by Elaine Cheung | Jun 20, 2017 | Blog Russia, Elaine Cheung, Russia
The experience I’ve gained as an artist in the American Arts Incubator (AAI) program both abroad in Moscow, Russia and locally in the States has been a journey, to say the least. I’ve made many acquaintances and seen how different and similar it is to live in Moscow...
by Elaine Cheung | May 24, 2017 | Blog Russia, Elaine Cheung, Russia
The days between the development building phase and prototype presentations on April 22nd were absolutely crazy. The four project teams had a mere two weeks to design, build, and prototype their initial project ideas around themes of inclusion that could be...
by Elaine Cheung | May 11, 2017 | Blog Russia, Elaine Cheung, Russia
The community project descriptions below were written by participants in American Arts Incubator — Russia. All four projects explore aspects of inclusion through design prototypes that speculate what future inclusive programs could look like in local Moscow...
by Elaine Cheung | Apr 20, 2017 | Blog Russia, Elaine Cheung, Russia
After an intense workshop series that expanded over the course of two weekends plus research excursions during the week, the participants defined their interests and finalized their ideas to develop community project proposals. These projects will be presented at the...
by Elaine Cheung | Apr 5, 2017 | Blog Russia, Elaine Cheung, Russia
Snowy caps and white plains filled the window scene outside of the aircraft as we descended into Moscow’s Sheremetyevo airport. I was quite a world away from the warm and sunny California coast of home. I could feel the temperature dropping as the snow reminded me...
by Elaine Cheung | Mar 21, 2017 | Blog Russia, Elaine Cheung, Russia
As I prepare for departure, I’m getting even more excited to host a workshop at the Garage Contemporary Museum of Art soon after I land in Moscow. The workshop will explore how art be used as a tool to address disability inclusion. I will leverage my skills in...
