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 V

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August 16 - 30, 2012
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 fifth 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 tour 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)

Prices:

FULL WORKSHOP (according to the schedule bellow) - $1,800
TOUR ONLY (without classes) - $990

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

The prices do not include:
airfare, hotels, food, art materials, visa expenses
To pay online please click here.

For information and registration, please contact us at:
Natasha@WinterPalaceStudio.com

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Academy of Fine Arts

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 $160 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 $40 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 a fee of 600 rub. (~$22). 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). The cost of the visa itself is $140 with a 6-20 business days waiting period. For more information, please visit: www.russianembassy.org/

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.

Money and Customs: We can take up to $3,000 cash without declaration. Please check the following website for further details: http://www.petersburgguide.com/tips.html

Phones: This is what I found out so far:
If you intend to use your existing phone and SIM card first check that your provider has an international roaming agreement with one of them, and ensure you have international roaming enabled.The mobile/cellular phone network types available in Saint Petersburg include GSM 900, GSM1800, NAMPS and CDMA. Numerous mobile phones are multi-band and automatically detect and select the required one but visitors from US and Japan that have problems can rent mobiles from various enterprises, or for longer term it may be more cost effective to purchase a phone and SIM card package.

Purchasing a local SIM card is relatively simple - the difficulty comes in choosing a package offered by the providers. Providers are fiercely competing for more customers and almost continually change prices and packages to challenge their rivals.

Phone Rental Links:

http://www.rangeroamer.com/countries/Russian%20Federation.aspx?gclid=CK7G-tO3pKICFSQ65QodIkl4xw

http://phonecard.bootsnall.com/russia_sim.htm

Email: wintrpalce@aol.com
Phone: 301 263 0000
Address: 1054 31st Street NW Washington DC 20007

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