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Ghenadie Sontu

Biography: Ghenadie Sontu is the Founder and President of ARS DOR Association, a center for art and professional development in Moldova, which focuses on the development and promotion of Moldova’s cultural sector. Currently Ghenadie is the Chairman of the Advisory Committee at Eastern Partnership Culture Programme funded by the European Union. He is a Fellow of DeVos Institute of Arts Management, at Kennedy Center in Washington D.C., USA, and the expert of the Republic of Moldova at the Compendium-Cultural Policies and Trends in Europe Programme of Council of Europe. Previously, he worked for the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Moldova as the Deputy-Director at the Agency for Inspection and Restoration of Monuments. Additionally, Ghenadie serves as a consultant in the frames of the project “Troika Moldova” developed through the European Neighborhood Programme, Arts & Culture Programme of the Open Society Institute – Budapest, the Soros Foundation Moldova and European Cultural Foundation. He served as the President of the Youth Parliament of Moldova and launched the International Art Project Eurointegration through Art. He has received a fellowship for trainers in cultural policy. Ghenadie graduated from a three-year programme of the European Cultural Foundation and Soros Foundation entitled Consolidation of Cultural Sector of Moldova and holds degrees from the Academy of Fine Arts and the Laboratory of Philosophy, Anthropology, and Culturology of the Invisible College of Moldova. Country: Moldova Birthyear: 1979 Galleries: Awards: 2011. Winner of Cultural Diplomacy Residency Program in Art Managemet, ICR London, UK 2008. Winner of Competition of Art-Expo, International Exhibition Centre “Moldexpo”, Chisinau, Moldova 2008. Award of Logo Competition of Ministry of Education of Moldova, Chisinau, Moldova 2007. Grants of Soros Foundation for Civil Society 2006. Nomination “Young European of the Year 2006”, Heinz Schwarzkopf Foundation Young Europe 2006. Cross Border Award, Association of European Border Regions, Pamplona, Spain, 2006. Diploma of International Exhibition Centre “Moldexpo”, Chisinau, Moldova 2005. Scholarship, Felix Meritis Foundation, Netherlands 2005. Diploma of Holocaust Foundation, Moscow, Russia 2005. Certificate, „International Marketing”, Enterprise support and small Business Development Fund, Chisinau, Moldova 2004. Silver Award 2004, Artmajeur 2002. Scholar of Merit of Soros Foundation, the Second degree, Moldova 2002. Scholar of Merit of Academician Bernstein, Moldova 2002. I award, Arts Contest “Roberto Matta“, Latin Union, 3rd Edition, Paris, France Media: oil Style: realistic Subjects: people, portraits and characters