Russian Mosaica: what, when and why

Russian Mosaica A Year-Round Cultural Heritage Festival

Find, Create, and Pass on Cultural Heritage of Philadelphia’s

Russian-speaking community

What Does It Mean?

• Find – Amateur and professional immigrant artists who cherish their cultural heritage

• Create – Develop and support educational programs aimed to preserve and develop cultural heritage

• Pass on – Producing, promoting and presenting

We have become not a melting pot but a beautiful mosaic. Different people...different hopes, different dreams." ~ Jimmy Carter

Why Russian Mosaica Heritage

• Russian – Because all of the people in our community, regardless of their country of origin, can speak and understand Russian.

• Mosaica – Because our culture consists of many colorful and bright ethnic pieces.

• Heritage – Because like the generations of immigrants before and after us, we will preserve our unique cultural heritage.

We have become not a melting pot but a beautiful mosaic. Different people...different hopes, different dreams." ~ Jimmy Carter

Our History

• Russian Mosaica™ Heritage Festival (formerly Russian Mosaic) has been a part of the PECO Energy Multicultural series on Penn's Landing from 2003 through 2010; becoming an unofficial birthday for the third largest immigrant community in the Greater Philadelphia area.

Our History

• Russian Mosaica™ Heritage Festival (formerly Russian Mosaica) has been a part of the PECO Energy Multicultural series on Penn's Landing from 2003 through 2010; becoming an unofficial birthday for the third largest immigrant community in the Greater Philadelphia area.

• Every year we have presented a seven-hour concert, access to a variety of ethnic foods, traditional art, and historical installations. Furthermore, numerous business, religious, and community organizations have joined us in celebrating the occasion.

Our History• Russian Mosaica™ Heritage Festival (formerly Russian Mosaica)

has been a part of the PECO Energy Multicultural series on Penn's Landing from 2003 through 2010; becoming an unofficial birthday for the third largest immigrant community in the Greater Philadelphia area.

• Every year we have presented a seven-hour concert, access to a variety of ethnic foods, traditional art, and historical installations. Furthermore, numerous business, religious, and community organizations have joined us in celebrating the occasion.

• Over the years, the program has expanded from showcasing performers from local youth art schools and hosting less than 20 vendors, to recruiting American Idol alumni Anthony Fedorov with more than 50 vendors.

Russian Mosaic 2003

Russian Mosaic 2003

Russian Mosaic 2004

Russian Mosaic 2005

Russian Mosaic 2006

Russian Mosaic 2007

2008-City of Masters

Cossacks and soldiers and Soviet police car! O my!

Mosaica 2010

Four Main P(ieces) of Mosaica

PRODUCE PROMOTE

PRESENT PARTICIPATE

Produce Historical Theater

Produce Multimedia

Present Theater

Present Movies

Participate in various events throughout the region

Participate in various events throughout the region

Promote

Pass It On To Our Talented Children

Cultural Tesserae of Mosaica

Poetry

Theater

Ballet

Ballroom Dance

Musicians And Singers

Visual Artists

Mural: “Cities of Our Youth”

• Concept and Idea of the Mural.

• Teenagers club

• Community Response

• Mural Arts Program

“Cities Of Our Youth”

First Draft Of The Mural