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The new chief curator of Uzbekistan’s Centre for Contemporary Art is bringing insights from London to the youth of Tashkent

Sara Raza has been appointed as the first artistic director and chief curator of Uzbekistan’s Centre for Contemporary Art Tashkent (CCA). Born in London and raised in New York, Raza brings international experience from the Guggenheim Museum and a personal connection to Central Asia, including Uzbek ancestry. The CCA, founded in 2019 and housed in a restored 1912 tram depot, is currently undergoing expansion by French architecture firm Studio KO, with reopening delayed to 2026. Raza has already launched artist residencies in traditional Uzbek mahallas and hired a 19-year-old youth curator to engage the country’s predominantly young population.

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Seattle teens curate new art exhibit at King Street Station

Ten youth curators aged 15 to 17 from Seattle's Fresh Perspectives program have organized a new art exhibition titled "You, Me, & Everything Between Us" at King Street Station. The show is presented by the Seattle Office of Arts & Culture in collaboration with Seattle Public Utilities' 1% Art program. The teen curators—Audrey Mae Lumaguip, Billie Atkins, Bowie Logan, Bryan Emmanuel, Bunny Heminger, Cam Koga, Giselle Kalei Balansay, Max Santiago, Sammy Tewelde, and Nico Charbonneau—were mentored by artist and project manager Janet Nechama Miller. Seattle Public Utilities has set aside a budget to acquire works from the exhibition for the city's Civic Art Collection.