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International Art Project

“In My Homeland”

Implementation of the Project started in 2001, when the first Republican Festival for Pupils and Students was held within the framework of “Earth Day. Belarus”. Within the framework of the festival, there were many contests of art, applied art, literary, photography, eco-journalism, performing arts, and environmental projects. During the development process of the festival, the greatest interest was paid to the artistic direction, which began growing and developing, and eventually transformed into the International Art Project “In My Homeland”.

The Project’s tasks:

  • To search, support and promote juvenile and young talented artists, present their works to a wide audience.
  • To conserve and develop traditions of national and regional art education. Actualize the role of an artist-teacher in the educational process.  
  • To establish a foundation of creative works made by children and the young from different countries and regions for analytical, methodological and exhibition activities.
  • To involve juvenile artists and their teachers into a creative community.
  • To encourage authors and audience to deeper understanding and re-thinking of processes taking place on their native land.

The Project includes:

  • The International Painting and Graphics Contest
  • The International Animation and Slidefilm Contest
  • The International Conference of Artists-Teachers
  • The Exhibition on the Results of the Painting and Graphics Contest
  • The International Art Plein-Airs and Thematic Readings

Contests

Annually, approximately 10000 works from more than 30 countries around the world are submitted to participate in the Project contests: Armenia, Belarus, Bulgaria, the UK, Hungary, Germany, Hong Kong, Greece, Georgia, India, Indonesia, Iran, Kazakhstan, Canada, Qatar, Korea, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Malaysia, Moldova, Namibia, the Netherlands, the United Arab Emirates, Poland, Russia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Thailand, Turkey, Uzbekistan, Ukraine, the Philippines, Croatia, Sri Lanka, Estonia.

The jury board consist of professional artists, cartoon artists and teachers from Belarus, Russia, Ukraine and other countries that possess big experiences of working with children. It assesses works submitted for the contest.

The number of winners at contests is not limited, so any works can win that are worthy of being shown to a wide audience, in the opinion of the jury.  

Conference

When the jury finishes its work, the International Conference of Artists-Teachers annually takes place. It gathers teachers, managers of art schools and studios, lecturers of higher art educational institutions, specialists in the field of fine arts and representatives of art magazines from Belarus, Russia, Ukraine, Poland and other countries, in order to discuss current issues of art education; share experiences, establish cooperation between art educational institutions. Within the framework of the conference, there are exhibitions of artists-teachers, master classes, excursions on art educational institutions and galleries in Minsk that are held annually.

Exhibition

Each spring, a final exhibition of the Contest is held in Minsk. Then, it travels around Belarus and abroad.

The winning works were exhibited at:

  • The National National Art Museum of the Republic of Belarus,
  • The German Bundestag,
  • The State Duma in Russia,
  • Podlaska Gallery in Poland,
  • The National Museum n.a. Andrey Sheptitskiy in Lvov,
  • The Museum of Books and Book Printing of Ukraine at the Pechersk Lavra Monastery in Kiev.

In May 2011, an exhibition of the International Painting and Graphics Contest “In My Homeland” was held in Strasbourg, France, during the 10th session on culture issues of the Council of Europe.  

Catalogue

In 2009 and 2010, catalogues of the Painting and Graphics Contest were published which included the winning works as well as photos and thoughts of members of the international jury board.

Plein-airs and readings

2012 – The International Art Plein-air “Dialogue of Centuries: 1812-2012” dedicated to events of Napoleon’s Russian campaign of 1812.

2013 – The International Summer Plein-Air and the 1st International Public and Scientific Readings “Dialogue of Centuries: World War I and the World Today”

2014 – The 2nd International Public and Scientific Readings “Dialogue of Centuries: World War I and the World Today”

2016 – The International Art Plein-air “The Dnieper Ferry” dedicated to acquaintance with Eastern Polesye and the Dnieper region of Belarus and Ukraine

ORGANIZED BY:

  • The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection of the Republic of Belarus
  • The Green Cross Belarus Non-Governmental Organization

PARTNERS:

  • Green Cross International
  • ROSSOTRUDNICHESTVO
  • Green Cross Switzerland
  • Green Cross Russia
  • “Vvedenskaya Storona”  magazine
  • “Artclas” magazine
  • The Republican Ecological Centre for Children and Youth
  • The art gallery “University of Culture”
  • Publishing office “Belprint”

In 2008, the contest “In My Homeland” was awarded with the Grand Prix of the Russian National Award “Ecoworld-2008” and with the Honorary Diploma of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection of the Republic of Belarus.

