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Venue:
The National Ukrainian Folk Decorative Art Museum (NUFDAM)
Organizers of the festival:
Department of Culture and Arts of Kyiv City State Administration
The National Ukrainian Folk Decorative Art Museum
Art group “Boroday’s studio”
Partners:
Ukrainian section of the International Art critics organization AICA;
Decorative Art section of the Kyiv Organization of the National union of artists of Ukraine,
Head of section Volodymyr Balyberdin
Project Coordinator:
Adriana Vyalets–General Director of NUFDAM, Honored artist of Ukraine
The curators of the project:
Tetyana Ilyina – artist-enamellist, lecturer of Kyiv State Decorative Arts and Design Institute named after M. Boychuk;
Olga Novoderezhkina – head of department for research and exhibition of NUFDAM;
Zoya Chegusova – art critic, the President of Ukrainian section of AICA, Staff Scientist of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine Institute of Art, Folklore and Ethnography named after M. Rylsky, awared of Shevchenko National Prize, Honored Artist of Ukraine.
General provisions:
International Enamel Festival is planned as an event that takes place every two years, involving all art engaged participants, as representatives of artistic elite of Ukraine, the museums management, collectors, art critics, artists, architects, designers, mass media representatives and sponsor organizations.
Background:
The art of enamel has long history, going back to ancient Egypt, Byzantium, medieval Limoges and Vienna Modern era. Ukraine also has its own enamel art traditions. Enamel can be found in Scythian gold jewelry and decorations of Kiev Rus era, in religious objects of Ukrainian Baroque era. Since late 19th century enamel art started to develop as easel art, but was partially abandoned in Soviet period. Nowadays a resurgence in enamel-based art takes place in Ukraine.
Aim of the festival:
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