The Lviv-based photo exhibit “Den-2014” has come to an end. The employees of the Palace of Arts, where the exposition was on display, said that the number of the visitors was “way over the limit.” And they were active not only in observation, but also consuming of intellectual product – many of them left the halls with newly bought books from Den’s Library. One of the books that enjoyed the greatest demand was the newly published Ukraine Incognita. TOP 25.
Olha LUTKOVSKA, deputy director on scientific-artistic work of the Lviv Palace of Arts, said: “Very different people came to the exhibit: from the leading executives of Lviv to youngest schoolchildren. That was a really powerful and popular exhibit, both at the opening and later. I saw that many people came to the exposition in groups from different educational institutions. It is pleasant that young people take interest in this. Everyone revealed something new at the exhibit. That was a holiday for us, both in the fact that the exhibit was opened and that many people attended it. Unfortunately, this is a rare thing these days, because people don’t pay much attention to this. This is a merit of the newspaper Den for recommending it in such a good way. There is no doubt, the atmosphere was artistic.”
On May 14 Den’s Photo Exhibit is opening in Uzhhorod. The westernmost oblast center of Ukraine will be receiving the exposition of the best photos of the international photo competition of our publication. People in Uzhhorod have been waiting for a long time for a live meeting with Den. The days of our publication will be held here at the invitation of the head of Zakarpattia Oblast Council Volodymyr Chubirko and with the support of the Uzhhorod National University and Zakarpattia Yosyp Bokshai Art Museum, which will be housing the exposition.
The head of the oblast council Volorymyr CHUBIRKO notes that the exhibit will be held at the premises of the oblast art museum, and not only the residents of the oblast center will be able to see it, but also the tourists who will be visiting Uzhhorod on these days. “It is pleasant for us that the Zakarpattia residents have joined this important social project, which has been successfully realized in a number of other oblasts of Ukraine. This week Zakarpattia will be able to see the best photos from the photo competition of the newspaper. Part of the pictures is dedicated to the main events of the past year, the Revolution of Dignity in Maidan and the war in the east of the country. In the focus there are people who are creating history today. I am sure that the exhibit will be interesting for a broad circle of local residents,” Chubirko noted. On the whole, Uzhhorod is the sixth city which has invited Den this year. Before that our photo exhibit was seen in Odesa, Poltava, Cherkasy, Lutsk, and Lviv.
The residents of Uzhhorod and numerous guests of the city, the number of whom is gradually increasing in the last days of spring, will be able to see about 180 photos, authored by both professional and amateur photographers. The opening of the exposition with the participation of Den’s editor-in-chief Larysa Ivshyna will be held at 15:00 at the premises of the Zakarpattia Yosyp Bokshai Art Museum at 3 Zhupanatska Square.
Photo by Ruslan KANIUKA, The Day
And several hours before that in the conference hall of the Academic Board of the Uzhhorod National University Larysa Ivshyna will take part in a conversation with the students and intelligentsia of the city dedicated to the topic “How can we win?” The newest publication from Den’s Library – Ukraine Incognita. TOP 25 – published in three languages will be launched during the meeting. The meeting in the university starts at 11:30. Doctor of Political Sciences, pro-rector of the Uzhhorod National University Myroslava LENDIEL is sure, “Our society needs mass media which not only give answers to acute questions that are disturbing Ukrainians, but make them think, analyze, compare, and draw conclusions independently. Then we will become aware citizens who clearly understand in what country they want to live, to be more precise, what country they want to build. The newspaper Den is a publication for thinking people who want to see and hear the truth.” “The Uzhhorod National University must become one of the co-organizers of the Den’s Days in Uzhhorod, because it shares the mission of avant-garde of journalist community – to educate citizens who think, know, believe, and transform,” Myroslava shared.
All the visitors of the photo exhibit in Uzhhorod can feel themselves members of the jury, voting for the photo they find the most interesting. On the day of closing the exhibit, the audience’s favorite will be announced, based on the results of the voting. Everyone can buy the photos they especially liked in the office of the newspaper.
Everyone willing will also be able to take part in the charity event “Present Den’s Library to your native school” through buying the books published by the newspaper (including the bestseller The Power of the Soft Sign, series “Subversive Literature” and “Armor-Piercing Political Writing,” as well as Ukraine Incognita. TOP 25 in Ukrainian, Russian, and English, and other publications that receive numerous accolades from pedagogues) and giving them to the educational institutions and libraries of their cities and raions. So, dear residents of Zakarpattia, don’t miss the opportunity to nurture your compatriots intellectually.
Photo exhibit “Den-2014” will be underway in Uzhhorod in May 14 through 31 all days except for Mondays. The admission is free.
