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BE OPEN Young Talent Award: Finalists and Awarding Ceremony

10 April 201618 March 2019Ekaterina Vekova

The jury of BE OPEN YOUNG TALENT AWARD has selected 10 candidates to enter the short-list of finalists. The main winner as well as the Founder’s choice winner will be announced at an awarding ceremony in Nottingham, UK, on April 28th, at the annual Cumulus conference. The online voting for the web choice winner will continue till May 15th.

The selected finalists are Sofia Drum Bento (USA), Jacque Kemp (USA), Natalie Mcqueen (USA), Catalina Perez (Chile), The Clocksmiths (Italy), Jenifer Wisler (USA), Pablo Gonzalez (Chile), Caroline Konarkowska (New Zealand), Passport Design Bureau (UK) and QQO (Italy).

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BE OPEN Young Talent Award New Tour: the Jury

10 March 201618 March 2019Ekaterina Vekova

The new tour of YOUNG TALENT AWARD – a grant by BE OPEN to support young professionals – presents the international jury, whose task will be to define the winner of a 16,000 Euro prize.

The award is a grant to support young designers’ day-to-day living expenses throughout a year, helping them develop their work at this critical early stage in their career. Described as an ‘incubator for young talent’, seeking out designers who have only recently completed their studies and are making their first steps in a design career, the award will allow the winner to continue working at their own pace, experiment with both practical and conceptual projects.

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BE OPEN is Looking for New Ways to Fight Youth Unemployment Through Art and Creativity with the Mayor’s Fund for London

5 March 201618 March 2019Ekaterina Vekova

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BE OPEN Foundation and Its Founder Elena Baturina Support London Employment Programme ‘Сreativity Works’

2 March 201618 March 2019Ekaterina Vekova

BE OPEN Foundation has joined forces with the Mayor’s Fund for London to help young unemployed Londoners play a greater part in the future of the capital – through the arts. Elena Baturina has supported the Mayor’s Fund for London initiative, providing a major boost to 17-24 year-olds across the city through arts-based employability programme Creativity Works.

Mayor of London Boris Johnson, Patron of the Mayor’s Fund for London, said: “To ensure London’s status as the indisputable global capital of culture and creativity, it is vital that young Londoners are equipped with the skills they need to enter this most dynamic of sectors. Creativity Works is an excellent way for youngsters to bridge the gap between their artistic talent and the immense opportunities available to them in our city, and having BE OPEN Foundation on board will help to make a real difference. It is fantastic to have supporters like this backing the Mayor’s Fund for London and I hope other individuals and organisations will get on board to help this great cause.”

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BE OPEN Founder Elena Baturina Supports Aidan Salakhova’s Latest London Exhibition

20 February 201618 March 2019Ekaterina Vekova

Saatchi Gallery, London
13 January – 9 March 2015

In January 2016, an exhibition by Azeri and Russian artist Aidan Salakhova opened in Saatchi Gallery with support from international businesswoman and philanthropist Elena Baturina. Baturina, who is Russian but now resides in London, provided support to the ‘Revelations’ exhibition, which showcases the work Salakhova across painting, drawing, video and sculpture.

Aidan Salakhova is an artist based in Moscow and Carrara, Italy, who works in sculpture, painting, drawing and video. Revelations, curated by Jenny Christensson, will bring together new work, alongside works exhibited at the Moscow Museum of Modern Art in 2012.

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WE-Women for Expo Ambassador Elena Baturina Contributes to the Restoration of Milan’s Botanical Garden

29 April 201518 March 2019Ekaterina Vekova

In a crowded press conference held at the Braidense Library inside the historic Brera Academy of Fine Arts, Elena Baturina, Russian businesswoman, philanthropist and founder of BE OPEN Foundation represented by director Genandy Terebkov, has received a special diploma from Martin Kater – director of the Botanical Garden – on behalf of Milan University for the important contribution made by the BE OPEN Foundation for the restoration of the Brera Botanical Garden with the new Pool of Thoughts designed by Politecnico di Milano.

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Businesswoman and Philanthropist Elena Baturina Appointed as Ambassador for WE-Women for Expo and Donates the Pool of Thoughts to Milan’s Botanical Garden

24 April 201518 March 2019Ekaterina Vekova

Elena Baturina, Russian businesswoman, philanthropist and founder of BE OPEN Foundation, has been appointed as ambassador for WE-Women for Expo for her drive and commitment to promoting creativity and innovation as tools for dialogue and development in the future. Thanks to the important contribution made by the Be Open Foundation for the restoration of the Brera Botanical Garden with the new Pool of Thoughts designed by Politecnico di Milano, the city of Milan and visitors of the universal exposition will enjoy a renewed natural space that will serve a source of inspiration and change.

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Front and Nendo Projects for BE OPEN Foundation’s Exhibition the Garden of Wonders. A Journey Through Scents.

24 March 201518 March 2019Ekaterina Vekova

Orto Botanico, Milan
within “Energy for Creativity”
13 April – 24 May 2015

BE OPEN, the international foundation created by entrepreneur and philanthropist Elena Baturina which operates in the field of design and creativity, has chosen the Botanical Garden of Brera as the amazing background of a sophisticated interdisciplinary project whose central theme is perfume.

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Fernando & Humberto Campana and Dimore Studio Projects for BE OPEN Foundation’s Exhibition the Garden of Wonders. A Journey Through Scents.

17 March 201518 March 2019Ekaterina Vekova

Orto Botanico, Milan
within “Energy for Creativity”
13 April – 24 May 2015

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“Made in…India”: Samskara Exhibition Wins the NDTV Design and Architecture Award 2015

1 March 201518 March 2019Ekaterina Vekova

BE OPEN is proud to announce that the display of the Samskara exhibition, part of the Made in…India programme, has been awarded with the prestigious NDTV Design and Architecture Award in the Commercial Interior Design Category.

The space has been created at the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts by the worldwide renowned architect and educator Anupama Kundoo. Undulating shelves of native granite were installed to reconfigure the space and demarcate “rooms” to display 350 extraordinary items from India’s top designers similar to a high-end concept store.

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