As you know, art.coordinate develops the direction "Art as a competitive advantage in business," which helps companies find points of intersection with artists and thanks to them reach a new level of contact with their audience. Especially for AVTODOM BMW the "Big Bang Theory" exposition was developed. The author of the paintings is Rostislav Lihanov, a muralist and lecturer of Stieglitz Academy. The exhibition is held at the dealership AVTODOM BMW St. Petersburg at Startovaya Street, 10.

Dynamics, progress and development, use of new innovative approaches - these are the things that distinguish AVTODOM BMW among other automobile dealerships.

"BMW AUTODOM builds the future from important points of attraction in the present. We are happy that one of these points is art and that its momentum led to the cooperation with the art.coordinate Foundation," Daria Kalinina, the founder of the Foundation, shared about the cooperation.

"AVTODOM BMW St. Petersburg actively supports contemporary art. We are always open for something new and we are trying to please the clients of the dealer center not only with unique BMW cars, but also with uncommon works of art. The joint project with art.coordinate Foundation is a great opportunity to support modern artists. Dynamic paintings by Rostislav Lihanov are in perfect harmony with the atmosphere of the dealer center and attract attention of the guests," said Olga Emelyanova, Sales Director of AVTODOM BMW St. Petersburg.

On February 7, the art.coordinate Foundation held a student conference Russian and International Avant-garde in the Context of Their Mutual Influence in the walls of the St. Petersburg Avant-garde Museum - Matyushin House.

One of our areas of focus is the re-imagining and study of the avant-garde and contemporary art among young, especially emerging artists. The participants of the conference told about their research, which was complemented by the analysis of interesting questions about the avant-garde movement.

To hold this conference within the walls of the avant-garde museum was especially enjoyable, and a tour of its history perfectly complemented the event.

The Art.Coordinate.Foundation has completed the exhibition project of the first International teen art awards in the field of contemporary art.

The teen art awards has become an important event in the cultural life of not only St. Petersburg, but also other countries and cities. The exhibition of works by awardees and winners was visited by more than 1,500 thousand people, including delegations from Moscow, Yaroslavl, Tver, Ivanovo, Yekaterinburg, Perm and Schlissenburg.

In addition, the exhibition was marked by the visit of guests from foreign countries, namely: Italy, China, Armenia, Georgia and Arab countries, which reinforces the concept of international relations of cultural exchange chosen by the Art.Coordinate.Foundation team.

Live music by a string quartet, contemplation of exquisite porcelain exhibited by the general partner of the event - the Imperial Porcelain Factory, the exposition of teen art award winners, accompanied by mediation by an art critic - created an atmosphere that was the best way to get guests acquainted with art.

The invited speakers were:

– Felix Mikhailov – director and artistic director of the Leningrad Center

– Olga Emelyanova - Director of Car Sales at the dealership BMW Avtodom

– Tamara Popova – Head of Product Development and Concept Development, RBI Group

– Elena Konovalova – founder of Privilege design studio

– Konstantin Yenikov - Commercial Director of the Imperial Porcelain Factory

Each speaker opened the topic from a completely unexpected perspective, the most quoted was the speech of Felix Mikhailov, who spoke not only from the side of business, but also from the side of art, causing an impulse to create not only among the invited guests, but also among colleagues who, together with him, understood how to rise above the competition using art strategies.

The event was the second in the framework of the project Art as a competitive advantage in business, the guests revealed the versatility of the topic, looked at interaction with art from different angles, the meeting gave a powerful impetus not only to valuable insights and insights, but also helped to build a chain of specific actions for effective collaborations.

As part of the event, the foundation has already formed a partnership with the Russian Cosmetics brand, which not only actively introduces art into their business strategy, but also supports creative initiatives, the brand has its own contemporary art gallery. The meeting dedicated to the unification of art and business has launched new projects!

The Foundation plans to continue holding such events as part of the Art as a Competitive Advantage in Business project, shaping and supporting the desire of business communities to be closer to art.

Our foundation acted as a partner in a charity ball dedicated to the 155th anniversary of the Red Cross and helped organize an auction, all of which went to the organization's humanitarian programs.

The guests of the ball - representatives of business communities, public organizations - were in the Central Museum of Communications A.S. Popov, where they were able to enjoy an amazing dance department.

In the first part of the ball, crystal and figured waltzes, pas de patiner, waltz gavotte and Hungarian ballroom dance were performed, and in the second - padespan, polka, Moscow quadrille and Russian lyrical dance.

The music was performed by the Benefit Band Brass Ball Orchestra under the direction of conductor Sergei Volsky, a laureate of international festivals and a participant in the largest balls in St. Petersburg.

The host of the auction was a TV presenter, theater and film actor Andrey Urgant. At the auction it was possible to purchase any of the 21 lots - paintings, graphics and ceramics donated to the Russian Red Cross by our Art.Coordinate Foundation.

It is especially pleasing that this auction was the first for our winners of the first International Contemporary Art Award for Teens @teenartawards - Arseniy Varankin and Roman Grishin.

