22-years-old Anna Martynenko from Lutsk received a travel grant from the Arseniy Yatsenyuk Open Ukraine Foundation for participation in the European Month of Photography in Berlin in the gallery Haus am Luetzowplatz at the group show.
According to Anna, participation in the exhibition of international level become a very important step in her career and helped not only to represent Ukraine but also to get a lot of useful contacts for future cooperation with foreign organizations.
«A few days in the capital of German were intensive. I visited many galleries participating in this event. I was interested to see works of photographers of different genres, find out what is valued and what is worth paying attention. I am grateful to the Open Ukraine Foundation for providing me the grant for this trip, which allowed me to visit one of the most hieratical, the most creative cities in Europe - Berlin, where I gained new experience and inspiration for the next photo projects, met interesting people and gained invaluable experience and fun!» - Anna Martynenko shared.
By the way, the Open Ukraine Foundation provides travel grants for travel costs for Ukrainian artists to exchange artistic experience at the international level and to improve cooperation between Ukrainian and foreign artists. These grants give Ukrainian artists the opportunity to present their achievements around the world. Grantees are chosen monthly based on the decision of the Program Council. To apply for a grant, please follow the link:http://openukraine.org/ua/programs/cultural-horizons/travel-grants
FOR YOUR INFORMATION:
The Open Ukraine Foundation is an international foundation, established in July 2007, at the initiative of Arseniy Yatsenyuk for strengthening and development of Ukraine’s reputation in the world. The main tasks of the Foundation are improving international reputation of Ukraine and increasing its promotion abroad, promoting international cooperation with Ukraine and public diplomacy.
