Exhibition and Competition of Contemporary Art "St. Petersburg Art Week"

Hello, we hasten to inform you that from May 28 to June 3, 2018, the XII International Exhibition and Contest of Contemporary Art "St. Petersburg Art Week" will be held at the Exhibition Center of the St. Petersburg Union of Artists (www.nextartfair.ru) . The exhibition is open to exhibitors from all over the world.

Full-time and part-time participation

Every year, at the beginning of summer, a traditional international exhibition is held in St. Petersburg: St. Petersburg Art Week. The exhibition is attended by artists and craftsmen from more than 30 regions of the Russian Federation, as well as more than 20 countries of the world.

As part of the St. Petersburg Art Week, numerous matser classes, lectures, round tables and creative meetings will be held.

PROGRAM OF SAINT PETERSBURG ARTS WEEK:

I. Exhibition program: For laureates / winners of the international art project "Art Week - Art Week" a presentation of art objects is organized in. The exhibition program includes sections: 1) painting 2) graphics 3) sculpture 4) textiles 5) crafts and arts and crafts 6) photography.

II. Competitive programs

1. International competition of classical painting
2. International Avant-garde and Abstract Painting Competition
3. International Graphic Contest
4. International Sculpture Competition
5. International competition of arts and crafts
6. International Photography Competition
7. International Art Textile Competition

Both St. Petersburg residents and artists from other cities of Russia and foreign countries can take part in the competition program. Competitive work is evaluated by a professional jury from Moscow, St. Petersburg and more than 10 cities. Also, experts from EU countries take part in absentia in evaluating the works presented at the exhibition.

III. Master classes, lectures and creative meetings:

Everything that will happen at St. Petersburg Art Week is subordinated to the main goals: to present the widest possible palette of modern art objects, to collect authors who create works of art and people interested in acquiring these works on one professional platform, to assist in further promoting the authors in the media and present the best works at foreign exhibitions and fairs.

Master classes at the St. Petersburg Art Week will help authors orient themselves in the modern diversity of the World of Art. Listeners will be interested to learn about specific techniques, materials and approaches used in the world practice of creating art objects, about the structure and features of the functioning of Russian and foreign art markets, about support programs for talented authors.

All master classes and lectures are exclusive and will be of interest to both professionals and amateurs.

IV. City plein air:

A city open air is also planned, on which the record "The most massive open air of the city of St. Petersburg" will be registered. The open air date: July 01, 2017 (from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.).

FORMS OF PARTICIPATION: PERFECTLY AND PURCHASEDLY

There are two equivalent forms of participation - full-time and part-time.

a) full-time participation: exhibiting in the form of originals or copyright copies. The author delivers an art object prepared for exhibition to the exhibition;

b) absentee participation: exposure in the form of photocopies. The author delivers to the organizing committee art objects in electronic form, which the organizing committee prints, draws up and places in a general exhibition.

JURY:

The competition program includes a presentation at the exhibition and a competitive evaluation of the works presented at the exhibition by members of the Expert Council (jury) from various regions of Russia, the European Union and Asia. Based on the results of the competitive program, paintings will be selected for inclusion in the International Traveling Exhibition and will have the opportunity to present their work in other regions of Russia, as well as in several countries of the European Union and Asia.