This year on the 20th of October Varvara Skripkina's Doll's Gallery turned 18 years old! The date is special - it's our 18th birthday :)! In 2003 - the first and still permanent Gallery in the city ! Always be nice to everyone! It might be a disguised angel! I understood the meaning of this phrase in 2003 when I opened the first and only art gallery of ...

You probably already know about a wonderful project - the DABIDA competition. Russian-speaking craftsmen regularly win prizes in it. But not many people know about the background to this project. DABIDA is a Russian acronym which means the Belgian-Dutch Association of Puppet Artists. Today it has been 15 years since DABIDA held its first exhibition, which is now called DABIDA Day. А ...

The first exhibition was held in a small workshop ... My name is Katya Shemyakina, I am an artist and curator of the art project "Too Personal" - these are one-day, two-day, and now online exhibitions, of various artists, in chamber live communication, with the audience and with each other, about current works, about life and about art. This format is very important and necessary, as artists, ...

Personal exhibition of Elena Babkina "GOGOL TYPES" On May 13, in Ryazan, in the MUSEUM OF THE HISTORY OF YOUTH MOVEMENT, an exhibition of doll sculpture "GOGOL TYPES", created based on illustrations by Pyotr Mikhailovich Boklevsky, was opened. The exposition is timed to coincide with the 205th anniversary of the birthday of the illustrator who lived in the Ryazan province in 1816-1897. We recall with pleasure the work of a worthy citizen of our homeland, who has done so much for ...

"I have set the craft as the foot of art..." A.S. Pushkin. "Mozart and Salieri" Dear friends! In Herzliya, in the Arena Canyon exhibition hall, there is an amazing and unique "Art and Craft" exhibition. How is it remarkable? The fact that it has opened right now, in spite of the rockets and sirens. People are here - lots of them! And they're enjoying themselves, smiling, enjoying themselves, thanking themselves!

Introducing the non-commercial, international art project #DROUGHMYMYBISHKA_KRASNY Talking to visitors of the Museum-Workshop "My Friend My Bear", we came to the conclusion that many people would like to realise themselves in creativity. We go to exhibitions, theatres, cinemas, we can talk for hours about other people's works, but we do not dare to make the first step. We came up with the bold idea of helping people to meet their dreams, to feel themselves ...

The largest doll exhibition in the world. The largest exhibition in the world was held in the historical center of the Russian capital "Gostiny Dvor". More than 1000 masters from 26 countries of the world took part in the unique exhibition "The Art of Dolls". Visitors are presented with tens of thousands of exhibits. Guests of the exhibition saw the whole variety of dolls: classics, experimental collections of contemporary artists, porcelain, soft, articulated dolls. Toys ...

A new project. How we long for sunshine, warmth, beauty, love and delight in works of art! Many of you have probably already repeated this phrase many times in different interpretations and forms. Yes, we miss the wonderful positive emotions. And that's why the Doll Section of the Creative Union of Decorative and Applied Arts presents its new project "Bella Italia"! The project will be shown ...

How to prepare for an exhibition - from idea to design (experience of a project participant). Choice of theme. Exhibitions, especially professional exhibitions, are very important for an artist. It is at the exhibitions that there is an opportunity to get acquainted with the work of the artist, communicate with the author himself and, of course, purchase the works you like from the author directly. Almost all puppeteers exhibit at exhibitions, regularly or not. I'll tell you ...