CYLAND aims to promote Media Arts in Russia by organizing exhibits, festivals and events, facilitating a Media Lab/ Residency program, and maintaining Russia's largest digital film archive / library which is available to the worldwide public online for free. CYLAND generates international cultural exchange and supports artistic cooperation programs of the Nordic Countries (Nordic-Baltic- North-East European network).

CYLAND was founded by Anna Frants (director of St. Petersburg Arts Project in New York) and Marina Koldobskaya (director of Russian National Center for Contemporary Art, Saint-Petersburg branch.)

CYLAND'S EXHIBITS, FESTIVALS AND EVENTS:

Recognized for curating new media into formal and informal exhibitions, CYLAND launched CYBERFEST in 2007 with a large exposition of technology based artwork from internationally acclaimed artists. Held at Peter and Paul Fortress in 2007. CYLAND and CYBERFEST was exhibited at The Hermitage Museum in 2008 and 2009.