Warming up for the III International Exhibition of Calligraphy

Veliky Novgorod has hosted a series of meetings between Sokolniki MEC, the project team and the members of the organizing committee of the III International Exhibition of Calligraphy. The Committee for Tourism, Culture and Archives of the Novgorod Region saw a meeting chaired by Alexey Shaburov, the Project Director, which led to the approval of the exhibition format. The highlight of the year 2010 for the city of Veliky Novgorod will start on Friday, September 10. The city will be crowded with many globally recognized calligraphers and painters who will hold a diversity of master-classes and calligraphic shows. The idea to organize the Museum Night gained all vote. Thus far, on Saturday night, apart from the major exposition of the III International Exhibition of Calligraphy, a number of museums within the Novgorod Kremlin and the Novgorod Land Artistic Culture Museum will open their doors.

The meeting between Sokolniki MEC and A.F. Gabitov, the First Vice Governor of the Novgorod Region, brought agreements on the dynamic cooperation between such towns of the region as Borovichi, Staraya Russa, Okulovka, etc. as well as with the city of Saint-Petersburg — all to attract more tourists and guests to the event.

Yuri Bobryshev, Mayor of Veliky Novgorod, confirmed the readiness of the city to host the fair and organize food stations. What is more, numerous issues regarding PR activity and marketing efforts were settled together with transportation challenges (the public transport will run daily until 3 a.m. during the exhibition days) and organization of concerts and shows on the very first day of the event. V.Yu. Pilchin, Engineering Director to the Project held negotiations with the EMERCOM representatives (the Emergency Control Ministry) to secure increased safety of all visitors of the III International Exhibition of Calligraphy, while Ye.V. Isayeva, the Project Curator, met with the Eparchy representatives to find out their opinion on the calligraphic contest to be held as part of the exhibition. The students of the Novgorod State University named after Yaroslav the Wise were offered to visit the first presentation lecture within the scope of preparation activities, entitled “Promotion of an International Project: Media, PR, and Design” hosted by D.S. Tsukanov, PR Director of Sokolniki MEC.

A.K. Kvasnikov, Deputy Director of the Project, successfully settled the issues of accommodation and meals for the organizing and technical teams of Sokolniki MEC in the city of Veliky Novgorod.

We are preparing for the III International Exhibition of Calligraphy at full steam. And there is no doubt that this exhibition will become the brightest and most important event for Veliky Novgorod this year!

From left to right: Alexey Shaburov, Project Director; S.A. Lebedev, Head of Press-Center of the Veliky Novgorod Administration; Yuri Bobryshev, Mayor of the city of Veliky Novgorod.

From left to right: O.S. Soboleva, Head of the Department of Tourism of the Novgorod Region Administration; Alexey Shaburov, Project Director; Lyudmila Kulanina, Counselor of the Project Director.

From left to right: O.V. Kosach, Chief Specialist of the Committee for Culture and Youth Policy of the Veliky Novgorod Administration; I.B. Freudman, Chairman of the Committee for Tourism and International Relations of the city of Veliky Novgorod.

V.Yu. Pilchin, Engineering Director of the project, is negotiating with EMERCOM representatives.

From left to right: Ye.V. Isayeva, Project Curator, and O.S. Soboleva, Head of the Department of Tourism of the Novgorod Region Administration

Negotiations held in the Office of Yuri Bobryshev, Mayor of the city of Veliky Novgorod.