Tuesday, March 9th 6pm
at CEC ArtsLink
435 Hudson Street, 8th Floor
(Between Leroy and Morton Streets)
New York City

Space is limited. RSVP to Chelsey Morell at 212/643-1985, x22 or cmorell@cecartslink.org.

CEC ArtsLink presents a talk by young Kazakh, Russian, and Tajik arts managers and curators about the current state of contemporary art in their countries.

Margarita Amvrosova, Director of the Tengri-Umai Gallery in Almaty, Kazakhstan will speak about the development of contemporary art in Central Asia and the challenges faced by her gallery, which was founded twelve years ago and today is the city’s only contemporary art gallery. http://www.tu.kz/

Mikhail Surkov, Deputy Director of the newly created Perm Museum for Contemporary Art, will discuss exciting new initiative to build Russia’s largest museum of contemporary art in the abandoned River Station Hall and the city’s ambitious plans to stimulate the city’s rebirth as the cultural capital of the Ural Region.  www.permm.ru

Elena Yaichnikova, a Moscow based independent curator and art-critic will speak about the city’s vibrant contemporary arts scene, in particular the recent Moscow Biennale and the leading alternative art spaces – Winzavod and the Garage. www.moscowbiennale.ru

Other Arts Leadership Fellows participating in the discussion include: Yulia Avgustinovich, Director, 33+1 Art Studio (St. Petersburg),  Anna Basanova, Coordinator, Bactria Cultural Center (Dushanbe), Natalia Nikolaeva, Project Manager, Regional Agency for Creative Initiatives (Yaroslavl), Alexandra Semenova, Curator of International Programs, Krasnoyarsk Museum Center (Krasnoyarsk), and Tatiana Shishova, Visual Art Coordinator, Pro Arte Foundation (St. Petersburg).

An informal reception will follow the open discussion. 

Arts Leadership Fellows program is funded by the Trust for Mutual Understanding, Kettering Family Foundation and Mikhail Prokhorov Foundation for Cultural Initiatives.

Please note that the building management requires all visitors to present a photo ID.