An exhibition of children’s drawings “Architecture of Medieval Rus” is due to be opened in the art gallery “Red Bridge” (Vologda) on the fist days of December, 2012. The works displayed first in the Museum of Dionisy’s Frescoes are the result of the All-Russian contest organized by the museum in 2012. 39 young artists from different parts of Russia became laureates of the event. An award ceremony was held on October 19, on the opening day of the “Ferapontov’s Readings”. All participants of the contest received diplomas and booklets. The museum exhibition was very popular and was highly appreciated both by local people and professionals because all children’s drawings were notable for artistic expression, author’s interpretation of the subject, boldness of compositional, colour and graphic solutions. Galina Dementieva, artistic director of the gallery “Red Bridge”, suggested presenting the exhibition to the Vologda’s spectators.
The art gallery “Red Bridge”, as a non-profit project, was established in Vologda in 2003. At present the best exhibition halls of the Vologda region with the total area of 800 square metres are located there. Displays of contemporary Russian and foreign art are organized in the gallery. The own collection of painting, graphic arts, sculpture containing about 1000 items is enlarged every year. It includes oeuvres of not only international celebrities, such as Tonino Guerra and Mikhail Shemyakin, but also famous masters who went down in history of the Russian art of the 20th century – M. Saryan, G. Nissky, V. Popkov, Z. Arshakuni, A. Pozdeev, A. Slepyshev and others.
People have a chance to see works of artists, graphic artists and photo artists of the Vologda region, St. Petersburg, Moscow and other regions of Russia in the permanent and temporary exhibitions. Painters of Europe and America also take part in them.
The gallery has occupied a certain cultural niche in the art life of the Vologda region, has become a popular place and united various and interesting circles of artists. We hope that the new exhibition will become one more successful project of the art gallery “Red Bridge and will initiate further cooperation of the Museum of Dionisy’s Frescoes and the famous gallery.
The exhibition will be open till the middle of February.
Olga Silina, employee of the Museum of Dionisy’s Frescoes
