Penza, 10 April 2014. PenzaNews. VII International Sculpture Symposium “Penza - 2014" will be held from May 15 to June 8. It is expected that in the sculpture park “Legenda” — the finalist of the national multimedia project “Russia-10” — 35 artists from Russia, Spain, China, Georgia, India, Belgium, USA, Holland, France, Costa Rica, Bulgaria, Armenia, Canada and other countries will unfold their working sites.

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In addition, the organizing committee received sketches of large-scale and complex works of stone and metal the creation of which may take up to 2,5 months. Eventually, a special project of the famous sculptor from Japan Satoru Takada was chosen. He is planning to reside in Penza from April 21 to July 19.

It is planned that in May, the photographers from France and Hungary with their unique projects on Russia will join the sculptors and artists in “Chistye Prudy.”

As a part of the symposium there will be held master classes for adults and children.

The theme of the eighth symposium is “The Game.”

“Sculpture symposium is a real festival of contemporary art, which will be fascinating for any audience — both adults and children, connoisseurs and ordinary people, professionals and amateurs,” the press secretary of VII International Sculpture Symposium Yuliya Serebryakova told news agency “PenzaNews.”

She added that the organizers intend to expand the scope of the event further, supporting community initiatives and promoting the Penza region in Russian and foreign media.