For performance artist Livia Gazzolo, her heritage as a Kurdish American born in Evanston has shaped every aspect of her life ...

Deniz Aktaş, “No Man’s Land” (2018), series-II ink on paper, 100 x 150cm (image courtesy of the artist) DIYARBAKIR, Turkey — There’s a popular saying in Turkey that cats have more rights than the ...

The autonomous region of Iraqi Kurdistan is getting a new art museum dedicated to Kurdish art, history, and culture. After years of rumors, architect Daniel Libeskind officially confirmed that his ...

In northeastern Syria, a growing community of artists—dancers, musicians, filmmakers—fights to preserve the region’s diverse ...

A recent art show in a major Kurdish city in Turkey aimed to uplift a region crushed by years of conflict. It ended up serving as a reminder of how toxic the subject of Kurds remains in Turkey. By ...

According to a study carried out by the İsmail Beşikci Foundation, the approaches that still see Kurdish as a security issue and prevent it with arbitrary bans lead to discrimination, self-censorship ...

Nine primary resources on different art fields like theater, cinema, painting and music have been translated from their original language into Kurmanji and Zazaki dialects of Kurdish. Click here to ...

Despite an ongoing economic boom that has lured back many exiled Kurds, evidence suggests that the status of women in Iraq's northern Kurdish autonomous region has not witnessed similar improvements.

“I proved myself as an artist to the whole world, except for my country,” says Doğan, speaking from London on a video call. The exhibition’s title follows that thinking. “Not Approved” opened on ...

Six Kurdish artists from around the world have found a home for their work in Scarborough for the next two weeks in an exhibition organized by local Kurdish artist Dara Aram. Running from March 1 to ...

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Ten Kurdish dance troupes are performing this week to rapt audiences in the western Iranian city of Mahabad’s third annual dance festival that celebrates Kurdish culture and ...