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FOTODEPARTAMENT
FotoDepartament Information center has been created in October of 2006 as a joint non-profit project of FotoDepartament Bureau and Library Cultural Art and Information Center of V. V. Mayakovsky city public library. The main idea of the information center is to organize the open information and outreach system in the filed of photography. The activities of FotoDepartament information center are implemented in several core directions: research projects, educational and expert activity. The center provides access to reference and information resources, accumulates information on photographers worldwide, conducts consultations in various aspects in the filed of photography. The FotoDepartament information center includes the open public reading room and the media center.
GALLERY
In April 2008 “FotoDepartament” opened a new space FotoDepartament Gallery in the very centre of Saint-Petersburg. Gallery “FotoDepartament” was opened in 2008. Gallery investigates contemporary Russian photography and represents both well-established names and upcoming talents showing them in international context. In Gallery space personal and group curatorial exhibitions are hold and usually accompanied by publishing of authors books, magazines and zines. Gallery also offers authors prints of Russian and international photographers and also limited edition prints. Gallery also forms the art photography archive which includes works of contemporary authors and historical photographies from the private collections. Archive is made for architectors and disigners in order to present photography in public and private spaces.
EDUCATION
“FotoDepartament” has been holding energetic educational activity since 2006. Educational program consists of author courses of practicing Saint-Petersburg photographers from different spheres of photography and short-term workshops of photographers and professionals from contiguous vocations – photo-editors, art-critics and gallerists. The workshops are held all year round. Igor Mukhin, Yuri Kozyrev, Rena Effendy, Igor Lebedev and many took part in the workshops as teachers. The key events of more than 5 years of FotoDepartament’s team work are International summer workshops, where a lot of foreign photographers are invited and students all over Russia and former Soviet republics come to attend their workshops. Besides the intensive program of workshops, the International summer workshop includes a lot of open events, meetings, workshops for broad audience of photographers, and also portfolio-reviews – meetings of professional photographers with their young colleges, looking through their portfolios and discussing them – which is held according to all international rules.
IGOR MOUKHIN WORKSHOP
RENA EFFENDI WORKSHOP
INTERNATIONAL SUMMER PHOTOWORKSHOP 2008
EDUCATION
NOOR-NIKON master-class on documentary photography / March 2010
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EDUCATION
NORDIC PHOTOGRAPHY EXPERIENCE The Nordic Photography Experience (NPE) project is a program of cultural and educational exchange that will develop the cooperation between photographers and photography-related professionals from the Northern countries and Russian North-West region. The aim of the NPE program is to adopt the experience that the European professionals gained before – the experience in professional photography, theory and artistic approaches, photo education, as well as curatorial practice, organizing exhibitions, festivals etc. None the less important is to introduce the wide audience, as well as the local photo community, the contemporary photography in the Nordic countries and begin an international dialog and network in the sphere of photography.
The Nordic Photography Experience 2011 is: - 6 workshops of famous Nordic photographers - 5 lectures and meetings with curators - exhibition of photographer Morten Andersen (Norway) - around 2200 people took part in the events of this program - around 110 participants of workshops Organized by FotoDepartament Foundation www.fotodepartament.ru www.nphe.ru
PROJECT WAS SUPPORTED BY
EDUCATION
NORDIC PHOTOGRAPHY EXPERIENCE PROJECT
January July 2011 Saint-Petersburg with support:
ARJA HOOTIAINEN WORKSHOP
LINA SCHEYNIUS WORKSHOP
PIETER TEN HOOPEN WORKSHOP
NICOLAI HOWALT WORKSHOP
ARJA HOOTIAINEN WORKSHOP
PIETER TEN HOOPEN LECTURE
MORTEN ANDERSEN WORKSHOP
JENS ERDMAN RASMUSSEN LECTURE
MORTEN ANDERSEN LECTURE
EXHIBITIONS
One of FotoDepartament’s major activities is the organization of international and Russian photography exhibitions. More than 50 exhibitions of both young and famous authors were held during the 5 years. Each exhibition is a bright event in the cultural life of the city, attracting more and more attention. Each project receives wide coverage in mass media and Internet. Among exhibitions organized by FotoDepartament are: - Sergey Maximishin’s personal exhibition - “Lapin’s School” - “The Road” by Lyalya Kuznetsova General Consulate of Finland supported the organization of two Finnish exhibitions: “New Generation” – young Finnish photojournalists, - and “Helsinki School” – new Finnish art-photography. Sweden Consulate supported exhibition “Olika/Different”. The exhibition “Russia XX century” was held along with Moscow House of Photography under the auspices of Moscow government and Cultural committee of Moscow.
EXHIBITIONS
Exhibitions of young photographers are very important. Project “Young Russian Photography” is supported by Cultural committee of Saint-Petersburg.
EXHIBITIONS
EVENTS
Julien Chapsal talks about an exhibition projects of Magnum Photos (Paris) / meeting in Saint-Petersburg
Apart from the exhibitions and educational programs, FotoDepatament often takes part in different art-projects, organizes series of open meetings, inviting famous photographers, curators and gallerists, as well as free movie shows, where one can see both films about the classics of photography and some films by young photographers themselves. A very important organization’s activity are the constant portfolio-reviews, where FotoDepartament invites young photographers to show their works and get some advice from the professionals from different spheres of photography. Slideshow movies by young Russian photographers Foundation “FotoDepartament” commenced a new trend in modern photography – support and development of multimedia projects, creation and promotion of multimedia and slideshow movies. The films are created by young photographers, for whom photography is more than just a picture, and for whom a slideshow movie is a story told in photos – through the combination of photography, movement, sound, video, music and other components, it makes the viewer feel a whole spectrum of senses. In the first edition of the project there are the slideshow movies made by young photographers from different parts of the country who represent all the possible genres of photography – from documentary to set photography. Saturday movies The “Saturday movies” project is part of FotoDepartament’s program of support of the multimedia projects. Every show is devoted to one of the many themes in photography – from fashion to war photography, art and social aspects as well.
Territories of Desire contemporary russian photography exhibition part of the main program of international photography festival Backlight 2011
The Foundation of Informational and Cultural Programs
After two years of fruitful cooperation the Photographic Centre Nykyaika in Tampere has invited the FotoDepartament in Saint-Petersburg for a joint curatorial project as keynote to the international photography festival Backlight 2011 – Migration and Nomadic Living in 21st Century. The exhibition “Territories of Desire” first presented at Tampere Art Museum since 16 September till 15 November 2011. A production of the Tampere Art Museum. Curators: Nadya Sheremetova (FotoDepartament, Russia) and Ulrich HaasPursiainen (Backlight, Finland)
EXHIBITIONS
Territories of Desire contemporary russian photography exhibition part of the main program of international photography festival Backlight 2011
CONTACTS
FotoDepartament Foundation 32 Nevsky pr. / St. Catherine's Catholic church / left courtyard / 2 floor tel.: +7-901-301-7994 / +7 (812) 314-5925 www.fotodepartament.ru E-mail: info@fotodepartament.ru
CREW: Nadya Sheremetova
HEAD OF FOUNDATION
Olga Korsunova
CURATOR
Alina Belishkina
INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS ASSISTANT
Lena Romanyuk
INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS ASSISTANT
Anna Timchenko
INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS ASSISTANT