On October 9th, 2021 due to the 145th anniversary of the birth of Stepan Erzia, Erzia International Art Foundation made a donation of a small copy of the Calypso sculpture to the state Museum-preserve «Tauric Chersonese». The original sculpture can be found in the Mordovian State Museum of the Fine Arts in Saransk city, Erzia’s homeland.
The art director of the Foundation Vlada Prosvirkina took part in the press conference and told about the Foundation’s activities, showed a presentation of the project «Erzia. Calypso. New classic» and invited the artists from Crimea to take part in the art contest «Great Calypso». The event was ended by the showcase of the documentary «The Point of Return» about the outstanding sculptor of the XX century, Stepan Erzia.
The director of the museum Elena Morozova expressed gratitude to Mikhail Zhuravlev, the president of Erzia International Art Foundation, for the donation of the copy of the Calypso sculpture, and to Vlada Prosvirkina for the organization of the project.
The Foundation gave letters of thanks to the director of the museum Elena Morozova and to her colleagues Yulia Semenova, and Alexandra Suvorova.
