Happy and prosperous 2023 year

Heartiest congratulations on the occasion of Christmas! A year passes, which, not for the first time in the history of Ukraine, is full of terrible events that stole the peace and tranquility of the entire civilized world. During the celebration of the Sacrament of the Nativity of the Son of God, I sincerely wish wisdom and mutual love to every person, to all Ukrainians and Ukraine. We want the Lord to grant us Victory over Read more…

Ancient inscriptions speak

Parishioners of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God Vereshchaki of the Lanovets city community of the Kremenets district of the Ternopil region appealed to the management of our Center with a request to help decipher the inscription on the ancient stone cross, which is installed on the church territory near the temple. The wooden church was built in 1867, so this year the Christian community is celebrating the 155th anniversary of the construction Read more…

ancient stone cross

Regional Museum in Presov, one of the exhibition partners of the PROSTO NEBYLYTSI Project

In Regional Museum in Presov (Krajské múzeum v Prešove, Hlavná 86, Prešov, Slovak Republic) on October 11, 2022, the opening of the exhibition of the best works of art within the All-Ukrainian Project for young artists “PROSTO NEBYLYTSI” (part of the exhibition collection). We will remind you that the International Association of Culture and Art initiated the Project in Ukraine in 2011. And since then, “PROSTO NEBYLYTSI” has been successfully presented in Ukraine and abroad for Read more…

Eco-monotype in “Native House” orphanage

We continue the implementation of the traditional educational art program “Art-Palette” within the framework of the All-Ukrainian project “PROSTO NEBILYTSI”. On Saturday, September 24, 2022, a volunteer group of the Center for Cultural & Arts Initiatives and the “TORBA” Foundation went to the village of Sasiv to visit the District Children’s Home “Native Home”. The name of this house once again convinces the administration’s kinship and benevolence, headed by Mrs. Natalya Tamchuk and, most importantly Read more…

6th International Triennial of Fairy Tales “KAZ.KAR.” postponed

Dear Friends, Patrons, and Like-minded people! At the turn of spring and summer, every three years, we hold a large-scale charity extravaganza – International Charitable Festival (Triennial) of fairy tales “KAZ.KAR.”, which actively involves orphans, people with special needs, fans and creators of fairy tales of all ages and countries of origin. As many already know, the Festival includes nominations for theater, fine arts, dance, literature, and research on the phenomenon of fairy tales. In Read more…

Art Project “Portrait of the Museum”

In 2021, the NGO Center for Cultural & Arts Initiatives in Lviv and the Klymentii Sheptytskyi Museum of Folk Architecture and Rural Life in Lviv realized the fifth edition of the International Art Project “Portrait of the Museum: Lviv Open-Air Museum”. For six months, amateurs and professional artists of all ages created works of art that reflected the “portrait” of the Lviv open-air museum. Portrait sketches of landscapes of one of the favorite museum centers Read more…