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“All-Ukrainian Democratic Forum” started work on the creation of the Concept of the Stanisław Vincenz Center

In September 2018, the public organization “All-Ukrainian Democratic Forum” began work on the creation of the Concept of the Center for Intercultural Dialogue named after Stanisław Vincenz. The project is implemented with the support of the Ukrainian Cultural Foundation.

The Stanisław Vincenz Center for Intercultural Dialogue should become a place where scientists, students and local residents will meet for work, intellectual recreation and study. Another task of the institution is to popularize the ideas and heritage of the outstanding humanist and “Homer of Hutsulshchyna” Stanisław Vincenz. The center presents a unique exhibition space, created taking into account the trends of modern European narrative museums.

The All-Ukrainian Democratic Forum NGO team has already invited the best experts from Eastern Europe to develop the idea of ​​building the Stanisław Vincenz Center for Intercultural Dialogue. The editor-in-chief of the Concept was Pavel Koval, Doctor of Science, specialist in modern history of the Natolin College of Europe in Warsaw. He dictated the trend of combining history, state-of-the-art technologies and bold creative ideas in Polish museology. This approach was first used in the Warsaw Uprising Museum, a project that revolutionized Polish museums.

Ukrainian and Polish professors, scientists and journalists are invited to work on the Concept of the Center. As a result of the work of the group of experts, there will be a script, instructions, texts and audiovisual content, which will become the basis for the future exposition. The Vincenz Center should become a place for dialogue on the key topics of the Europe of the future – a world that is focused on communities and humanistic values. The creation of the Center is made possible thanks to the support of the Ukrainian Cultural Foundation, under whose patronage the project is being carried out.

The total cost of the project amounted to 1.5 million hryvnias, 50% of which was allocated Ukrainian Cultural Foundation.

The Ukrainian Cultural Foundation is a state institution established in 2017, on the basis of the relevant Law of Ukraine, with the aim of promoting the development of national culture and art in the state, ensuring favorable conditions for the development of the intellectual and spiritual potential of the individual and society, wide access of citizens to the national cultural heritage, support of cultural diversity and integration of Ukrainian culture into the world cultural space. According to current legislation, the activities of the fund are directed and coordinated by the Ministry of Culture of Ukraine.

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Exhibition of art by a Japanese artist

With the support of the “All-Ukrainian Democratic Forum” public organization, in April 2019, a print exhibition of Japanese artist Noriko Yanagisawa will be held in Kyiv.

Noriko Yanagisawa is a didactic artist, one of her subjects is the nuclear problem that arose during the Second World War.

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A series of new discussion Talk Shows with the support of the US Embassy

With the support of the US Embassy, a series of new discussion talk shows “Political Club of Vitaliy Portnykov” will be held. The essence of the project is a live debate and discussion of current topics related to reforms, politics and economy of Ukraine with the participation of guests in the studio (specialists/experts).

In recent years, the leadership of Ukraine has initiated many important reforms (medical, educational, decentralization). Many civil servants on the ground, regional mass media and the country’s population do not understand the essence of the reforms. The goal of the project is to provide objective and alternative information for the residents of Ukraine living in the Western, Central and Eastern regions of Ukraine and to help ease the tension that arose due to differences of opinion between the regions through the exchange of information between the regions, to improve communication channels, to oppose anti-Ukrainian propaganda and fake mass media.

The project will also help bring to the attention of all Ukrainians, in particular, specific and relevant information on specific topics.

The task of the project to inform the population of Ukraine will be achieved thanks to the relevance of the selected topics, the high professionalism of the film crew, editors and the opportunity to watch all broadcasts of the program for free at any time.

Myroslav Marynovych received the Stanisław Vincenz Prize

Ukrainian dissident and vice-rector of the Ukrainian Catholic University Myroslav Marynovych became a laureate of the Stanisław Vincenz Prize for humanistic service and a contribution to regional development.

At the solemn closing ceremony of the First International Conference “Vincenz Circle: The Future of the Carpathians” within the framework of the Via Carpatia International Forum of Central and Eastern Europe, the awarding of the Stanisław Vincenz Prize for humanistic service and a contribution to regional development took place.

The prize is annually awarded to representatives of local self-government, public organizations and opinion leaders in various dimensions of public life. The organizers assure that the nominees of the award affirm high humanistic ideals, enrich the historical memory of the people, its national consciousness and identity, and are an example of high moral and professional qualities.

Myroslav Marynovych, a founding member of the Ukrainian Helsinki Group, organizer of the amnesty movement in Ukraine, and vice-rector of the Ukrainian Catholic University in Lviv, won the 2018 Stanisław Vincenz Prize for humanistic service and a contribution to regional development.

“I am touched, because Kryvorivnya has been known to me since my youth as a place where world representatives of Ukraine at that time came. I could never have dreamed that it would be here that I would be awarded the Stanisław Vincenz Prize. I am very grateful for this award! The very name of Stanisław Vincenz is a symbol of his own work for the humanitarian service of regional development, love for his native land and his small Motherland. This is what we all wanted to revive it with you.”

