In their presentation Russian curators Anna Bitkina and Maria Veits will speak about ongoing art projects that their organization Creative Association of Curators TOK (www.tok-spb.org) conducts in different public spaces and open locations in St Petersburg. During their presentation curators of TOK will outline social and participatory aspects of their practice as well as touch upon particularities of working in public domain in Russia today.
Fylkeskommunene i Troms og Nordland fikk i 2013 innvilget treårig støtte fra Kulturdepartementet for utvikling av nord-russisk kultursamarbeid innenfor visuell kunst. Anna Bitkina og Maria Veits sitt besøk i Tromsø er et resultat av dette.