on October 31, 2003 Romanian community of Bukovyna, which in the first half of XIX century was the most numerous community of the land, started straining at its national and cultural life at the times of the revolutionary events of 1848.
Romanians, other nations living in this blessed land is very similar: elements of music, dances and costumes very much resembled old joint folk and crafts traditions.
TACIS technical assistance programme in 1996. It aimed to support of the development of cross border cooperation between Ukraine and the candidate countries of Central and Eastern Europe. Project on promotion of joint cultural heritage in cross-border region of Chernivtsi and Suceava presents a series of cultural events to promote traditional art in the multiethnic Bukovyna community.
promotion of joint cultural heritage, traditions of tolerance and peaceful coexistence of neighbouring nations in multicultural environment; - renovation of old folk and crafts events, their strengthening and development; - development of cultural tourism as a new business in the cross-border region
land fifty national craftsmen are united into two centres of the National Union of National Craftsmen – regional and Bukovynian Volodymyr Voronchak is a Merited Craftsman of Ukraine, head of the Bukovynian centre of the National Union of Craftsmen of Ukraine
from Vyzhnytsya, Nastasiya Zhmendak from Kadubivtsi that is in Zastavna district, Myhailo Pokydanets from Chernivtsi, masters of national painting Mariya Hebryna from Ivanivtsi of Kelmentsi district and Chernivtsi citizen Volodymyr Zhorin, craftsman of artistic carving and wood incrusting Vasyl Yavdoshnyak from Chernivtsi.
adornments – gerdans, strings of beads, gratings – Diana creates interesting modern samples that good befit to national costumes. In such a way, small creative experimental family workshop in Kitsman becomes an amulet of traditional national culture.
teacher of music, painting and physical training. At the same place he founded a village choir, which soon gained the rank of National. Since 1988, when he organized the circle of ceramics in Novodnistrovsk House of National Art, Ivan every day takes care of revival and development of pottery in the distcrict.
Today, unfortunately, wicker doesn’t grow here above the Dniester Only one sedate woman still preserves this wise time- honoured craft, she can tell everything about it
united in the magical triangle, during many millenniums created ceramic works of magic beauty, which are still used in Marginea, in the neighborhood and beyond Romania. Those ceramic works are a pride of a great many of museum collections.
moments of the highest elation she portrays angels and Saints. These images are deep to infinity. They’re still symbols of Love, Belief, Truth and Light…
the 27th-28th December2008 in Romanian city of Suceava Groups from Ukraine “Cheremshyna” from Vashkivtsi and “Oberig” from Zastavna took part in this festival. Together with diverse Romanian groups, they demonstrated their art on the largest stage of the city
skirts, napkins and towels, woven goods, painted eggs, glass beads embroidery, woodcrafts, ceramics – this is not the full list of works brought by talented Ukrainian craftsmen.
Days of Cultural Dialogue as a new tradition in the cross- border area ; A new international tourist route directed at cultural diversity of cross-border region ;A film series, CDs with information dedicated to versatility of ethnic groups and their cultures in the cross- border area of Chernivtsi and Suceava ;