– noted Myroslav Marynovych.

A Guinness record was set during the Via Carpatia forum

At the Via Carpatia forum, 70 Hutsul musicians simultaneously played the drum and thus set a Guinness record. It happened at the location “Polonynske lito”.

A traditional Hutsul bonfire has also been lit and artistic groups are performing on stage. Traditional local dishes are served, the main of which is banoche. A fair of folk crafts is open.

The organizers of the event invite everyone to join the celebration.

There is a movie screening ahead.

“Polonynske Lito 2018” festival

As part of the international forum, on June 24, 2018, the traditional festival “Polonin Summer 2018” will be held. The festival was held for the first time in 1967, and in half a century it has turned into a new tradition.

The festival honors the hard work of shepherds and Poloninns, and shares cultural flavor with future generations.

For the first time in the history of Made in Ukraine as a guest at Polonyna Summer 2018:

Special guests: DRUM&TUBA Band and (O).

Conference: The Vincenz Circle — The Future of the Carpathians

The organizing committee of the International Forum of Eastern and Central Europe “Via Carpatia” opens registration for the International Conference “Circle of Vincenz: the future of the Carpathians”. We are initiating this open discussion to raise the issue of the potential economic, infrastructural, environmental and tourism development of the Carpathian region.

The international conference “Vincenz Circle: The Future of the Carpathians” will include the following panel discussions:

The Stanisław Vincenz Prize “For Humanistic Service and a Contribution to Regional Development” will be presented at the conference.

The prize is awarded to:

The organizers do not cover the expenses of the conference participants and do not organize their stay. You can book your accommodation on this website.

To participate in the conference, please fill out the registration form here.

List of films that will be broadcast during the Film Forum

As part of the film forum of international and national cinema “Transcarpathia”, we introduce you to the films that will be shown from June 23 to 25 during the international forum “Via Carpatia”:

  1. Young Godar. France. 2017, directed by Michel Hazanavicius.
  2. Killing a sacred deer. Great Britain, Ireland. 2017, directed by Yorgos Lanthimos.
  3. Square. Sweden, Germany, France and Denmark. 2017, directed by Ruban Estlund.
  4. Body and Soul. Hungary. 2017, directed by Ildiko Enyedi.
  5. On the other side of hope. Finland, Germany. 2017, directed by Aki Kaurismäki.
  6. Black level. Ukraine. 2017, directed by Valentin Vasyanovych.
  7. Process (Russia against Oleg Sentsov). Estonia, Poland, the Czech Republic. 2017, directed by Askold Kurov.
  8. School #3. Ukraine, Germany. 2017, directors: Georg Genault and Lisa Smith.
  9. Franz. Germany and France, 2016, directed by François Ozon.
  10. Lumières! France. 2016, directors: Louisa and Auguste Lumiere, Thierry Frémaux.
  11. How obsessed France and Italy. 2016, directed by Paolo Vizzi.
  12. She. France, Germany and Belgium. 2016, directed by Paul Verhoeven.
  13. Juliet Spain. 2016, directed by Pedro Aldomovar.
  14. Victoria. Germany. 2015, directed by Sebastian Schipper.
  15. Dylan. France. 2015, directed by Jacquet Audiard.

7 reasons to go to the First International Forum of Eastern and Central Europe Via Carpatia

From June 23 to 30, the First International Forum of Eastern and Central Europe Via Carpatia will be held in the village of Kryvorivnia in the Carpathians. A rich cultural, intellectual and entertainment program awaits participants and guests. If you have not yet planned your vacation or already have tickets to the Carpathians, we will give you 7 reasons why you should visit the Forum Via Carpatia – a bright event that will light up your summer.

1. Free festival week in the Carpathian Mountains

All festival events during the whole week, from June 23 to 30, will be absolutely free. The only thing to worry about in advance is the place of residence and the way to get there (by train, car). By the way, the organizers of the Forum have thought about this: on the website viacarpatia.org you know the list of estates, houses, hotels and hostels, designed for different budgets for different numbers of guests. All of them are located near the Forum locations.

2. Hutsul holiday Poloninsk summer

This is a real paradise for gourmets, lovers of everything unusual and new. Here, and products of folk art, and food products, and colorful national clothes, and a fair of folk craftsmen of the Hutsul region. Both entrepreneurs and local residents will present their products. Cheese, mead, mushrooms, Carpathian teas, folk clothes – everyone will find something for themselves. This year, the Polonyna summer will host the festival of Ukrainian producers “Made in Ukraine”. We guarantee that you will not leave empty-handed.

3. Gala concerts of Ukrainian stars

The Sounds of Carpatia music and arts festival in the style of World Music will be held from June 28 to 30 in the open air among the Carpathian Mountains. Headliners: Marichka Burmaka, Oleg Skrypka, Alina Pash, Khrystyna Solovii, KOZAK SYSTEM, Ivanka Chervynska and Igor Zakus, “Jazz Kolo”, Taraka and others. More than two hundred musicians will perform on two stages.

