Short-term (2 to 4 weeks) "arts project" projects in Russia

The camp is organized in cooperation with “Creative Group “TONNA”. It is a regional youth organization which aim is to support and develop creative potential and leadership skills of young people in our city and region. It promotes active citizenship, develops community and involves youth into cultural and social life so that they can contribute into development of civil society in our country.

The «Multimatograf: create the spirit of art» camp is a perfect opportunity to indulge oneself in the intercultural environment and take part in organizing one of the brightest events in the field of multimedia art in Russia.

The festival general idea is a freedom of art and self-realization. The same idea is carried out and in the very working process. Festival organizers are primarily inspired young people, successful specialists of their kind in the region. These are the people who do the festival not for money, but because they love it! That's why the initiative, original approach and aspiration for self-realization are the things that are valued most of all. The festival will be implemented in 7th time. Read more about this event here http://www.multimatograf.ru/

Everybody who thinks that this atmosphere is for you, who wants to organize a big cultural event, touch upon the finest, spend their time helping others and having fun in a team of professionals – you are welcome!

The camp will be organized in the ancient Russian city Vologda. The city is very rich for museums and historical sights which help to discover real Russian life in the past . Read more here www.vologda.ru.

volunteers will help to organize the festival:
- making preparatory work with the art materials

- some paper work

- making the film about the festival

- work with participants of the festival

Volunteers also can be the participants of the festival and can show there own cartoons.

Visiting historical places of Vologda and the most interesting museums of the city, making parties and other entertaining activities concerning intercultural learning.

Accommodation will be organized in host families, 1-2 people in a room. Every family has their own kitchen and bathroom.
Breakfasts will be organized in host families too. Lunches and dinners – at the office, cafe or in host families.

English.

Moscow or St. Petersburg airports

Vologda

Motivation letter is required. Please describe in the motivation letter following points: knowledge of Russian language, art skills, experience in organizing youth events.

Local municipalities (Kalininskiy district).

English

The workcamp is organized in order to develop volunteers’ initiatives; to share volunteers’ experience among participants from different countries; to promote intercultural dialog and mutual understanding. During the workcamp volunteers will share their experience; discuss actual youth problems, plan mutual volunteers’ activities, participate in art projects, learn culture of Russia and culture of each other.

volunteers will paint walls in graffiti style by their own sketches. Also they will paint children’s playgrounds. As well there’ll be round table, where we are going to speak about participants’ volunteer experience and how voluntary services are developed in their countries. Preferably volunteers with art skills.
Volunteers’ activity takes 4 hours per day except weekend (Saturday and Sunday).

volunteers will have a possibility to know one of the most beautiful cities in the world – North capital of Russia, Saint-Petersburg. Numerous excursions, guides tours and entertainment will be proposed to participants. The volunteers could be a witness of a unique acting – drawing of bridges through the Neva-river. Also it’s quite exciting to take a trip on the boat through the channels and rivers of St. Petersburg. There are also many cinemas, entertaining centers, pubs and nightclubs. St-Petersburg is also known by its beautiful suburbs: Petergof, Pushkin, Pavlovsk, Gatchina, Lomonosov.

volunteers will live in a local school well equipped by sleeping places, kitchen and shower. The school is situated in the city itself. Meals will be prepared by volunteers, products are provided. Visa-support is provided.

By plane - the international airport is situated in St.Petersburg itself and called Pulkovo. When you arrive, just near the exit from the airport there is a shuttle bus (≈0,75 €), which will bring you to the subway station “Moskovskaya”.

By bus - for volunteers from Europe it is possible to arrive to St.Petersburg by bus (Eurolines www.eurolines.com, Ecolines http://www.ecolines.net, Simple Express www.simpleexpress.eu). Usually buses arrive to Baltic Bus Station or Central Bus Station. Near both of them there are subway stations.

By train - it’s also possible to come to St.Petersburg by train, which arrives to Finnish Train Station or Vitebskiy Train Station. Near both of them there are subway stations.

More information about how to get to the camp within the city will be given in the infosheet.