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Award Founders

Glass Museum in Lviv

The first Glass Museum in Lviv was founded in 1992 by a well-known Ukrainian glass artist, and rector of the Lviv National Academy of Arts, Professor Andriy Bokotey to exhibit the results of the International Blown Glass Symposiums. The Glass Museum on the premises of the Bandinelli Palace on Sq. Market 2 started operating in 2006. Today’s exhibition includes a historical component, a multimedia room of glass technology, a permanent exhibition of works from the collection of the International Blown Glass Symposiums in Lviv and a gallery for temporary exhibitions, created with the support of the Ukrainian Cultural Foundation in 2020. During the museum’s existence, personal exhibitions of world-famous artists Andriy Bokotey, Oles Zvir, Andriy Petrovskyi (Ukraine), Yan Zoritchak (France), Remigijus Kriukas and Indre Stulgaite (Lithuania), Ivo Lill (Estonia), Lucyna Gozdek (Poland) and a number of Ukrainian and international group projects were held.
National Academy of Arts of Ukraine

The Academy of Arts of Ukraine was founded on December 14th 1996 according to the Decree of the President of Ukraine "About the Academy of Arts of Ukraine" N1209/96 as a state scientific and artistic organization in the field of art and art criticism. The Academy includes departments of fine, musical, theatrical and cinematography arts, theory and history of art (art criticism), synthesis of plastic arts, section of aesthetics and cultural studies in structure of department of synthesis of plastic arts. Departments are engaged in identifying priority development paths of Ukrainian art, main directions of fundamental scientific researches, advancement of education, organization of scientific applied researches in this field.
Greenwave East European Art Museum

The Museum was founded by the Chinese artist and businessman, foreign member of the National Academy of Arts of Ukraine Yu Yaomin in 2007. The main activity of the Museum is the promotion of modern Ukrainian art on the territory of the People's Republic of China. The Museum has more than 1,500 paintings and sculptures by modern Ukrainian artists and about 100 works by glass artists from 18 countries. The Museum of Central and Eastern European Art includes several galleries in Wuxi, Yangzhou, and Ningbo, as well as the Zhengjiang Greenwave Glass Museum. The Eastern Foreign Branch of the National Academy of Arts of Ukraine in Yangzhou was established on the basis of the Museum.

Organizers of the 2023 Award

Glass Museum in Lviv

The first Glass Museum in Lviv was founded in 1992 by a well-known Ukrainian glass artist, rector of the Lviv National Academy of Arts, Professor Andriy Bokotey to exhibit the results of the International Blown Glass Symposiums. The Glass Museum in the premises of the Bandinelli Palace on Sq. Market 2 started operating in 2006. Today’s exhibition, which includes a historical component, a multimedia room of glass technology, a permanent exhibition of works from the collection of the International Blown Glass Symposiums in Lviv and a gallery for temporary exhibitions, created with the support of the Ukrainian Cultural Foundation in 2020. During the museum’s existence, personal exhibitions of world-famous artists Andriy Bokotey, Oles Zvir, Andriy Petrovskyi (Ukraine), Yan Zoritchak (France), Remigijus Kriukas and Indre Stulgaite (Lithuania), Ivo Lill (Estonia), Lucyna Gozdek (Poland) and a number of Ukrainian and international group projects were held.
Pilchuck Glass School

Pilchuck Glass School is an international center for glass art education. From May through September every year, Pilchuck's Summer + Fall Program offers a series of courses as well as residencies for established artists in all media. Summer sessions vary in length and offer concurrent courses in a variety of glassworking processes for artists of all skill levels. Small classes taught by world-renowned artists and instructors emphasize experimentation and teamwork while fostering individual initiative and expression. Pilchuck also offers residencies for both emerging and established artists during the Fall and Spring. New and experienced artists alike often make tremendous conceptual and artistic progress in their short time at Pilchuck. Combining a deep focus on glass, access to a variety of resources, a picturesque Pacific Northwest setting and an ever-expanding international community of artists, Pilchuck has become the most comprehensive educational center in the world for glass artists.
National Academy of Arts of Ukraine