With further events of the foundation, we continue to integrate young creators into projects where they can show themselves and take the next step towards the formation of a creative career.

This evening gave its guests unforgettable emotions, and we wholeheartedly welcome such a valuable partnership for us, because the Red Cross is the oldest humanitarian organization in the world and it is important for us that our contribution serves good deeds and projects that are needed now more than ever.

The Art.Coordinate.Foundation has completed the exhibition project of the first International teen art awards for contemporary art.

The teen art awards has become an important event in the cultural life of not only St. Petersburg, but also other countries and cities. More than 1,500 thousand people visited the exhibition of works by prize-winners and winners, including delegations from Moscow, Yaroslavl, Tver, Ivanovo, Yekaterinburg, Perm and Schlissenburg.

In addition, the exhibition was marked by the visit of guests from foreign countries, namely: Italy, China, Armenia, Georgia and Arab countries, which reinforces the concept of international relations of cultural exchange chosen by the Art.Coordinate.Foundation team.

On April 23, 2022, the Art.Coordinate Foundation team held its first International Scientific Student Conference "Classical and Contemporary Art. Crossing Points"

The event continued the theme of the Fund's flagship project - the teen art awards. The objective of the conference was to help in the professional development of novice researchers and support their scientific work.

For a month and a half, we received several dozen applications from other countries and different cities of Russia: St. Petersburg, Krasnodar, Ulyanovsk, Kirov, Cheboksary and others.

The project was supported by the Russian Museum, the A. L. Stieglitz Academy, the I. Repin Academy of Arts and the State Ulyanovsk Art Museum.

We thank all students who have shown interest in the conference and wish them success in their scientific activities, sincerely believing that the conference has become an important step in their professional growth.

We also thank all the moderators for their indifference and willingness to help future scientists and art historians with their knowledge and experience.

Technopark Quantorium, which is friendly to the art.coordinate Foundation, held a Technologies in Art hackathon.

From February 25-27, teenagers from 11 to 17 years old were able to try their hand at 3D modeling and 3D graphics. The works recognized as the best by the results of the competition were shown at the festival of new audiovisual art Luch in Yekaterinburg.

To participate in the hackathon, it was necessary to assemble a team and complete the work corresponding to one of the tracks. Track-1, curated by the art.coordinate Foundation, dedicated to public art — art objects whose task is to influence an unprepared viewer outside the museum walls. When choosing this case, the participant needs to create a public art project, the theme of which is the problem of ecology in the modern world.

To participate in track-2, it was necessary to develop a 3D animation of an object that could exist in the metaverse.

In addition, the hackathon participants were able to learn something new at the workshops accompanying the event - one of which was an online meeting with public art artist Roman Ermakov, who has an impressive experience in creating sculptures designed for urban spaces, and, like no other the other knows the impact public art can have on the viewer.

The artist's works were presented at the Skolkovo technopark, expo Dubai 2020, and were also exhibited at such well-known venues as Red Square, the Museum of Moscow, the Manege and Zaryadye Park.

As part of the lecture, Roman spoke about what public art is and will share his own experience in creating objects of this type of art.

On February 26, the Art.Coordinate.Foundation for the Support and Development of Contemporary Art held a conference Art as a Competitive Advantage in Business. Digital People at the SO/St.Petersburg Hotel.

At the meeting, questions were raised regarding the ideas of creating private and corporate collections, art objects for business, corporate museums, as well as digital technologies and NFT.

Among the invited speakers are Marina Vinogradova, head of art projects at RDI Creative (Moscow), Aksenov Family Foundation (Moscow), curator of the VIP program at the viennacontemporary contemporary art fair (Vienna), Olga Profatilo, co-founder of the contemporary art gallery MYTH Gallery (St. Petersburg), Evgeny Potapenko , entrepreneur, producer, head of the PRO 42 project and founder of the residence of arts and technologies "KvartaRiata" and our colleagues developing the digitalization of the Russian Museum.

We are glad that the events of the Foundation help our guests find a reason to smile and joy, and also act as a place for creation and spiritual enrichment.

We believe that art can help people cope with psychological difficulties and therefore we continue to work on the main projects of the Foundation, organize events and conduct lectures.

The event "The Art of Collecting with Sergei Limonov", held on December 21 at the Pulkovo Autodome Mercedes-Benz as part of the "S-lounge" project with the support of the Art.Coordinate Foundation and 8848 investors, was a bright end to the year 2021 for our team.

The speaker, represented by the Foundation, was Sergei Limonov, collector of contemporary art and investor. Sergey Limonov shared his own experience and spoke about what every beginning collector faces, how to choose and buy successfully, and answered questions from the audience.

We thank the guests for their great interest in the lecture and warm reception of the speaker!

On December 18, a performance by Anastasia Yudina was held with the support of our Foundation in the space of the SHKAF Art-Residence and Library @shkaflib.

Anastasia is an artist, poet and teacher of additional education at Stieglitz Academy. The performance Partus was devoted to research of human abilities to reincarnation.

