On November 19, 2025, a roundtable discussion titled “Memory – the Mirror of Life” was held in the library hall of the Temirbek Zhurgenov Kazakh National Academy of Arts. The event was organized by the Department of History and Theory of Fine Arts of the Faculty of Art Studies and dedicated to the 65th anniversary of pedagogue, Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences, member of the Union of Journalists of Kazakhstan, Professor Kudaibergen Kazimuly Bolatbayev. The roundtable also marked the presentation of the commemorative collection “Traces Left in Art” and the book “Words of the Wise – The Source of Art”, published within the project “National Heritage: Revival of Valuable Publications”7

The presentation was attended by writer and playwright, professor, Honored Worker of Kazakhstan Sultanali Balgabayev, renowned production designer, professor, Honored Worker of the Arts of Kazakhstan, recipient of the “Sapa” diploma and the Europe Gold Medal Orynbasar Zhanbyrsheev, Honored Worker of the Arts of Kazakhstan Zhumagun Kairambaev, Honored Worker of Kazakhstan, professor, Candidate of Art Studies Aman Kulbayev, Honored Worker of Kazakhstan, recipient of the “Kurmet” Order, professor Dariga Turankulova, recipient of the “Kurmet” Order and distinguished educator Gainizhamal Abildina,  and professor of the Fine Arts Department, Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences, academician of the Kazakhstan PAG Tokkozha Kozhagulov. The event was also attended by the professor’s students, colleagues and contemporaries, art studies specialists, and students.

Participants shared warm recollections of Kudaibergen Kazimuly’s life path, his major scholarly and creative contributions, his dedicated work as a teacher, his noble human qualities, rich professional experience, unique personality, and distinctive artistic vision.