On April 14, the opening ceremony of the final exhibition and the award ceremony of the 11^th International Art and Graphics Contest “In My Homeland” were held at the gallery “Nature and Art”.

On February 3-4, 2016, the 7th International Conference of Artists-Teachers “Modern Art Education of Children and the Young” was held at the Republican Centre of Ecology and Local History. Almost 100 teachers of arts schools of Belarus, Russia, Ukraine and Armenia became participants of the conference.

12 professional artists and art educators from Belarus, Russia, Ukraine and Armenia were evaluating the entries. Jury was working from January 29 to February 1 in the Educational Center of the Belarusian Green Cross.

February 1 in the Educational Center of the Belarusian Green Cross the contest jury were evaluating the entries. The jury included the professional artists, educators, animators, directors, editors and journalists from Belarus and Russia.