An exhibition of works by participants in the youth festival of national cultures My People, My Pride has opened in the Irkutsk region. It features about 114 works, from icons and paintings to fabric, birch bark, dolls and amulets. The exhibition runs until May 31, admission is free, and the contest winners will be announced at the end of the month.
“It is encouraging that young people are adopting the skills of traditional crafts that have historically developed among the peoples,” said the First Deputy Minister for Physical Culture, Sports and Youth Policy of the Irkutsk Region, Ilya Reznik. “We have much to be proud of: the Irkutsk Region has rich cultural and spiritual potential. I wish that the work each festival participant is engaged in would bring them joy and pleasure.”At the exhibition, you can see about 114 works, including icons, paintings, textile items, birch bark items, dolls, amulets, and others. All the works convey a national idea and reflect national color.
The exhibition will run until May 31. Anyone may visit it. Admission is free.
The youth festival of national cultures “My People – My Pride” has been held in the region since 2010 by the Ministry for Physical Culture, Sports and Youth Policy of the Irkutsk Region with the aim of fostering a culture of interethnic and interethnic relations among young people and encouraging folk artistic creativity.
The festival is held in four categories: research activity, artistic creativity, musical creativity, and choreography, in two age groups: from 14 to 20 years old and from 21 to 30 years old.
In 2013, 211 works from 17 municipal districts of the Irkutsk Region were submitted for consideration by the jury. The names of the winners will be announced at the end of May.
Based on materials from the press service of the Ministry for Physical Culture, Sports and Youth Policy of the Irkutsk Region