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Saturday, November 18
Invitation
Russian Fest
Press Release
Gallery5 “Mending Fences” with festival exploring Russian Art, Culture, and History
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Press Contact:
Amanda Robinson
Executive Director, Gallery5
(804) 644-0005
gallery5@gallery5arts.com
October 20, 2006 – This November, Gallery5 brings Richmond its first Russian Arts Festival, celebrating culture, history, and trade through exhibits, live performance, films, and lectures.
“Mending Fences” will run from November 1 through November 25 as Gallery5 will display selected works from the collection of the Russian Art Project (www.russianap.com). This collection encompasses over 200 works by 60 established and emerging artists from Russia, Ukraine, Georgia, Armenia and other countries of the region. The collection demonstrates centuries of rich historic art traditions through styles ranging from traditional religious iconography to contemporary avant-garde. Showcased artists include Ernst Neizvestny, Zurab Tsereteli, Mikhail Chemiakin, Revaz Kvaratskheliya, Andrey Vereshagin, Chingiz Abassov, Fedor Lykov, Elnur Babayev, Rasim Babayev, Natalya Vovk, Aleksei Bazanov, Mikhail Gubin, and Nina Riabova-Belskaia. Guests will be able to purchase artwork featured in the exhibit during an art auction on November 18.
Gallery5 will also showcase vintage Russian film reels and photography from World War II, photographs by Russian Orthodox Church photographer Yuri Gripas, and sculptures by award-winning Russian ceramicist Natalia Pavlova. Authentic Russian ornaments, crafts, sculpture, nesting dolls, jewelry and religions icons from St. Nicolas Cathedral will be on sale in the gallery’s gift shop.
The festival kicks off with a private reception on Wednesday, November 1, for Russian Ambassador Yuri Ushakov, Belerusian Ambassador Mikhail Khvostov, Mayor L. Douglas Wilder and other civic, business and political leaders of Virginia.
Events throughout the month:
11/02 – “The Great Patriotic War,” 7 p.m. – 9 p.m.
Belarusian Ambassador Mikhail Khvostov and his staff from take a journey back in time through the photographs and films of top Soviet photojournalists and filmmakers of WWII. Discussing Hitler’s defeat from a Soviet Perspective, follow the heroic deeds and deadly sacrifices of men and women of the former Soviet military as they struggle to turn back the mighty Nazi forces on the Eastern Front
11/03 – First Friday Public Opening, 7 p.m. – 10 p.m.
Explore the collection while enjoying music from the St. Nicholas Cathedral Choir and sampling traditional Russian dishes and beverages catered by the European Deli, an all-Russian business in Richmond’s West End. Other musical guests to be announced.
11/07 – “Russian Realism” Lecture, 7 p.m.
John Wurdeman and Lazare Gallery present this lecture on contemporary artists from Russian Realism – a tradition with deep roots dating back to ancient times that has bread some of the most glorious art in the history of man.
11/08-"Billy's Band" Russian Rock Band, 7PM
Gallery5's Biggest Music Event Yet!!
Other groups T.B.A. $ T.B.A.
This is a DO NOT WANT TO MISS EVENT!.
http://www.billysband.com
http://www.billysband.ru (In English)
11/ 09 – “Chernobyl – The Untold Stories,” 7 p.m. – 9 p.m.
Travel through the villages and towns of Chernobyl with a film showing of HBO’s “The Chernobyl Heart” – the story of one woman’s controversial motorcycle journey through the aftermath of the 1986 nuclear disaster. A presentation and discussion will follow from Tom Robinson, International Liaison of the Russian Federation’s Ministry of Emergency Situations
11/14 – "Cold War, Soviet and U.S. Propaganda", 7 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
Francis Gary Powers, Jr. will share stories from his father’s career as a U-2 spy plane pilot while showcasing Cold War and Soviet/U.S. propaganda of the era. A signing of his father’s highly acclaimed book “Operation Overflight: A Memoir of the U-2 Incident” will follow. Items from Powers’ personal collection and the Cold War Museum will be on display throughout November.
11/16 – “Russia – A Good Friend, Worts and All,” 7 – 9 p.m.
Tom Robinson, International Liaison of the Russian Federation’s Ministry of Emergency Situations speaks about political “fireworks” and unreported news stories of how Russia’s assistance could have altered the course in America’s “War on Terror.”
11/17 – Forum on U.S. and Russian Business Development, 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.
The Richmond Department of Economic Development, the Greater Richmond Partnership and the Eurasia Center, among others present this forum discuss the potential benefits of Russian business partnerships in Central Virginia.
11/18 – Commercial Art Auction,
Commercial Art Auction
Auctioneer for the evening is Tom Luper
Times. T.B.A.
The Russian Art Project of Maryland will hold a major Commercial Art Auction on November 18 at Gallery5. Other than The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, known for the largest public collection of Imperial Faberge Easter Eggs outside of Russia, a Virginia museum has never exhibited a Russian collection of this magnitude until now. This collection encompasses over 200 works by 60 established and emerging artists from Russia, Ukraine, Georgia, Armenia and other countries of the region, demonstrating centuries of rich historic art traditions. The collection of artwork ranges in style from impressionism, nonconformist, constructivist, social realism, contemporary _expressions, Soviet and Cold War era, political propaganda, avant-garde and religious iconographic paintings from the early 19th century. A few showcased artists include: Ernst Neizvestny, Zurab Tsereteli, Revaz Kvaratskheliya, Konstantin Makovsky, Andrey Vereshagin, Chingiz Abassov, Fedor Lykov, Elnur Babayev, Rasim Babayev, Natalya Vovk, Aleksei Bazanov, Mikhail Gubin, and Nikolai Lysak.
Works will range from $800 to $40,000.
The auction will begin with speakers from collaborative and/or sponsoring organizations. This will be a catered and cocktail-attired event. More details T.B.A.
11/21 - "Christian Personages in Russian Folk Belief."
Dr. Alexander Prokhorov, Assistant Professor of Russian at the College of William and Mary, explores the legendary Prince Vladimir and his conversion of Eastern Slavs to Orthodox Christianity in 988. Find out how Medieval Slavic peasants adopted Christianity while preserving their traditional pagan beliefs..
Sponsored by: Capitol One, Cirrus Vodka
This festival is made possible through collaborations with Capital One, the Richmond Department of Economic Development, the Virginia Economic Development Partnership, the D.C. Eurasia Center, the Lazare Gallery, Department of Commerce, the Russian Embassy, the Embassy of Belerus, the Russian Cultural Center, the Russian Art Project of Maryland.
About Gallery5
Gallery5 is housed in Virginia's oldest fire station and Richmond's oldest police station and jail. Built in 1849, this National Historic Landmark, and the men who worked within, added many colorful chapters to Richmond's illustrious past.
In less than eighteen months, Gallery5 has transformed this beautiful relic from the past into a vibrant and exciting cacophony of sight and sound, hosting more visitors over those few months than during the entire 25 years of the former museum's operation.
Gallery5 was created in effort to save the life of the National Historic Landmark known as Steamer Company No. 5, and to help revitalize the art scene in Richmond by creating a innovative, community-based artistic movement.
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