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Support for Ukrainian and opposition Russian creatives
Resources and support for Ukrainian artists and creatives and anti-war creatives in Russia
Dmitry Aksenov, Chairman of the RDI Group board, Head of the Aksenov Family Foundation and Owner of the ViennaContemporary Art Fair
Drive gives a person, among other things, awareness of the social mission. We humans are a herd animal. Therefore, to play a positive role in society, to see that you are changing something for the better, of course gives you that drive.
Marina Romanova, Public Programs Manager in the Education Department of Garage Museum of Contemporary Art
In my opinion, the most important thing for a mediator and a person engaged in communication processes is to love people. Without this quality, nothing will work. Clean, understandable speech is a muscle that can and should be trained, but the mediator should have a love for people from the very beginning.
Anastasia Perova, contemporary art expert and founder of 1artchannel
“I accidentally met at Klimt Villa a grandson of Gustav Klimt, Gustav Zimmermann, and asked for the interview. Surprisingly easy, he agreed”
Julia Mayorova, photographer
“I love the concept of opportunity. I like to think about the fact that we are constantly surrounded by opportunities that sometimes we cannot even recognize, which are woven into our daily life. Sometimes it's a little branch leading to some other big opportunity”
Anastasia Volkova, PR expert and founder of KK BURO
“the cultural sector is so small that it’s almost suicide to have a specialisation”
Marina & Sergey, gallerists and board members of the Association of Galleries
“Existing legislation is often enacted without taking into account the opinions of industry representatives.”
Yulia, curator and founder of GIRLGIRLGIRL
“Being a young professional woman from Eastern Europe is a rarity in the art world, where men rule the ball.”
Anastasia, gallerist at Futuro & Yulia, curator
« We are mediators between the space and the artist ».
Kristina, Director, Ural Branch of the Pushkin Museum and Ural Branch of NCCA
“What does failure look like in an artist residency?”
