Winzavod Center for Contemporary Art
Winzavod is the first and largest contemporary art center in Russia. It opened in 2007 in the workshops of the former Moscow Bavaria factory near the Garden Ring, a short walk from Kurskaya metro station. “Winzavod” specializes in supporting contemporary art in Russia, helping emerging artists and designers from the regions to participate in exhibitions and professional competitions, includes more than a dozen galleries, stores, education and development centers, cafes and bars, world-class lecture and exhibition halls located in the former workshops of the winery.”
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Contents- General Information
- History of the Winzavod Art Center
- Galleries of the Winzavod Center for Contemporary Art
- Educational projects
- Winzavod contests
- Tourist information
- Where to eat
- Shopping at Winzavod
General Information
Winzavod’s mission is to support and develop contemporary art, which determined the main direction of the center and the eponymous foundation. On the territory of the center there are leading Moscow galleries, workshops of artists, designers and photographers, cafes, creative showrooms, children’s studios, stores and much more.
The Winzavod Foundation for the Support of Contemporary Art works in two areas: Education and New Names. The Philosophy Club with a public lecture program, the Art Criticism Laboratory in cooperation with the BAZA Institute, the Journalism Laboratory and the Vinzavod.Open project, which brings together contemporary art educational institutions in an exhibition format. In the direction of New Names – a platform to support young art START, the Open Studios project – workshops for artists open to the public, the WALL project – a changeable layer on the wall at Winzavod from street artists and other projects related to contemporary art and street art.
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Vinzavod is a monument of industrial architecture of the 19th century, which has preserved as a result of reconstruction some of the historic buildings in Shop White, Shop Red, the Great Wine Warehouse and other spaces. The walls of the Winery are decorated with works by contemporary graffiti artists.
.Gallery 21, OVCHARENKO Gallery, Vladey Space, 11.12 GALLERY, Triangle Gallery, Fine Art Gallery, Osnova Gallery, XL Gallery, ARTIS Gallery, Totibadze Gallery, Pop/off/art Gallery are operating on the territory.
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History of the Winzavod Art Center
The complex of buildings in the 4th Syromyatnikovsky Lane, owned by Vinzavod, is located on the estate of Princess Volkonskaya, a famous high society schemer. The mansion has survived and is located at the entrance to the Contemporary Art Center. After the princess, the estate passed into the hands of Moscow merchants, among whom Vasily Kokorev, a collector of paintings, stood out – part of his collection was later bought by Tretyakov.
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In the mid-19th century, the part of the estate separated by a railroad track was bought by the brewing joint-stock company “Moscow Bavaria”. Its owners, merchants Khludovy, arranged Syromyatniki, creating here several charitable organizations. The winery itself was opened in 1889 by the merchant Dmitry Travnikov and his sons. After the revolution, the semi-artisanal production turned into the Moscow Combine of grape and dessert wines, which produced about 170 types of products. In post-Soviet times it closed down, having failed to cope with competitors. The empty buildings were handed over to the Vinzavod Art Center founded in 2007 by the Trotsenko family.
.Galleries of the Winzavod Center for Contemporary Art
On the territory of “Winzavod” there are private galleries presenting works by contemporary Russian and foreign authors. One of the most reputable in Russia is XL Gallery, established in 1993. A significant part of the venues have established permanent cooperation with such foreign partners as “Regina”, opened by the Ovcharenko family in 1990, the new OSNOVA or 11.12 with a branch in Singapore. Eye has been specializing in photography for 15 years. “Gallery 21” tracks the latest trends in contemporary art, while the pop/off/art gallery features works by avant-garde classics. Pechersky and Triangle focus on the work of young Russian and foreign artists. Totibadze Gallery exhibits Georgian artists Totibadze and their associates. Vladey Space is a Russian auction of contemporary art.
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Educational projects
Creative workshops for children in 15 areas are open at Vinzavod, and adults can also attend them if they wish. “School of Visual Arts” works mainly with contemporary photography. Advanced consumers of art enter the “School of Collectors and Experts”, listening to thematic lectures and going on specialized tours in Russia and abroad. Dance projects are realized by the DanceOptions school: here they teach Latin American dances, hip-hop, flamenco. Education in the field of advertising, video, production is received at the Wordshop Academy of Communications.
.Winzavod competitions
The Center for Contemporary Art regularly organizes all-Russian competitions in various fields. Recently a photo project has been completed, accepting more than 25 thousand photos in 5 nominations. There is a permanent program “Start”, which helps to promote young artists from the regions. The final goal of the project is to create a unified cultural space for the whole country. “Territory of Design” involves public discussion of projects, competitions for young designers. The “Wall” program invites artists working in the field of street art and graffiti.”
.Tourist Information
The Contemporary Art Center is open daily from 12 to 8 p.m., like most galleries. The info center, ticket office and gift store close at 7:30 pm. Winzavod’s exhibition halls and galleries rest on Monday, the stores are usually open at this time.
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Photography and videography are permitted throughout the Contemporary Art Center. The only exception is filming with professional equipment, for which you will need to obtain a special permit.
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To book a tour of Winzavod or one of the exhibitions call: +7 (495) 917-46-46.
.Official website: http://www.winzavod.ru/.
.Where to eat
At the Winzavod Art Center from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. guests are welcomed by
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In the former tasting room opened a cafe-bar “Cunning People” with author’s, but understandable to the average visitor cuisine. There is live music, vinyl, and guests with dogs are allowed in the hall. The cafe is open from 10-11 to 23 hours, on Friday and Saturday – until the last visitor.
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One of the first Kraft bars in Moscow, Kraftwerk Bar, located near the Kurskaya metro station, is open 24 hours a day from Thursday to Sunday, on other days the establishment is open until the last guest. Visitors will be offered dozens of beers, kvass, cider, including takeaway, snacks.
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Shopping at Winzavod
In the stores of Vinzavod you can buy Art Deco furniture, author’s perfumes and cosmetics, antiques, cashmere clothes from Tegin fashion house, vinyl records, flowers, visit a beauty salon and a baguette workshop. There is a store of creative goods “Peredvizhnik” and a bookstore “Falanster”. A rare analog black-and-white photo booth has been preserved at Vinzavod, and here you can also rent couture outfits in the “Girlfriend’s Closet.”
.How to get there
Vinzavod’s address: Moscow, 4th Syromyatnichesky pereulok, 1/8.
.The art center “Vinzavod” is located 400 m southeast of Kursk station, you can get there from the metro station “Kurskaya”, “Chkalovskaya”, from the streetcar stop “Kurskiy Vokzal”. Exit from the subway: “to the suburban trains”, after the turnstiles: “exit to the city”. Then go straight ahead and to the right along the railway tracks to the bridge, pass under the bridge, cross the road and walk along the 4th Syromyatnichesky Lane to the turn in the yard to the Center for Contemporary Art “Winzavod”.
