Kaliningrad
Russian Federation

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III. Offenen Pleinair-workshop for sculptors (Svetlogorsk, Russland)

"Mirages of Bathing Life"

Duration of stay: 15.08.-6.09.2018.


1. Preliminary Remark
The state-sponsored Hermann Brachert-Haus and Museum, the only prominent institution in the Kaliningrad region concerned with the research, preservation and popularization of sculpture, proposes the implementation of the following plein-air project.

The project is linked to the museum's 25th anniversary and means 'Professional Sculptors in Residence'. Its sufficiently broad theme - "Mirages of Bathing Life" - unites pictures of bathers seeking recreation and local inhabitants, their occupations and their habitus, and allows the artists to express themselves in absolutely different genres. The style should be realism. The result of the three-week pleinair should be some original stone sculptures made of shell limestone. Unified by the same material, the general theme and the size of the object, the artists gather in an open-air sculpture ensemble. The Pleinair "Mirages des Badelebens" is a forum where the artists' creative ideas for the creation of decorative sculptures and their location in the real milieu can be realized.


2. Aims and tasks of the pleinair
Aims:

  • Support and development of cultural traditions and professional sculpture;
  • Expansion of the museum collection and popularisation of contemporary sculpture;
  • Development of new tourist attractions in the cultural and artistic milieu of the region.


Tasks of Pleinair:

  • Creation of pleasant conditions for the creative interaction of the sculptors;
  • Strengthening international contacts;
  • Development of a new view of the surrounding living space and aesthetic education of the population;
  • Contribution to the'art space' of the area with works of art, creation of a'sculpture park' on the museum grounds;
  • Acquaintance with contemporary artistic tendencies.


3. The administrative institutions of the pleinair

  • Government of Kaliningrad Oblast
  • Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Kaliningrad Oblast


4. The organizers of the Pleinair
GBUK „Dom-muzej Germana Brachert“ (Herman Brachert-Haus and Museum)
 

5. The participants of the pleinair, place and time of the event
The participants should be professional sculptors.

Location of the event:
Russia, Kaliningrad, Svetlogorsk-Otradnoe, H. Brachert-Haus and Musuem, Tokarev-Str. 7.


6. Liabilities of the organizers:

The organizers commit themselves:

  • assist participants in obtaining visas;
  • work material (shell limestone, approx. 80x80x100 cubic cm);
  • provide for the equipment of the workplace: electrical connections, water supply, accompanying material and mechanics
  • drilling and grinding machines and carpenter's tools:
  • to offer the participants an excursion program to the sights of Kaliningrad region;
  • to organise a press conference with representatives of the SMI, as well as meetings of the plein-air participants with the population;
  • to provide media information to support the pleinair;
  • to issue a certificate to each participant at the end of the pleinair.


7. Liabilities of the Symposiums' participant:

The participants commit themselves:

  • to make a sculpture within the agreed period according to the rules of the pleinair;
  • to carry their own electrical and pneumatic instruments, as well as hand tools and personal objects, with them for safety at work;
  • to have an accident insurance (filled out on the participant of the pleinair).


8. Final regulations:

  • The works produced (sculptures) are the property of the Pleinair organizer, i.e. the GBUK "Dom-muzej G. Bracherta", who has the right to place them on the museum grounds.;
  • The organizers reserve the right to take photographs and videos of the objects produced and to place them on the Internet, in printed and electronic editions.


In addition to the obligations of the museum mentioned in the regulation (see Annex, point 6), the Consulate General supports the journey of the artist up to 150 euros. Accommodation and lunch is free for artists.
There is no additional fee. 
Please send your applications by e-mail with a short CV and 3-5 photographs of the works by 10.06.2018.