Center for contemporary art – art gallery that was called Art Club Gallery, located on Otradnaya street, it is one of many social projects by Sergey Vladislavovich Dyablo.

It was founded four years ago as a space for exhibitions of contemporary art and cultural events related to music, literature, theatre, cinema and fashion shows.  Today Art Club Gallery is the epicenter of contemporary cultural life of the city.

Combining exhibition, club and studio formats, the gallery cooperates with leading collectors, holding thematic exhibitions and club meetings with the participation of intellectuals and politicians, organizing lectures on the history of painting, and conversations for those who has a desire to dive deeper into this world. And this all is in the midst of the masterpieces of museum level.

Art Club Gallery also provides professional assistance in decoring interiors of houses and offices with paintings and objects of arts and crafts of high artistic level.

Art is not only a daily aesthetic pleasure, but also an investment whose value only grows over the years, it is the evidence of high status and good taste of the owner. All those who wish can receive assistance in forming personal collection on terms of strict confidentiality. Collectors are guaranteed to receive a professional assistance in the world’s leading auctions like Sotheby’s, Christie’s, Bonham’s, Macdougall’s, and in the leading galleries of Paris, London and New York.

The top names of Ukrainian and Russian classics, Avangard, Odessa art school and modern art are presented in the art gallery.

Here it is also possible to get acquainted with the amazing art world of painters, graphic artists and sculptors that work in different genres; see exhibited works of the antique and the works of young artists from Odessa.  Works can be bought.

Varnishings are being constantly updated. Display changes 3-4 times a year.

Art Club Gallery offers a unique program of group and individual lessons, courses and master classes in two art studios for children from 4 years and adults . Studios present a variety of art materials: pencil, watercolour, pastel, gouache, oil, ink; and help to master a variety of media and art techniques.

The basics of composition, drawing, painting, sculpture, collage are given in the process of learning. Classes help both children and adults to unleash artistic potential, to feel the joy of creativity, to dive into the world of art, expressing thoughts and feelings through the richness of artistic images.

The famous Odessa artist Lena Shekina, who graduated both from M. B. Grekov Odessa Artistic University and school of artist Egorov, being a member of international and regional exhibitions, candidate of Cultural Studies, associate Professor in the Department of Cultural Studies and Art History of ONPU constantly leads the class and teaches different painting styles.  The works of Shekina are represented in the collections of the Odessa Museum of Modern Art and in private collections in Ukraine, Russia, Germany, France, USA, Israel.

Classes are held in the midst of works of art in the vast gallery space.

Fascinating part of the Art Club Gallery program are the workshops. A similar format of gallery work is already being practiced in Europe. For example, a 5-hour session “a-la prima”, where you can objectify everything that tells your fantasy, and walk away with a ready-made picture created by yourself.  Or a step-by-step painting lesson that combines the joy of the creative process and gaining knowledge about its basics.

The club system that is offered here is purely Odessa-style: recommendation from friends or acquaintances plus a genuine interest, a desire not to just look at the pictures, but to communicate with like-minded people. In the Gallery you can hear “talking” about the life of this or that era, how it influenced artists, what experiences have formed the basis of their paintings, and how different art directions emerged.

“The accelerating pace of life has created the habit to be very quick at grabbing information, but it is fragmentary and not always professional. But art deserves much better and requires a different attitude. And Odessa has never lacked traditions in this aspect, as well as in many others, because in the pre-revolutionary years the cultural life here was in full swing,” – said Sergey Vladislavovich Dyablo.

The founders of the Art Club Gallery believe that the salvation of the world is in beauty; and that developing a culture of art perception, they give the good and humaneness to the world.