Winter Palace Studio Artists Natasha Mokina and Victor Pakhomkin

W I N T E R P A L A C E S T U D I O

classically trained artists

St. Petersburg Workshop II

Anichkov Bridge

AUGUST 7-21 2008
This project is supported by the St. Petersburg Committee of Culture.

Natasha Mokina and Victor Pakhomkin, the founders of Winter Palace Studio invite you for a second two week workshop in St. Petersburg, Russia. The workshop will include:

9 drawing/painting sessions under the tutelage of the Academy of Fine Arts Professors
Visits to the Hermitage, the Russian Museum, and other museums
City canal tours on a boat
Visit to the Academy of Fine Arts (Repin Institute)
Staying at the Artist's Union hostel or a city hotel(all two blocks from the Hermitage
Visit to a ballet theater
Day trip to Peterhof and Tzarskoe Selo (two of the summer palaces outside of St. Petersburg) www.peterhof.org/english/pano/

Prices:

FULL WORKSHOP (according to the schedule bellow) - $1,500
TOUR ONLY (without classes) - $700

The prices include:
model fees;
all museum and theater tickets;
transportation while in Russia, etc.

The prises do not include:
airfare; hotels; food; art materials.

For information and registration, please contact us at:
Natasha@WinterPalaceStudio.com
or
301 263 0000

Academy of fine Arts (1757)

Hotels:

The two hotels across the street from the Artist's Union offer a very safe and comfortable accommodations. The starting price for a double room is about $140 a day. For more information check the following sites: www.comfort-hotel.spb.ru or www.herzen-hotel.com/index.php?language_id=2
The Artists' Union hostel has very modest accommodations. There are 6 double/triple rooms on the floor. There are two half baths and one full bathroom. There is a kitchen. The price is $30 per person.

The Hermitage

Visas: To obtain a Russian visa you need a letter of invitation. The Comfort Hotel and Herzen House Hotel offer those invitations to their guests for free. You can contact those hotels by phone. The guests of the Artist's Union hostel can obtain such invitations through the international department of the Artist's Union (the cost is about $35). There are other opportunities which we are currently investigating. The cost of the visa itself is $100 with a 6-10 business days waiting period. For more information, please visit the following site: www.russianembassy.org/

Tickets: Please check this site as one of the possibilities:  http://www.cheapoair.com/Default.aspx?tabid=1685

Materials:  We can take oil paints and other materials (except solvents) on the plain. They have to be in a checked-in baggage. In case you overlooked something, there is an art supply store right in the AU building and other locations. Easels will be provided.

Student Drawings from the Archives of the Academy

2007 Workshop:

Agenda:

Thursday, August 7

Afternoon Depart US

Friday, August 8

Afternoon Arrive St. Petersburg

Saturday, August 9

10:00 am 11:00 am First meeting/orientation at the Artist's Union

11:30 am 3:00 pm The Hermitage Tour

3:30 pm 5:30 pm Savior-on-the-Blood Cathedral Tour

Sunday, August 10