National_Union_of_Artists_of_Ukraine
National Union of Artists of Ukraine
National artist cooperative of Ukraine
The National Union of Artists of Ukraine (Ukrainian: Спілка художників України, romanized: Spilka khudozhnykiv Ukrainy) is an artist cooperative headquartered in Kyiv, Ukraine. This voluntary creative association consists of painters, graphic artists, sculptors, masters of decorative art and art critics.
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| Formation | 1938 |
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| Type | Voluntary organisation |
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| Leader | Kostiantyn Cherniavskyi |
| Website | nuau |
On 7 September 1939, the Ukrainian SSR approved the statute of the Union of Soviet Artists of Ukraine. The charter defined the status of the union as a voluntary organization uniting the workers of fine arts on the territory of the Ukrainian SSR (painters, graphic artists, sculptors, theatre artists, folk art masters), as well as persons conducting research and critical work in this recognised field. In 1998 the Union was awarded its National status.[1][2] On the initiative of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine and other Ukrainian creative unions, the law on professional creative workers and creative unions have been changed. By decree of the President of Ukraine, a professional holiday named Artists Day which is dedicated to art was established.[3]
Founded in 1938 (originally named the Union of Soviet Artists of Ukraine) as the republican branch of the Union of Artists of the USSR. The foundation was preceded by five years of preparatory work of a special organizing committee established in 1933 in Kharkiv, which was then the capital of the Ukrainian USSR. The 1st congress was held in Kharkiv, the rest were held in Kyiv.
Congresses
- 1st – 1938
- 2nd – 1956
- 3rd – 1962
- 4th – 1968
- 5th – 1973
- 6th – 1977
- 7th – 1982
Here is a list of all presidents of the Union since its creation in 1938.[4]
| Chairmen | Years |
|---|---|
| Ivan Boichenko [uk] | (1938–41) |
| Oleksandr Pashchenko [uk] | (1941–44) |
| Vasyl Kasiyan[5] | (1944–49) |
| Oleksii Shovkunenko[6][7] | (1949–51) |
| Mykhaylo Khmelko | (1951–55) |
| Mykhailo Derehus | (1955–62) |
| Vasyl Borodai[8] | (1968–82) |
| Oleksander Skoblykov [uk] | (1982–83) |
| Oleksandr Lopukhov [uk] | (1983–89) |
| Volodymyr Chepelyk [uk][9] | (1990–2021) |
| Kostiantyn Cherniavskyi[10] | (elected 2021) |
- "Про порядок надання статусу національних всеукраїнським творчим спілкам". Офіційний вебпортал парламенту України (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- "Про День художника". Офіційний вебпортал парламенту України (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- "Union of Artists of Ukraine". www.encyclopediaofukraine.com.
- "КАСІЯН - Лексика - українські енциклопедії та словники". 8 March 2016. Archived from the original on 8 March 2016.
- "Shovkunenko, Oleksii". www.encyclopediaofukraine.com.
- "БОРОДАЙ - Лексика - українські енциклопедії та словники". 18 December 2017. Archived from the original on 18 December 2017.
- "Голова НСХУ". Національна Спілка Художників України [National Union of Artists of Ukraine] (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 6 March 2022.
- Lobukhov O.M. Union of Artists of Ukraine // Ukrainian Soviet Encyclopedia : 12 tons / head. M.P. Bazhan; redkol.: O.K. Antonov, etc. — 2nd kind. - K. : Main edition of the URE, 1983. — T. 10 : Salyut — Stohiviz. — 543, [1] p., [36] arch. Il. : ill., table, port, maps + 1 arc s. — p. 461.
- 70th anniversary of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine / redkol.: Chepelyk V.A. and others. ; Order: Voloshchuk I.M., Bokovnya O.V. — Kyiv : National. union skinny. Ukraine, 2009. – 504 p.
