The Sergey Kuryokhin contemporary art award ceremony takes place in April in St. Petersburg, Russia. It is one of the most important cultural events in Russia and exhibits the latest trends in the world of contemporary art. Some of the success of the event comes from having a range of art forms represented with awards given to painters, curators and musicians. The award provides funding, artist promotion and exposure to a wider audience making it a valuable contribution to Russian cultural life.
As well as receiving a financial prize, there is a tradition for the award winners to receive additional benefits such as internship courses. Another method that the event uses to improve it's success is to make the ceremony a multi media performance with acts from various renowned jazz and rock musicians, and media artists. The organisers have a sense of the wider importance of the event and state that 'We are trying to make every ceremony an important event in the life of St. Petersburg.'
More information about Russian art, exhibitions and cultural events taking place in the UK can be found at http://www.russianartandculture.com
Reference: EVENT: Sergey Kuryokhin Contemporary Art Awards Ceremony in St Petersburg this April.. 2013. http://www.russianartandculture.com/event-sergey-kuryokhin-contemporary-art-awards-ceremony-in-st-petersburg-this-april/#
I think it's always important for an award ceremony to be interesting and this is a really good idea to have a multi media performance!
ReplyDeleteI agree with Emma! I also think it's good that the winners are given the opportunity to improve their skills through an internship.
ReplyDeleteThis sounds like a really cool event! It's a shame in the UK we don't have the same cultural importance of the arts. We should value them more and the government shouldn't be making cuts so more award ceremonies like this can happen in the UK.
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