International Symposium in Yelabuga

From    June  20 to 29  the  Yelabuga State Museum-Reserve  holds  the XI International Art Symposium on Contemporary Ar t "Elabuzhsky Ark" on "Sacredness of folk songs."

The  aim of the  event is a confirmation  of interest in the cultural traditions of the people through the popularization of ethnic folklore in the paintings and drawings of contemporary Russian and foreign artists. Its  themes include artistic interpretation of songs dedicated to the historical events, folk, epic songs, lullabies and folk songs.

The XI Art Symposium will bring together   artists  on Elabuga   soil  from 8 countries - Russia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, the Czech Republic and the Republic of Belarus. Artists traditionally visit the museum of  the Yelabuga State Museum-Reserve, will make a walk in the National Park "Lower Kama". For them, there will be master classes on the printed schedule, linocut and woodcut on cardboard by Honored artist of Russia and Bashkortostan. Symposium participants will meet with the honored artist of Russia, corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Arts I.V.  Trofimova and secretary of the Board of the All-Russia creative public organization "Union of Artists of Russia", Chairman of the Commission on creative decorative art of the Moscow branch of the Union of Russian Artists, G.A Korzina.

The opening of the XI International Art Symposium will be held June 21 at 14  PM at  the Exhibition Hall of Yelabuga State Museum-Reserve.

June 28 at 12:00  AM in the Exhibition Hall of the Museum-Reserve held the grand opening of the exhibition of works by  participants of the XI International Symposium on contemporary art, the press service of EGMZ   informs.