1. MISSION : development of the independent sector of
contemporary art in Ukraine
TASK: popularization of innovation in art and training methods
AMBITIONS : strengthening positions at international scene and
involvement of community in cultural process
BASIC PRINCIPLE :
culture is a main resource for community development

2. TEAM

3. ABOUT
• The” Youth Unit of Artists” - an independent group working at the Odessa municipal gallery, stimulates
the development of the contemporary art in Ukraine, invites well known persons for workshops, lectures,
master classes, trainings in less known fields of art and culture. It creates environment for public
dialogue between various communities through presentation of various social topics.
The activity of the team is coordinated by the independent expert Nataliya
Volchenko, artist Nadiia Fomichova and cultural manager Ianina Ginkinova who
are both cultural policy researchers as well
Current projects:
"Odessa Cultural Menu» - the implementation of cultural mapping. Odessa is a
pioneer in using the Canadian cultural mapping experience in Ukraine.
“Touch” – international creative residences at the art gallery for youth Together
with the Plessiana Cultural Foundation (Poland)

4. PARTNERSHIP:
Odessa Municipal Gallery
Publishing House «Deluxe»
Odessa Municipality
Department of culture and Tourism Yuzhny Municipality
National Academy of Fine Arts and Architecture
Plessiana Foundation for Culture (Poland)
Intercultura Consult (Bulgary)
Centre for Cultural Management (Lviv)
ENCATC(Belgium)
ECF (The Netherlands) and others
Partners are needed and we are interested in sharing experiences
with colleagues who successfully implemented similar projects.

5. activities 2011
«Cultural Management for YOUth»
round-table (Odessa, Ukraine)
•European Culture Forum
(Brussels, Belgium)
“Animated.Mobility and Movement”
International workshop for art managers
(Byala,Bulgaria)
•East European Culture
Forum (Lublin, Poland)
"To Culture with Love , Management" (Potsdam ,
2011)
•“Touch” - art – project by Nadiia Fomichova
(YuzhnyUkraine)

6. activities 2012
2nd
International seminar-training
«Development of local
communities: local cultural policy
and cultural management within the
International Project «Ukrainian
Cultural Network» (Donetsk)
3nd
International seminar-
training «Development of
local communities: local
cultural policy and cultural
management within the
International Project
«Ukrainian Cultural
Network» (Donetsk)
•20 конференция
•ENCATC (London,
•Great Britain)
Competitions for young artists

7. Meeting with community. Mapping project.

8. “Odessa Cultural Menu” mapping of cultural resources of Odessa (2012-2013)

9. activities 2013
Culture of development:
Power bodies and civil society –
competition or creative partnership
International Conference
Cultural resources map –
start of cooperation
Dnipropetrovs'k,
Ukraine, March 21-22, 2013
activities 2012

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