A meeting of the organizing committee for the preparation of the "Slavianski Bazaar-2019" festival was held in Vitebsk

An off-site meeting of the organizing committee for the preparation and holding of the International Festival of Arts "Slavianski Bazaar in Vitebsk" was held in Vitebsk under the leadership of the Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Belarus, Igor Petrishenko.

 

The members of the organizing committee considered current issues of preparation for the arts forum, its cultural program, checked the readiness of infrastructure facilities for the festival, inspected the Summer Amphitheater, artists' dressing rooms, cafes, visited Duchovny Kruglik, and the Alley of Laureates of the Special Presidential Prize of Belarus "Through Art – to Peace and Understanding" – the Alley of Stars.

 

Here, on the opening day of the XXVIII International Festival of Arts "Slavianski Bazaar in Vitebsk" on July 11, as reported by the First Deputy Minister of Culture, Natalia Karchevskaya, a bright event will be the opening ceremony of a commemorative star. In 2019, the People's Artist of Ukraine Taisiya Povaliy was honored with this high award. The ceremony participants will include spectators, representatives of state administration bodies, and mass media. One of the most prominent representatives of the Vitebsk school of watercolor, Felix Gumen, will paint a sketch on the theme "Flowers of Vitebsk" and present it to Taisiya Povaliy.

Photo by Oleg Klimovich, "Vitbichi".