Also Anastasia told about the history of its creation and embodiment, shared her poems and answered many questions from the audience during the artist talk that accompanied the event.

We thank everyone in attendance for their interest. We are happy to inspire you!

The Art.Coordinate.Foundation will take part in the 3rd Curatorial Forum as part of the Art Weekend 2021 public program.

ITMO University, with the support of the Foundation, will hold a Round Table “Interdisciplinary Research in the History of Art: Problems and Prospects. On the connection between science and art, interdisciplinary cooperation of scientific institutions and artists, as well as problems and prospects of interdisciplinary research."

Also, under the auspices of the foundation, a lecture-performance "What does contemporary dance do?" from dance artists and curators the artists of the SDVIG performing arts studio.

The Art.Coordinate.Fundation will take part in the 6th Ural Industrial Biennial of Contemporary Art.

Daria Martynova, Fund’s project curator, will present a lecture «Hysterical bodies in visual culture». It will explore the hysterical concept, connected with the tradition of neuromimesis, in the context of French art. The main purpose of the lecture is to actualize the influence of hysteria on Art.

Apart from that, the Art.Coordinate.Fundation will support the artists of the SDVIG performing arts studio by providing photo and video documentation of the event.

On September 19, our curators Daria Martynova and Daria Firsova gave lectures as part of the #examplemonth art forum held by the library and SHKAF art residence.

Daria Martynova, author of Art Brut: Problems of Terminology and Study, spoke about outsider art in the mid-20th century that denied and expanded the "traditional" conventions of classical art. Daria explored questions of the origins of art brut, as well as its relationship to psychiatry.

Daria Firsova's lecture "Old Russian icon painting and the avant-garde: the meeting place - the steamship of modernity" continued the theme of the Russian avant-garde, taken up by the speakers of our foundation during the Diaghilev seasons. Daria highlighted the assimilation of the artistic traditions of iconography by the avant-gardists, as well as compared the moral and spiritual quest of the former and the philosophy of the latter.

Half-yearly we give ourselves and everyone else the opportunity to ask some questions, the main of which are: what does it mean to dance? how does the body and mind create the conditions for dancing? what if we look at the dance from the other side as well? how to be inspired in dance? We understand laboratories as a form of dance practice that has a research interest without being held back by academic or other conventional obligations.

From 2 to 15 August, the fourth release of laboratories took place, and this time with an expanded composition of the leading ones. Masha Sheshukova, Anton Vdovichenko, Anya Kravchenko, as well as studio colleagues: Yulianna Avramenko from Samara, Tanya Chizhikova and Albina Vakhitova from Moscow, presented the laboratory team from the studio. Six laboratories were held - each one week.

Each of the presenters suggested a truly urgent topic for themselves, without compromise that someone would not understand something, but with concern for potential participants. Importantly, each theme was supported by the presenter's personal dance experience, that is, the interest and method were from dance, from dance.

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Our Foundation considers it an important mission to popularize the values ​​of our art heritage, such as the Russian Avant-garde. The founder of the Art.Coordinate, Daria Kalinina, suggested looking at the avant-garde from a completely unexpected point of view. he lecture helped to understand why the Russian Avant-garde marches through the ages, leaving a mark in design, fashion, architecture, inspiring the generation of ACCA and ultra-modern artists of our time.

The guests of the festival, together with Daria, figured out why the Russian Avant-garde has commercially successful strategies and why marketers are closely studying it. We plan to develop a series of lectures dedicated to the Russian Avant-garde and present them at the Diaghilev Festival next year.

The event was the first one for the teen art awards award, a project of the Art.Coordinate Foundation for Contemporary Art. The object of the conversation with the artist were questions that are important for creative youth: how to find their own way, what are the basic principles of studying art, where are the boundaries between creativity and commerce, and many others.

The aim of the teen art awards is to help discover and develop young talents, and since our very first event, we have been striving for this goal. So, with the support of the Contemporary Art Foundation Art.Coordinate and the Library and Art Residence SHKAF, a dialogue was held between representatives of creative youth and Alexei Gan, an artist of the St. Petersburg Marina Gisich art gallery, who was concurrently a member of the jury of the award. Alexey really has something to share with the younger generation: he is a participant in museum and gallery exhibitions in Russia, Finland and Germany, a laureate of the RölfsPartner award in Dusseldorf, a teacher and creator with a bright and unique personality.

Two hours of conversation passed imperceptibly in the lovely atmosphere of one of the auditoriums of the SHKAF Library. More than thirty people of different ages and professions, not only from St. Petersburg, but also from Kazan, Yekaterinburg and even Mexico were looking for answers to various questions in a dialogue with Alexey Gan. Thus, the audience was interested in the secrets of work and success, the role of marketing strategy in the activities of an artist of the XXI century, Alexei’s credo is the ways of developing a creative individuality. But the most important, perhaps, was the question of the role of youth in contemporary creative discourse. Alexei said that teenagers show us vibe of the streets and we should listen to them.