</odra> is an open platform for the Eastern European and Central Asian art community and beyond, offering a new outlook on the contemporary art of the countries often underrepresented by the mainstream. Our mission is to help artists, curators, researchers, critics and all other members of the community to be heard and seen, and make it easier for them to integrate into the global art context.

</odra> is a non-profit magazine, we invite you to support our mission-driven work with a donation.



</odra> team

Katya Ceppel

</odra> founder & creative director, producer and PR specialist in the fields of education, art and design. Katya launched </odra> with the support of the Winzavod Foundation.

Andrei Savenkov

Editor-in-chief. A US-based journalist and a founding member of </odra>, he also serves as an assistant professor teaching journalism and media management. Previously, Andrew Savenkov has worked with the Art Newspaper and as an adviser with the Winzavod Foundation for Contemporary Art.

Sophie Lizanets

</odra> social media editor, journalist, art historian and researcher. She explores topics related to the decolonization of Africaa and currently lives in Georgia.

Lisa Merkulova

</odra> photographer. Photoeditor at Bol'shoy Gorod online Magazine.

Anna Semicheva

</odra> assistant manager. She currently studies international journalism in college.
We invite journalists, researchers, artists, managers, curators and other members of the art community to cooperate with </odra> platform. If you want to join </odra> community, please reach out to odraplatform@gmail.com or fill out the form below.