at Bogd Khan Mountain featuring
vivid photo images of the Swiss Alps
by B.Maralgua in, a young Mongolian
photographer. The Sustainable Mountain Art
(SMArt) project was implemented by the
Foundation for Sustainable Development in
Mountain Regions in partnership with the
Arts Council of Mongolia.
Last January, the Arts Council of
Mongolia (ACM) announced the SMArt
residency program for professional
Mongolian photographers. The projects
goal is to increase capacity building of
professional photographers and international
artists to expand cooperation and cultural
exchange and improve their contribution to
regional development.
The SMArt project selected Mongolian
photographer Maralgua Badarch through
the Arts Council of Mongolia. The Swiss
Agency for Development and Cooperation
funded the project and provided Maralgua.
B with a three-month art residency in
Switzerland. The art residency program
involved international photographers from
Asia and Africa attending workshops,
sharing experience, and taking photos of
the community, environment, nature and
mountains. The photographers then present
an exhibition in Switzerland and their home
country.
The Arts Council of Mongolia presents
Mountain myth photo exhibition by
artist Maralgua.B in Bogd Khan Mountain
in November 1-8, 2015. The exhibition
consists of Swiss Alps and Mongolian
nature photos.

crowned and river-girdled. For thousands

of years, Mongols have had the tradition to
regard the mountains as animated possessed
by lord spirits. As such, they worship
mountains and live in harmony with the
virtue of earthly blessings. This millenniaold veneration found its home in the works
of photographer Maralgua. Through her
camera, she captures the magnificence,
purity and sanctuary of the mountains that
abide within another dimension of time and
space. Alpine mountains, snow-capped,
icy-frozen, cloud-covered or tree-dressed,
are unveiled in Maralguas photo that
makes a unique narration. Weather sublime,
dramatic, inspiring or gloomy, all present
these powerful, yet vulnerable formations
that are affected by climate change. Her
black-and-white and color photographs
primarily exhibit natural beauty. In her
works, men occasionally appear as a tiny
figure, whereby the immensity of the
mountains looks even more imposing. With
each animal portrait, the artist relaxes the

Mountain Myth
Since ancient times, Mongolians
worshipped the sacred mountains, cloud-

Artist Maralgua B.
Every time I climb up and reach the
mountain peak, I feel myself so minute.
Each peak has its distinct path of more or
less obstacles; yet each time I ascend a
mountain peak, my EGO fades away in
the presence of majestic mountains but my
inner feelings grow stronger. This feeling
sharpens me to strive forward and motivates
me for a new start. The path to a mountain

peak is a long walk which gives me time

and space to think, talk to myself, solve my
problems, and beat down depression. With
such inner contemplation, I realize Im near
the peak. At the peak, my mind is purified
and I always realize how tiny I am and how
insignificant our busy life is, surging, dyingout, or bustling about some tiny space in
comparison to the presence of nature.
My passion is to capture emotional
moments. My goal is to share these moments
with as many people as possible, specifically
with those who dont have the chance to
hike up a mountain, feel its nature, and the
fresh air. My photos are devoted to everyone
and to myself. As an artist, I consider that
the closer one is to nature, the more one
has the possibility to notice and speak of
the problems he or she is facing. Then, one
perceives the impact of climate change and
gains the opportunity to share, speak and
contribute to this issue.

The majesty of the Swiss Alps shrinks our ego and strengthens our feelings

ACM grants five Future talent scholarships

American Ballet Program supports young talent

The American Ballet Program is a
full scholarship program for young ballet
dancers to enhance their professional
development for four-weeks at the Summer
Intensive Program of the Colorado Ballet
Academy in the U.S.
Since 2012, Orgiltuya D., director
of Global Education LLC has involved
students from the Music & Dance College
in the program. Thus far, it increased the
professional skills of 15 young dancers by
providing them a full scholarship to study at
the Colorado Ballet Academy.
In 2015, the program awarded a full
scholarship for 3 students, D.Natsagdorj,
Ch.Duurenjargal and Ts.Khishigjargal along
with dance teacher B.Enkhchimeg from the
Music & Dance College to participate in the
4th level of the Summer Intensive Program
in Colorado. The program is sponsored
by Ms. Orgiltuya, from the Arts Council
of Mongolia (ACM) and ACM-US and
supported by the Music & Dance College.

At the end of the session, student

D.Natsagdorj
successfully
accepted
participation at the Pre-Professional level.
Moreover, the director of the Colorado
Ballet Academy expressed interest to work
with him in the future. Through the program,
international students train in classical,
modern and contemporary dance techniques,
participate in a series of workshops and joint
production performances, and gain practical
experience that supports their professional
skills. In addition to the official training,
students have the opportunity to enjoy local
culture and cultural diversity.
Organizers are very happy to announce
their fifth edition to support the professional
development of young talent in Mongolia
in the summer of 2016 with the selection
taking place in February 2016.
For more information about the
program please visit the Colorado Ballet
Summer Intensive Program 2016 at http://
coloradoballet.org/academy/summer

Disadvantaged music students benefit from the scholarship program

For the sixth year, the Arts Council of

Mongolia (ACM) has offered a Future
Talent scholarship program for art students.
Funded by the Mongol-American Cultural
Association (MACA), the program supports
the talents of disadvantaged students who
are successfully studying string and wind
instruments, music composition, musicology
and conducting by providing them a one
year scholarship.
Last September, ACM announced that
the scholarship will apply to two arts schools:
the Mongolian State University of Arts and
Culture, and the Music and Dance College.

In 2015, the ACM expanded the scope

of the program by increasing the number
of scholarship recipients to five students
who are: Telmuun-Ochir Ts., Tuvshintugs
J., from University of Arts & Culture and
Dulguunzaya B., Bilguun B. and Ankhtuya
B. from the Music & Dance College.
From 2010 to date, the ACM has granted
a total Tgs 18.5 million to 28 students and is
grateful to the Mongol-American Cultural
Association on behalf of the students.
For more information please visit to
www.artscouncil.mn or contact the Arts
Council of Mongolia.

This year, 3 dancers were provided full scholarships to study in Colorado

Arts Council of Mongolia, Delta Foundation Center, IV floor, Tourists Street-38, Chingeltei District Tel/Fax: 976-11-319015 E-mail: education@artscouncil.mn Web: www.artscouncil.mn