A network creative art competition was held among students of the Nazarbayev Intellectual Schools (NIS), dedicated to the 180th anniversary of Abai Qunanbaiuly.

The jury included faculty members from the Department of Arts at Shakarim University, as well as members of the Union of Artists of the Republic of Kazakhstan – Rakhat Berikbol, Talgat Tatiev, and Kuralay Abdullina.

The competition was organized in three categories: Graphics, Painting, and Digital Art. Works were evaluated in two age groups.

This year, the jury received 116 submissions from 16 NIS schools. In the 7–9 grade category, 89 works were submitted, and in the 10–12 grade category, 27 artworks were submitted.