An Opportunity for the Professionals in Arts and Culture Worldwide:
Cultural Fellowships in Russia
CEC ArtsLink is pleased to share with you the request for fellowship applications by our Russian colleagues at the Likhachev Foundation. If you are interested in applying, review the information below and respond directly to the competition coordinator, Elena Vitenberg, at vitenberg@lfond.spb.ru and
More information about the program is at http://cf.lfond.spb.ru/.
Ten two-week fellowships will take place on May 9-22, 2016 in St. Petersburg, Russia.
Application deadline: February 1, 2016.
Applicants will be notified by March 1, 2016.
Application should include:
CV (including information on Russian language skills, previous creative projects related to Russia and previous visits to Russia).
Description of the project (up to 3 pages) such as museum or exhibition project, theater performance, film, preparation of fiction or research book and other types of cultural projects related to Russian culture or history. It should contain, in particular, a paragraph on how a residency in St. Petersburg will benefit the applicant’s project and which cultural organizations in St. Petersburg the applicant would like to work with.
Email your application in Russian or English to the competition coordinator Elena Vitenberg at vitenberg@lfond.spb.ru and
The D. S. Likhachev International Charitable Foundation
cf.lfond.spb.ru
B. Yeltsin Presidential Center
www.yeltsin.ru
Committee on External Relations of St. Petersburg
http://www.kvs.spb.ru
