From Craftspeople to Artists: Mentorship Practices, the Boundaries of Creative Experimentation, and Market Demands

The discussion explores different paths from craft to authorial art and ways for craftspeople to enter the art market. The participants will discuss mentorship and curatorial strategies, the preservation of tradition and radical creative experimentation, as well as the demands that the market places on artists today.

Moderator: Ekaterina Terebenina, collector, founder of the nonprofit organization Dvara

Participants:

Tunti Chauhan, curator, founder of Threshold Gallery

Olga Profatilo, co-founder of MYTH Gallery

Yulia Loboyko, founder and owner of Palaty Gallery

Polina Slepenkova, founder of the Community of Contemporary Siberian Artists (CCSA) and the Citric Acid Factory

English translation by Fedor Makhlaiu