The Academy of Arts of Ukraine was founded on December 14th 1996 according to the Decree of the President of Ukraine "About the Academy of Arts of Ukraine" N1209/96 as a state scientific and artistic organization in the field of art and art criticism. The Academy includes departments of fine, musical, theatrical and cinematography arts, theory and history of art (art criticism), synthesis of plastic arts, section of aesthetics and cultural studies in structure of department of synthesis of plastic arts. Departments are engaged in identifying priority development paths of Ukrainian art, main directions of fundamental scientific researches, advancement of education, organization of scientific applied researches in this field.
Lviv National Academy of Arts

Lviv National Academy of Arts (LNAA) is one of the leading higher educational institutions of the 4th level of accreditation of Ukraine and Central and Eastern Europe. It was founded in 1946 on the basis of Lviv Art and Industrial School, known since 1876. The institution functioned as Lviv State Institute of Applied and Decorative Art up to 1994 and as Lviv Academy of Arts up to 2004. Today LNAA is a modern, dynamic, and integral team of specialists providing high-quality professional knowledge to more than 1,000 students at four faculties and in its division, Kosiv Institute of Applied and Decorative Arts. Applied and decorative arts (ceramics, glass, wood, metal, textiles), fine arts and restoration of works of art (monumental and decorative sculpture, monumental painting, sacred art), design (interior, clothing, graphics), history and theory of art, art management are being actively developed here.
Glass Art Department

The Glass Art Departments of the Lviv National Academy of Arts is the only platform of higher education in Ukraine, where future glass artists are educated. There are well equipped workshopsat the Department: kilnforming, cold treatment, stained glass and painting and blown glass studio. Glass Art Department has been actively involved in the organization of the International Blown Glass Symposiums since 1989. On the basis of the Department there were student mini-symposiums organized, and in 2013 and 2016 the educational and creative workshop furnace became the main base for the work of world-known glass artists from different countries.
LNAA Gallery

LNAA Gallery is an art space aimed to support the young generation of artists, to give them the opportunity to get their first exhibition experience and present their works to the public. The well-equipped gallery is a division of the Lviv National Academy of Arts, founded in 2015 as a kind of "incubator" for the author's projects of students and graduates of the Academy. No genre, stylistic or other restrictions to creative implementations. Our main task is to create the most comfortable platform for realizing the younger generation's ideas. More than a hundred diverse projects were implemented during the period of activity in the LNAA gallery.
7UA

7UA — is a magazine that presents a fresh approach to contemporary art. Our goal is quite ambitious — to present it through the prism of creative work of artists well-known in Ukraine and abroad. We hope that the magazine will also become a promotion for young, still unknown artists. Works of art, speculation about art, inspiration, popularity — this project is open to any «option». Without templates and stereotypes — different genres of art, outstanding artistic activities, relevant issues of modern art. The only limitation is the page layout and the concept of number seven. Each issue of the magazine highlights seven life stories, seven creative methods, seven differences, seven emotions, seven creative initiatives, seven events, seven artistic essays. A variety of formats reflects the concept of the periodical at its best: interviews, critical reviews, author’s notes, thematic columns from those who create contemporary art. What’s more, 7UA — is a source of information about events in the sphere of art — exhibitions, symposia, opening days, biennales, etc.

Team

Mykhaylo Bokotey, PhD

Head of the Glass Art Department of LNAA, Correspondent Member of the National Academy of Arts of Ukraine, Assistant Professor.
Project Curator
Taras Kuleshnyk

Lecturer of the Art Management Department of LNAA.
Financial manager
Anna Yefimova, PhD

Associate Professor of the Art Management Department of LNAA.
Public relations manager
Natalia Benyakh, PhD

Head of the Wood Art Department of LNAA, Associate Professor.
Publications manager
Olena Yakymova, PhD

Associate Professor of the Glass Art Department of LNAA.
Exhibitions coordinator
Artur Soletskyi

Lecturer of the Glass Art Department of LNAA.
Art manager, designer