About Us
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CEC ARTSLINK is an international arts service organization. Our program of cultural exchange sustains constructive, mutually beneficial relationships between the U.S. and the 27 countries of Central Europe, Russia and Eurasia.
Mission
We believe that the arts are a society’s most deliberate and complex means of communication, and that artists and those who work in the arts can help nations overcome long histories of reciprocal distrust and conflict.
Program
ArtsLink Awards offer funding to artists and arts organizations for residencies and creative collaborations.
Jubilee Fellowships is a U.S. residency program for young, mid-career Russian arts managers.
Open World Cultural Leaders brings young professionals in the arts from Russia to the United States.
VisArt: Contemporary Issues in Arts and Culture
offers short residencies in the U.S., seminars and performances by well known U.S. artists.
VisArt Central Asia, for visual and performing artists in Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and the Kirghiz Republic, offers U.S. residencies and workshops in contemporary arts.
Impact
CEC ArtsLink is recognized as an international resource for professional exchanges in the arts, thanks to our roster of artists and volunteer specialists; our experience in collaborating with arts organizations; our network of residency host sites in the United States; and our contacts in Russia, Eurasia and Central Europe.
Countries
Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of, Moldova, Republic of, Mongolia, Poland, Russian Federation, Slovakia, Slovenia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan
Contact
435 Hudson Street
8th Floor
New York, NY 10014
Phone: (212) 643-1985
www.cecartslink.org
EIN: 13-2531695
A Gift Card
Transport Artists
One week of travel
New Yorkers get around by subway and bus. The Metropolitan Transit Authority 7-day unlimited use card, which your gift provides, is a terrific bargain for visitors.
$2400 $24.00
Duplicate DVDs
One hour of conversion
Your gift will provide one hour of DVD or tape conversion and duplication.
$6500 $65.00
Host An Artist
Room and board
Your gift will provide one night's hotel in Bishkek, capital of the Kyrgyz Republic.
$9500 $95.00
Provide Access
Internet or phone card
Your gift will provide one internet or phone card to a local artist. Discount rate cards can be purchased for Internet access and international telephone time.
$1000 $10.00
Equip Seminars
Video projector rental
Your gift will rent a video projector for a seminar. Video projectors and sound systems are available to rent locally. We must cover the cost, which is beyond the means of local hosts. We can do it with your help.
$5000 $50.00
Provide Access
Computer for one week
Ready access to a laptop computer for writing, for working with photographs, video and music, for access to the Internet and email all multiply the breadth and impact of a Fellow's month-long stay in the U.S. At the conclusion of their residencies, the 15 Fellows gather at CEC to share the record of their work, and to talk about the experience of working in a...
$15000 $150.00
Equip Artists
6 hours digital tape
Your gift will provide 2 packages of Mini DV videotapes to an artist, giving them 6 hours of recording time. They cost far less in the U.S. than Central Asia and Russia.
$2500 $25.00
Interpret Russian
One hour of work
Experienced English or Russian interpreters are a regular part of master classes and seminars, and a member of the team in any joint arts project.
$2000 $20.00
Welcome Artists
One museum admission
Visual artists, curators and critics from Central Europe, Russia and Central Asia visit New York, but there's never enough time to see everything, whether they stay here for a week or 4 weeks. For many, this is a once in a lifetime opportunity, the realization of a dream, and a gift they will cherish forever. Your gift will provide museum admission for a visiting artist.
$2000 $20.00
Build Art Libraries
Books and magazines
Books, magazines, CD's and DVD's are precious gifts for visual artists, arts schools and organizations in Central Asia. When we send American specialists to the region, we supply them with as many as they can carry. Your support for this gift will reach hundreds of students, teachers, curators, and aspiring artists.
$2500 $25.00
Support Musicians
Sound system rental
Sound equipment and technical help are not expensive by U.S. standards, but such costs are still beyond the reach of music schools and community cultural centers in Central Asia. $75 helps to make possible a memorable concert of new music and a demonstration of non-traditional performance styles.
$7500 $75.00
Train Museum Staff
One curator visit
A U.S. visa costs more than a month's salary for a young Russian museum worker. This gift will cover the visa associated with a professional residency within one of many prestigious US cultural organizations.
$12500 $125.00