Winzavod Center for Contemporary Art is the first and the largest private contemporary art center in Russia which unites galleries, educational programs, studios, workshops and showrooms. By bringing together all areas of modern culture in one space open to a wide audience, Winzavod supports contemporary Russian art and creates a comfortable environment for its development.
On the basis of Winzavod, the Foundation for the Support of Contemporary Art was created, its strategic directions are New Names, Urban + Art and the Art Market.
Now the New Names direction includes the Open Studios project, as well as the New Names online platform.
Urban + Art is an initiative to support, research and develop contemporary street art in Russia. In the context of this direction, the world's first and only biennale of street art, ARTMOSPHERE, is being held.
The key project of the Art Market direction is the Association of Galleries. It was founded on the initiative of Moscow galleries of modern art and the Winzavod Foundation. This project represents interests of the industry at private, state and international levels.
In addition, as part of the educational activities of the Winzavod, the New Media Laboratory is now operating. All projects are aimed at expanding opportunities for emerging professionals in the field of art and culture in general. You can learn more about the educational direction from Sofia Trotsenko's interview for RBK.
Sofia Trotsenko, founder of the Winzavod Contemporary Art Support Fund:
'The idea of creating the Winzavod arose from a dream to make the world around us a better place, to gather the art life of Moscow in one place and show what contemporary Russian art is today. From the very beginning, we did not have the task of making this place focused only on art. We were very attracted by the opportunity to create a real city that lives and develops organically.'
Today, the main mission of Winzavod is to support and develop contemporary Russian art.
The Contemporary Art Support Fund
— Young Artist Support Program
— Interaction with the regional professional community
— Support for educational projects in the field of contemporary culture
— Cooperation with leading Russian and foreign cultural institutions
— Support for projects in the field of contemporary art, photography, street art and design
The Art Cluster
— 11 leading Russian contemporary art galleries
— 6 educational centers
— Studios for artists
— Exhibition halls
— Creative showrooms and art shops
Open Studios
Free of Charge 
