The international eco-art festival “Kronfest” will be held in Kronstadt on August 24th. It aims to raise awareness about the pollution of Kotlin Island and the Gulf of Finland. This was announced by the tourism portal Visit-Petersburg.ru.
“This year, a variety of exciting events have been prepared – exhibitions on environmental themes with the participation of artists from the Higher School of Economics School of Design, a concert featuring Russian and Indonesian musical groups, themed workshops from folk craft masters, and outdoor screenings of videos and cartoons about nature and the animal world,” the announcement states.
As noted on the festival's website, “Kronfest” is an interdisciplinary project that combines art and ecology. It has been held annually in Kronstadt since 2008. The festival brings together visual and performing artists from Kronstadt, St.Petersburg, other Russian cities, and foreign countries. “The festival attracts viewers with the vibrant colors of art,redirecting their interest towards environmental protection and resource conservation, tactfully and unobtrusively forming an ecological culture among different segments of the population, primarily young people. The festival events are diverse and exciting, and the program is updated every year, but the construction of art objects from the garbage of the Gulf of Finland remains unchanged,” the festival website states.
Artists transform old boards, logs, scrap metal, bottles and cans, fabric, and stones into unique sculptural compositions and volumetric paintings.
The exhibition of art objects on the square near the Kronstadt History Museum is on display year-round and has already become a landmark of the city, and the “Kronstadt Pegasus” by artist Yuri Stupitsa is the symbol of “Kronfest”.
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