Kazakhstan is a country with a rich historical and cultural past, which is reflected in the significant and unique visual and architectural heritage of the country. Geographically located in the center of the Eurasian continent, Kazakhstan found itself at the crossroads of ancient civilizations, at the intersection of important transport routes, social, economic, cultural and other ties between Europe and Asia. Incorporating elements of different cultures, relying on traditional architectural and artistic forms, developing in a multiethnic environment and an actively changing historical context, the architecture of Kazakhstan developed and enriched its special language.

One of the most interesting and illustrative examples of fine art in the territory of ancient Kazakhstan are rock carvings. The most famous of them are the petroglyphs of the Tamgaly archaeological complex in the territory of the modern Almaty region.

Fine art is an important cultural heritage reflecting the history, traditions and spiritual wealth of the people. Considering fine, decorative and applied arts and design as creative clusters, it should be borne in mind that the peculiarity of their products is fixed in the mass consciousness as a visual image of the people, time and country. Previously, the objects of the application of creative perception of the world were everyday objects. And here, Kazakh artisans and craftsmen created real works of art that have survived to our times. This specificity is one of the main forms in the creation and promotion of national cultural brands. The fine art of Kazakhstan is widely recognized in the world and has its own unique features.

Abylkhan Kasteev "Cotton picking" 1936

Moldakhmet Kenbaev "Kosmodelie" 1958

Architecture and design are areas of human activity, as a result of which the human habitat is formed, where conditions for the development of culture are directly created and determined.Important institutions in the field of fine arts, architecture and design are public professional associations, museums, exhibition halls, galleries and others.

Zhanatai Shardenov "The Road to Medeo" 1960

Aisha Galymbaeva, "Toy shepherds", 1965

The sphere of fine arts is represented by the Union of Artists of the Republic of Kazakhstan – a public association of professional artists and art historians, sculptors, painters, graphic artists, artists of monumental and decorative arts, masters of folk art, under which youth associations function. The total number of registered members is 1,192 members of the Union of Artists and 14 of its branches, as well as in independent legal organizations.

Nuger Dinara. "In the evening" 2017.

Bauyrzhan Doszhanov, "The Prophet" 2016.

A large creative organization, including 14 branches, as well as primary organizations of design institutes, scientific institutions and state bodies of architecture of the country, is the Union of Architects of the Republic of Kazakhstan, under which youth associations operate.

The hotel "Kazakhstan", a unique architectural building of 1970.

The Union of Designers includes 11 branches and unites more than 650 professional designers, architects, florists. The main activities of the industry are subject, graphic, spatial design, as well as research work on expertise and interaction in the field of design as a branch of education and science.

The activities of associations of architects, designers and other representatives of the creative and construction industry contribute to professional growth, exchange of experience and strengthening of international relations of participants of these non-governmental organizations. These organizations contribute to increasing the cultural and tourist attractiveness of Kazakhstan as a country developing cities with interesting architecture, identity, concert venues, museums, exhibition complexes, galleries representing actively developing creative areas in the field of culture and art.

The priority direction in the field of fine arts is SCIENCE ART, where the synthesis of modern technologies, new materials based on the latest achievements and discoveries of science takes place. To develop this area of digitalization and advanced technologies, a laboratory of digital and multimedia technologies of scenography and design has been created on the basis of the Art Faculty of the Kazakh National University of Arts.The creation of the International Independent TANU Award further stimulated the activities of architects and designers.

Currently, 9 museums in Kazakhstan are profiled in the field of fine arts, the total fund of objects of fine art of which is more than 70,000 exhibits.

Fine art and design in Kazakhstan are represented at 8 exhibition venues and 55 art galleries.

An important step in the creative environment is the opening of the creative hub "AlatauCreative HUB" in Almaty, including the educational and exhibition center "ArtBit", where the emphasis is on new technologies in art and culture, as well as creative venues in Astana, a network of creative associations "FestivalAvenue", etc.