“Christmas candlestick” – the light of the holiday

On December 11, 2021, in the lobby of MARK Shopping Center (95 Knyagyni Olhy St.), at the invitation of its management representatives of the Lviv School of Arts SPIROGRAPH of the Center for Cultural & Arts Initiatives with the participation of volunteers of Lviv Authorial Drama Theatre ScenA8. ) conducted the first pre-Christmas creative sketch. The purpose of this art event was to create an original candlestick with the author’s vision of the holiday.

Two masterclasses were successfully held this Saturday. Each participant wanted to complement the home’s Christmas and New Year atmosphere with these original elements of interior decoration. Artistic director Andriy Sendetskyy and Head of the Fine and Decorative Arts Department of the SPIROGRAPH School of Arts, Doctor of Arts Oleh Bolyuk, spoke about creating a pseudo-stained glass window. On a compositional decision related to the arrangement of light, conducted a brief historical excursion of this type of monumental art.

After theoretical knowledge, with the active participation of volunteer artists, everyone began to put them into practice. The result was not long: all participants worked happily and enthusiastically shared their creative ideas. The glass containers were painted with various images – from geometric shapes to picturesque accents of Christmas symbols.

Together we build an artistic space that is comfortable for participants of all ages!