GlavUpDK under the MFA of Russia Announces the 4th Architecture of Diplomacy

The Main Administration for Service to the Diplomatic Corps (GlavUpDK) under the MFA of Russia announces the 4th Architecture of Diplomacy Open Creative Competition starting February 10 – the Diplomatic Workers' Day – the professional day of Russian diplomats.

This year it will be held in the international format for the first time; young artists of 12 to 35 years of age from around the world, including professional artists and amateurs, students of universities, colleges, creative courses and schools, are invited to participate.

This year the competition will run under the Diplomacy Through Centuries theme for participants to present their own vision of the diplomatic service, foreign policy departments, achievements and success cases of diplomats in various countries.

A series of online meetings with the faculty of the Diplomatic Academy with the MFA of Russia will be held in March specifically for the competition participants and all those interested in the history of diplomacy. The schedule and themes will be announced separately.

This year we will celebrate the 80th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War, so participants are encouraged to make creative use of the following:

– events of the Great Patriotic War and the role of diplomacy in the post-war Europe and the world;

– historical facts and figures;

– art and other symbols associated with diplomacy and foreign policy;

– other competition-related themes you might choose to use.

The jury panel will feature the following members:

• Ekaterina Akopyan, Chairwoman, Council of Young Diplomats with the MFA of Russia

• Dmitry Bak, Director, Vladimir Dal Museum of the History of Russian Literature

• Ivan Glazunov, President, Ilya Glazunov Russian Academy of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture

• Pavel Gusev, Editor-in-Chief, Moskovsky Komsomolets

• Maria Zakharova, Director, Information and Press Department of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs

• Sergey Kurasov, President, Moscow State Stroganov Academy of Design and Applied Arts (Stroganov Academy)

• Andrey Kovalchuk, Chairman, Union of Artists of Russia

• Anatoly Lyubavin, President, Moscow Surikov State Academic Institute of Fine Arts

• Olga Muratova, Chair, Department of Cultural Initiatives, Rossotrudnichestvo

• Elena Titova, Director, All-Russian Museum of Decorative, Applied and Folk Art

• Vyacheslav Fatin, Head of GlavUpDK under MFA of Russia

• Zurab Tsereteli, President, Russian Academy of Arts

• Nikolay Shumakov, President, Union of Architects of Russia

• Sergey Shitkov, President, Diplomatic Academy with the MFA of Russia

• Dmitry Shvidkovsky, President, Russian Academy of Architecture and Construction Sciences

The competition will run in two categories, namely: Little Artists (12 to 18 years old) and Young Artists (18 to 35 years old). 

The jury board will select 5 best projects in the Little Artists category and 15 top projects in the Young Artists category. 

The winners will be awarded monetary rewards and commemorative gifts from GlavUpDK under the MFA of Russia. 

Projects will be accepted until May 12. The award ceremony will take place in Moscow.

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