5 May 2009
Mogilev hoists international plein air painting conference
MOGILEV, May 5 (BelTA) – International plein air painting conference “Image of Motherland in Fine Arts” opened in Mogilev on May 5. The event is timed to the 95th anniversary of famous Belarusian artist Pavel Maslennikov and the 65th anniversary of Belarus’ liberation from the Nazi invaders.
Taking part in the plein air painting conference are participants from nine countries: Russia, Ukraine, Poland, Serbia, Montenegro, Armenia, Moldova, Israel and Belarus. On May 6-25, the artists will work in the most picturesque places of the Bobruisk, Kirovsk and Osipovichi regions of the Mogilev oblast.
The plein air painting gathering will continue project “Outstanding People of Mogilev Oblast” for the Mogilev Arts 20th Century Museum. In 2009, the participants of the event will perpetuate leading actors of the Mogilev Oblast Theater of Drama.
On May 22, the artists will take part in the final concert of the Mogilev oblast in Minsk. The programme of the concert includes an exhibition of the best works of participants of the Mogilev plein air painting conference. On May 25, an exhibition of the participants of plein air painting conference of 2009 will be held as well. In line with the regulations of the plein air painting conference, every artist will present the Maslennikov Museum of Arts in Mogilev with two works.
On May 5, famous Belarusian artist Georgy Poplavsky presented the Maslennikov Museum with his 14 graphical works dedicated to the 65th anniversary of Belarus’ liberation from the Nazi invaders.
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