4. A unique outdoor dance floor

A dance program awaits the guests of the Forum every evening. Two-hour musical sets by Ukrainian DJs in the fresh mountain air will not leave anyone indifferent. Modern electronic music “New Voice of the Carpathians” will be presented by DJ O’Skrypka. The “MUND” project will offer guests modern electronics combined with authentic folk instruments (drum, pipes, violin). By the way, this will be the highest dance floor above sea level.

5. The best festival film premieres

The highlight of the TRANSCARPATIA festival will be the main film premieres. Screenings of the tapes “Legend of the Carpathians”, “EKS”, “Traitor”, “Izy”, “When Trees Fall”, as well as screenings of retrospective tapes and short films and documentaries. In addition to Ukrainian films, foreign films will be presented, including the winners of the Cannes and Berlin festivals. Screenings will be held in two locations – two screens in conference halls and one large open air screen. During three days from June 23 to 25, 20 films will be shown.

6. Excursions to museums and the nature reserve

The whole day of June 25 will be set aside for this. There will be excursions to the museums of Kryvorivna, Verkhovyna, and Krasnoill. Sightseeing tours with a visit to the Carpathian Biosphere Reserve and numerous themed tours will be organized.

Did you know that only in one Verkhovyna district there are about 18 protected objects and almost three dozen museums? We offer a few, and you choose: Museum of Hutsul life, ethnography and musical instruments by Roman Kumlyk, Mykhailo Hrushevskyi Museum, Regional History and Local History Museum of Hutsul region, Literary and Memorial Museum of Ivan Franko, Hut-Museum of the film “Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors”, Hutsul Housewife Museum, Hutsul Embroidery Museum, Manor Museum “Vysyvanka”, Museum of Applied Arts, Tasting Hall of Carpathian Winemakers, Museum of Hutsul Life and Art “U Trembitarya”, Hata-staya Cheese Factory, Museum of Hutsul Magic, Museum of the Village “Kryvorivnia”, People’s Museum of Hutsul Theater of H. M. Hotkevich. That is why the trip should be not only entertaining, but also intellectually rich.

7. Rest in the summer capital of Ukraine

Kryvorivnia is a unique village in the Verkhovyna district, where summer vacations were once held. Famous representatives of the Ukrainian intelligentsia Ivan Franko and Mykhailo Hrushevsky liked to rest here, Lesya Ukrainka came, the artist Ivan Trush often visited, and Hnat Hotkevich created a theater. Serhiy Paradzhanov filmed “Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors” in this area.

You can familiarize yourself with the detailed program at Forum website.

The Roots: A solo exhibition of Ivan Marchuk’s new works opened in central Kyiv

A personal exhibition of works of art by Ivan Marchuk, one of the most famous modern Ukrainian authors, opened in the capital’s Center of Contemporary Art (Kyiv, Khreshchatyk, 38, 7th floor). Most of the works will be seen by the audience for the first time.

The project, called “The Roots”, united about forty canvases of five (out of 12) author’s cycles of a wide creative range – from the philosophically insightful “Voice of my soul” and hyperrealistic landscapes to the sophisticated paintings of the series “Weary Melody” (the series of paintings was created in the 70s and will be exhibited for the first time) and the surreal cosmos of “Looking into Infinity”. The artist also offers the viewer a new monumental cycle of his works “Color Preludes” (10 canvases), which will be exhibited for the first time.

A significant part of the exhibited collection consists of works that have traveled the world in the last few years – they were displayed in leading museums and galleries in Lithuania, Germany, Poland, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Luxembourg, Hungary, Thailand, Tunisia, Jordan, Turkey.

“I like improvisations, but I finish the paintings down to the micron. As a musician: he wrote a melody, and later it should be arranged, polished. And finally, everyone comes and exclaims: oh, what a picture, it’s ready. No, I say, there are still two thousand details to be drawn here. A person does not see this. However, I can see. I seek perfection, and when I fail to achieve it, I feel uncomfortable. It’s a hell of a job. I write at a tremendous speed: dozens of strokes per second. I work in extreme ecstasy. Only in such a state do I manage to bring the work to the point where it seems to have my trademark on it, so that even without a signature it can be seen: this is Marchuk’s picture, and no one else’s.”

– talks about his creativity Ivan Marchuk.

“It is a great honor for the Sky Art Foundation to work with an author of such caliber as Ivan Marchuk. The project “Roots” is the quintessence of the artist’s work, which will not only give the viewer the opportunity to get acquainted with the author’s diverse works, but also explain the deep essence and importance of the existence of the work of such artists in the framework of world artistic and philosophical development.”

– notes Yulia Ostrovskaya, director of the Sky Art Foundation.

The opening of the exhibition took place on May 29 at 19:00. The exhibition will last until June 27, entry is free for everyone. The organizer of the event is Sky Art Foundation. Media partner of ArtsLooker.