Chiy weaving: From traditional craft to contemporary art
On September 29, the AUCA Forum hosted “Keepers of Chiy Traditions,� the closing art exhibition of the PREF 2025–26 project “Chiy weaving at the �rossroads of art, ecology and cultural survival.� The project was initiated and carried out by Cholpon Kuskakbaeva, a graduate student in AUCA's Anthropology program, with the support of the AUCA Presidential Research and Education Fund (PREF).