CULTURAL AND ARTISTIC DIRECTION

The project "Bruno Schulz and the Multicultural Tradition of Galicia" gained significant resonance, providing informational and methodological support for an exhibition dedicated to Bruno Schulz. Activities included the publication of booklets, brochures, and a catalog, as well as organizing seminars for exhibition visitors, training sessions for seminar leaders and volunteers, and launching and administering the exhibition's website with the support of the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Ukraine.

2022

To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the International Watercolor Society (IWS) Globe Art Network, the Ukrainian branch (IWS Ukraine), as part of this large-scale community, organized the festive event "Watercolor Evenings"—a gathering of watercolor artists, members of the international society, held from January 12-14, 2022, in Lviv.

2021

The "Our Wonderful World" exhibition tour was a joint project of IWS Ukraine and the Step by Step International Fund for Contemporary Watercolor Art, supported by various partners.

2017–2020

Together with the Ukrainian branch of the International Watercolor Society (IWS Ukraine), multiple events were organized to develop and enhance the creative abilities of young artists, improve the professional level of art educators, and promote Ukrainian watercolor art, integrating it into the global art scene.

• 2017: Hosted the International Symposium "Watercolor Art Week", which included the "Streets of the Old City" plein air session, watercolor demonstrations, monotype master classes, and color theory lectures.
• 2018–2019: Organized the "Lviv Watercolor Week Workshop" International Lectures, allowing students and teachers to attend a series of lectures on fine arts and design, watch demonstrations by renowned watercolor artists from Ukraine and abroad, and participate in collective creative projects.

2019

• Hosted an international exhibition-competition for the best watercolor illustration and ex-libris, dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the birth of Mykola Lukash, a renowned translator, linguist, and poet.
• Prominent artists from around the world and students from Lviv's art schools presented an exhibition of watercolor works inspired by world literature, translated into Ukrainian by Mykola Lukash between the 1930s and 1970s.
• The exhibition was displayed at:
  • The Palace of Arts in Lviv
  • The V. Stefanyk National Scientific Library of Ukraine (Library Art Resources Research Institute, Lviv)
  • The "Ancient Kyiv" State Historical and Architectural Reserve (Kyiv)
• A series of video-poetry readings in original languages and Lukash's translations was presented with the participation of Ukrainian and foreign students.
• A special painting exhibition based on Lukash's translations featured works created exclusively for the festival by artists from Ukraine, Poland, the Czech Republic, Belarus, Turkey, Finland, Germany, Italy, and Slovakia.

2017–2019

Students of Lviv art institutions participated in the presentation of the first Ukrainian professional watercolor paints from ROSA Gallery, both in tube and acrylic formats. During these presentations, students could test ROSA Gallery paints and learn about the latest Ukrainian watercolors.

2019

• Organized two artistic plein airs in Pidgirtsi village near Stryi, at the Pidgirtsi Estate in the Yablonovsky-Brunitsky Palace park zone, which is currently under restoration.
• Participants included educators from various institutions (Lviv National Academy of Arts, Ukrainian Academy of Printing, Lviv Polytechnic) and students from Lviv's Polytechnic College.
• A master class was held for students of the Pidgirtsi Special Boarding School I-III levels.
• The artworks created during the plein air were donated to a charity auction to raise funds for medical equipment for the maternity ward of Stryi City Hospital.

2020

• From August 1 to September 9, the "Lviv School of Watercolor" National Exhibition was held, accompanied by a series of master classes by renowned Lviv artists for adults, youth, and children.

• In the last months of 2020, a series of educational video recordings on various watercolor techniques was developed, featuring not only Ukrainian artists but also painters from around the world.
• Given the modern conditions, materials were prepared for distance learning, demonstrations, and master classes.
• In November, a live demonstration of watercolor creation was held at the international level, featuring Ukrainian artists in the Step by Step International Project (Poland).
• A video gallery and presentation of the international exhibition-tour catalog for "Our Wonderful World" (Ukraine-Poland 2021) was created.
• The exhibition tour schedule:
  • July – Kharkiv
  • August – Lviv
  • September – Chernivtsi
  • October – Wrocław (Poland)
  • November – Lublin (Poland)