{{Infobox museum | name = Erarta Galleries Saint Petersburg | image = Erarta Museum and Galleries of Contemporary Art.jpg | map_type = | coordinates = {{coord|display=title,inline}} | established = 2010 | location = | visitors = | public_transit = | website = {{URL|http://www.erartagalleries.com}} }} thumb|Erarta in London thumb|Erarta in Hong Kong '''Erarta Galleries''' are the three galleries established in the 2010s in London (UK), Hong Kong (China) and St. Petersburg (Russia)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.erartagalleries.com/galleries.html|title=Galleries|publisher=Erarta Galleries}}</ref> with a goal to promote contemporary art in the corresponding country and outside its borders.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.google.com/culturalinstitute/collection/erarta-museum|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160506121929/https://www.google.com/culturalinstitute/collection/erarta-museum|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 6, 2016|title=Erarta Museum and Galleries of Contemporary Art|publisher=Google Cultural Institute}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.russianmuseums.info/M1457 |title=Erarta museum and galleries of contemporary art |publisher=Russian Cultural Heritage Network |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150729150842/http://www.russianmuseums.info/M1457 |archivedate=2015-07-29}}</ref> The project itself is a private institution.<ref>Hewitt, Simon. [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/simon-hewitt/erarta-russian-arts-icono_b_3567349.html "ERARTA: Russian Art's Iconoclastic Window on the World"], ''The Huffington Post'', 16 July 2013.</ref> A promotional process is based on reinvestments from sales of art pieces back into the project.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.erarta.com/en/buying-art.html|title=Buying art: Erarta galleries, design and online store|publisher=Erarta Museum and Galleries of Contemporary Art}}</ref> In 2016, two of these galleries were closed; only the gallery in St. Petersburg survived up to now.
== Saint Petersburg ==
Erarta Galleries St. Petersburg is situated in the main building of the Erarta Museum that occupies a 10,000 sq. m building on Vasilyevsky Island.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.inyourpocket.com/st-petersburg/Erarta-Museum-and-Galleries-of-Contemporary-Art_65530v|title=Erarta Museum and Galleries of Contemporary Art|publisher=In Your Pocket City Guides}}</ref> The gallery opened its doors at the same time as the Erarta Museum, in September 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bestguides-spb.com/tour-art.html|title=Erarta|publisher=Best Guides}}</ref> The gallery opens a new exhibition every two months. All art pieces that are shown at the gallery are available for sale (unless they are objects that are exhibited in the museum collection).<ref>Blokhina, Anastasia. [http://www.thinkrussia.com/life-arts/erarta-engages-global-audiences-russian-contemporary-art-part-1-2 "Erarta engages global audiences with Russian contemporary art (part 1 of 2)"], ''thinkRUSSIA'', 26 November 2013.</ref>
== London == Erarta Galleries London was located in Mayfair.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.visitlondon.com/things-to-do/place/23858409-erarta-galleries|title=Erarta Galleries|publisher=Visit London}}</ref> The gallery presented mainly young Russian artists to the British contemporary art scene.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.artsper.com/en/art-galleries/united-kingdom/741/erarta-galleries|title=Erarta Galleries|publisher=Artsper}}</ref> Erarta London was opened in 2011 in the 300 sq. m exhibition space with a group exhibition "Peter and the Wolf: Contemporary Painting" from St. Petersburg, presenting Russian artists who had already established themselves on the art scene, such as Vladimir Ovchinnikov, David Plaksin, Aleksandr Dashevsky and others.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.galleries.co.uk/pr/2011/sep-11/cS-ERARTA-Peterandth-1/ScS-ERARTA-Peterandth-1.htm|title=Peter and the Wolf: Contemporary Painting from St. Petersburg|publisher=Barrington Publications}}</ref> During several years the gallery showed different Russian artists who work in totally different techniques and directions: Rinat Voligamsi,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/art/features/rinat-voligamsis-conditions-of-winter--picture-preview-2365919.html|title=Rinat Voligamsi's Conditions of Winter - picture preview|newspaper=The Independent}}</ref> Pavel Brat,<ref>White, Lyndon. [http://www.billionaire.com/london/exhibitions/1125/russianartist-pavel-brat-his-dominion "Russian Artist Pavel Brat: His "Dominion""], ''Billionaire'', 15 October 2014.</ref> Katya Krasnaya,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thekompass.rbth.co.uk/event/exposed-erarta-galleries-916|title=Exposed at Erarta Galleries|publisher=The Kompass|access-date=2015-08-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150813192136/http://thekompass.rbth.co.uk/event/exposed-erarta-galleries-916|archive-date=2015-08-13|url-status=dead}}</ref> Leonid Tishkov<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.russianartandculture.com/exh-private-moon-by-leonid-tishkov-at-erarta-galleries-19-may-5-june/|title=EXH: Private Moon by Leonid Tishkov at Erarta Galleries, 29 May – 5 June|publisher=Russian Art and Culture}}</ref> and others.
== Hong Kong == Erarta Galleries Hong Kong was located in the Central area on the Hollywood Road.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.yelp.com/biz/erarta-galleries-%E9%A6%99%E6%B8%AF|title=Erarta Galleries|publisher=Yelp}}</ref> The 300 sq. m two-floor exhibition space was situated opposite one of the main local attractions, the Man Mo Temple. The Hong Kong gallery was opened at 2014 to become the latest in the Erarta Galleries group.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.russianartandculture.com/news-erarta-official-launched-first-asian-based-art-gallery/|title=NEWS: Erarta Official Launched First Asian-based Art Gallery|publisher=Russian Art and Culture}}</ref> It opened its doors to visitors with a group exhibition "Game Changers" on 20 November 2014, presenting over 40 works from a capacious selection of contemporary Russian Art.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hk-magazine.com/events/hong-kong-art/game-changers|title=Game Changers|publisher=HK Magazine}}</ref> Since then the gallery held several more exhibitions.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://asia.etbtravelnews.com/241546/erarta-galleries-hong-kongs-new-exhibit/|title=Erarta Galleries Hong Kong’s new exhibit|publisher=ETB Travel News|access-date=2015-08-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150813213526/http://asia.etbtravelnews.com/241546/erarta-galleries-hong-kongs-new-exhibit/|archive-date=2015-08-13|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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Category:Contemporary art galleries in Russia