The 13th International Festival of Fine Arts “TRADITIONS AND MODERNITY” was successfully held in Gostiny Dvor.
From June 20 to 23, Gostiny Dvor was the venue for the XIII Moscow International Festival of Arts “Traditions and Modernity”. The festival, with its long history, has become an event in the cultural life of the country, despite the current peripetias. Artists and art connoisseurs from more than 25 countries representing different parts of the planet met on the vast territory of the Gostiny Dvor, an area of 4000 square meters, in the heart of Moscow. Participants from China, India, USA, Congo, Serbia, UK and other countries presented their works in the capital, confirming Moscow’s status as one of the main cultural centers of the world.
The festival was supported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation and Rossotrudnichestvo. The event “Traditions and Modernity” was covered by numerous information partners and mass media: Relax FM radio station (general partner), City Moscow 24 TV channel, KommersantFM. The festival partners were also: Sberbank, Creative Studio SHEMA, Creative Union of Artists of Russia, Institute of Cinema of the Higher School of Economics of the National Research University Higher School of Economics, V. I. Surikov Moscow State Academic Art Institute, Bubble screen, SmartHeart, Creative agency, IPM Consortium. The list of media supporting the festival included: AboveArt; Family; M24; Monocle; News.ru; PhotoExpress; TheVanderlast; Agency Moscow; Argumenty i Fakty; African Initiative; Delovaya Moskva; Izvestia; Kultura; Kultura.rf; Kulturomania; Metro; RIA; News; Such Cases; TASS; Forbes; Cabinet del’art; Kommersant Kommersant, Friday, Russia 1 Vesti, Moscow, NTV, Brix-TV, as well as ARTPatrul; Let’s art; Art Inquisition; Cultural Dealer; Mayak Parnassa; Moscow does not believe in years;
Museum Notes.
“Traditions and Modernity” is not just a festival.
Every year our foundation gathers creative people eager to share their works not only with the art community, but also with festival visitors, immersing viewers in intercultural dialog on different levels.
In 2024, for the first time, young artists took part.
Beginners exhibited their works on an equal footing with recognized artists, and the young visitors were given exciting master classes in animation, video shooting and editing, created watercolor postcards, painted children’s toys and made prints on bandanas.
The motto of the 2024 festival – “Art without Borders” – fully describes the philosophy of the Moscow Public Foundation for the Support of Culture and Contemporary Art.
Since 2007, when the organization was founded, the festival has become a unique platform for cultural exchange and creative interaction between artists from all over the world.
The Festival has already managed to gain a reputation not only in Russia, but also abroad, three times the Festival was held in Lisbon, Portugal.
An integral part of the Festival program is the awarding of the VERA Prize.
In 2024 nine directions were chosen for the award ceremony, 16 laureates became the owners of the main award – bronze statuette “VERA”, created by Honored Artist of Russia, sculptor V. Mitroshin.
Special attention of the international jury was drawn to the special project “Africa without Borders”, which presented works of art from many African countries.
Works by artists from Senegal, Mali, Burkina Faso, Ghana and other countries turned out to be a real discovery for the Russian public.
A unique collection of masks, sculptures and everyday objects of African people was collected by the Foundation directly in the countries of the African continent for the demonstration of traditional art objects of West Africa.
Every day in Gostiny Dvor there were lectures, public discussions and debates immersing guests into the heart of the art world.
The Festival program included lectures on the following topics:
– “How to form a collection”
– “Development and support for young artists. What the artist faces in the current realities and what to do to overcome barriers. Factors influencing pricing”
– “How contemporary art was inspired by medieval icons” and others.
There was also a place for the newly revived tradition of poetry reading with the project “Poetarium” with Inna Parfenova.
The celebration of culture and creativity was attended by government officials, businessmen, famous artists, singers and actors, and more than 500 art connoisseurs.
We look forward to seeing you at the new International Fine Arts Festival in 2025!
May art continue to connect hearts and expand horizons!