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"Porch"
Serafimova Irina, 11 year
"A gecko among the rocks"
Chroszcz Natalia, 12 year
"Porch"
Serafimova Irina, 11 year
"Winter evening"
Serafimova Irina, 11 year
"My town"
Kotas Mikaolaj, 14 year
"A cook is always needed"
Basavina Alya, 7 year
"Self portrait"
Zubareva Sofiya, 9 year
"Winter evening"
Serafimova Irina, 11 year
"The band 2"
Pala Jacek, 17 year
"Winter yard"
Gordeeva Ul'yana, 14 year
"My town"
Kotas Mikaolaj, 14 year
"A cook is always needed"
Basavina Alya, 7 year
"Self portrait"
Zubareva Sofiya, 9 year
"The band 2"
Pala Jacek, 17 year
"Winter yard"
Gordeeva Ul'yana, 14 year
"Sketch of street"
Litera Antoni, 18 year
"The Field"
Koszela Alicja, 9 year
"There on unknown paths…"
Melkoedova Veronika, 10 year
"Blue reflection"
Nowak Kinga, 18 year
"Town"
Kushnareva Ekaterina, 14 year
"Sketch of street"
Litera Antoni, 18 year
"The Field"
Koszela Alicja, 9 year
"There on unknown paths…"
Melkoedova Veronika, 10 year
"Friendship monument"
Shhutuev Kirill, 9 year
"Blue reflection"
Nowak Kinga, 18 year
"Town"
Kushnareva Ekaterina, 14 year
"Gdansk panorama"
Suchanska Julia, 14 year
"Mustachioed - Striped"
Pilipyuk Serafima, 7 year
"Friendship monument"
Shhutuev Kirill, 9 year
"In my city"
Kazirod Pawel, 11 year
"In my city"
Kazirod Pawel, 11 year
"Gdansk panorama"
Suchanska Julia, 14 year
"Mustachioed - Striped"
Pilipyuk Serafima, 7 year
"On the bike"
Urbanska Natalia, 9 year
"The old wooden house"
Peruzynska Julia, 15 year
"Barn"
Filippovich Dar'ya, 16 year
"Self portrait"
Kondrakova Kseniya, 9 year
"An iron and a door"
Samigullina Azaliya, 12 year
"On the bike"
Urbanska Natalia, 9 year
"The old wooden house"
Peruzynska Julia, 15 year
"Barn"
Filippovich Dar'ya, 16 year
"Self portrait"
Kondrakova Kseniya, 9 year
"Self portrait"
Bulatova Margarita, 8 year
"Self portrait"
Bulatova Margarita, 8 year
"An iron and a door"
Samigullina Azaliya, 12 year
"The birds"
Litera Antoni, 18 year
"Hanger"
Prakina Mariya, 16 year
"Portrait of the artist"
Hon Eva, 7 year
"Empty tram"
Slipanova Dar'ya, 10 year
"The birds"
Litera Antoni, 18 year
"Hanger"
Prakina Mariya, 16 year
"Portrait of the artist"
Hon Eva, 7 year
"At the port"
Dorobis Anna, 15 year
"Empty tram"
Slipanova Dar'ya, 10 year
"The door to the house"
Miszkurka Jagoda, 14 year
"Milada"
Druchinin Ivan, 14 year
"In the courtyard"
Manaeva Amina, 7 year
"Angel musician"
Racis Julia, 11 year
"In the courtyard"
Manaeva Amina, 7 year
"The girl on the meadow"
Spiewok Katarzyna, 10 year
"The girl on the meadow"
Spiewok Katarzyna, 10 year
"Underwater world"
Kepicka Zofia, 9 year
"Fatherhood"
Sobik Oliwia, 10 year
"December"
Melkoedova Veronika, 10 year
"Underwater world"
Kepicka Zofia, 9 year
"Fatherhood"
Sobik Oliwia, 10 year
"December"
Melkoedova Veronika, 10 year
"Among the grass"
Starzewska Alicja, 10 year
"Among the grass"
Starzewska Alicja, 10 year
"The bridge of lovers"
Semenova Polina, 9 year
"Generous summer"
Mitachkina Anna, 6 year
"The bridge of lovers"
Semenova Polina, 9 year
"Generous summer"
Mitachkina Anna, 6 year
"Trip to the countryside"
Cyptor Emilia, 8 year
"In grandfather’s garden"
Borisova Mariya, 6 year
"Temple"
Druchinin Ivan, 14 year
"Trip to the countryside"
Cyptor Emilia, 8 year
"In grandfather’s garden"
Borisova Mariya, 6 year
"Cat dreams"
Belyaeva Viktoriya, 7 year
"The bird's family"
Zajac Lena, 10 year
"Temple"
Druchinin Ivan, 14 year
"Cat dreams"
Belyaeva Viktoriya, 7 year
"The bird's family"
Zajac Lena, 10 year
"Beauty of nature"
Smotka Wojciech, 17 year
"A wooden cabin"
Szarek Zuzanna, 14 year
"Beauty of nature"
Smotka Wojciech, 17 year
"A wooden cabin"
Szarek Zuzanna, 14 year
"Angel musician"
Racis Julia, 11 year
"Harvesting"
Hadinata Kennard Alvaro, 11 year
"Be together"
Yin Yifan, 5 year
"My homeland"
Liu Xinzhi, 9 year
"My home"
Wu Yinxi, 6 year
"The trees of my village"
Grikpedyte Ieva, 10 year
"Xiao long days"
Wang Penghao, 7 year
"The most beautiful garden products"
Szlagorska Zuzanna, 10 year
"Harvesting"
Hadinata Kennard Alvaro, 11 year
"Be together"
Yin Yifan, 5 year
"My homeland"
Liu Xinzhi, 9 year
"The village"
Kotane-Pilane Rezija, 13 year
"My home"
Wu Yinxi, 6 year
"Night"
Velchev Ivan, 12 year
"Xiao long days"
Wang Penghao, 7 year
"The birds"
Duda Helena, 18 year
"The village"
Kotane-Pilane Rezija, 13 year
"Hometown impression"
Cao Xinyue, 4 year
"Night"
Velchev Ivan, 12 year
"Xiao long days"
Wang Penghao, 7 year
"The birds"
Duda Helena, 18 year
"Hometown impression"
Cao Xinyue, 4 year
"Xiao long days"
Wang Penghao, 7 year
"The band"
Pala Jacek, 17 year
"The band"
Pala Jacek, 17 year
"War darkness is coming"
Smolka Wojciech, 17 year
"War darkness is coming"
Smolka Wojciech, 17 year
"My land"
Diekontaite Roberta, 16 year
"Those who lost one's life in consentrate camps"
Harnasz Bartlomiej, 18 year
"My hometown"
Zhang Xinyu, 9 year
"My land"
Diekontaite Roberta, 16 year
"Those who lost one's life in consentrate camps"
Harnasz Bartlomiej, 18 year
"My hometown"
Zhang Xinyu, 9 year
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