Nomad Gallery

NOMAD CENTRE & ART GALLERY


Email: anhyat@hotmail.com - nomadgallery@hotmail.com

From 1984: The Nomad Gallery is committed to the promotion of Art and Culture, Crafts development and Human Rights and Peace in the Capital for over 25 years, with over 200 renowned and emerging, national and international, artists having exhibited at Nomad with over a 100 permanently represented. The Centre also works with various communities and a large number of organisations, from all Provinces of Pakistan, producing handicrafts to showcase the ‘Best of Pakistan’ in the field. During these years, and as part of the Centre’s regular community-related and philanthropic efforts, Nomad also implemented several events, particularly workshops for crafts-based skill training on ‘livelihoods’ for women and youth, working closely with the Saidpur Village residents and various other communities. Based on the calibre of our work the CDA allocated Nomad premises in the new Art & Crafts Village Project at Saidpur Village where we have worked with community members for over two decades.

Since its inception in 1984, Nomad works to address social issues in the empowerment of Women & Youth, mostly from under-privileged communities under its ‘Art for Social Change’ and ‘Art for Activism’ and “Art for Peace” programmes focusing on Human Rights & Women’s Rights through awareness and economic empowerment, seminars and workshops, makes Nomad a unique entity in the whole country.
Shanaakht – A Nomad Forum for the Arts, is a voluntary platform involved with humanitarian work, art & craft workshops, film screenings, cultural trips, talks and seminars, and offers the platform to promote creative persons, fledgling artists, poets and writers. .
In addition, Nomad has a commitment to humanitarian response that deals with disasters and emergency situations, such as fund-raising and volunteering for the earthquake survivors in Azad Kashmir, flood-affected families and worked closely with the Internally Displaced Persons (IDP’S) of Swat….including Art therapy workshops/trauma counselling, medical camps and rations for families. Recent fund-raisers, in 2011/2012, include a special benefit for a community school in Bari Imam, Islamabad and various others.


Nageen Hyat
Rights & Social Activist
Director/ Curator - Nomad Gallery
Islamabad – Pakistan