News from First National, 2003. This report marks the 100th anniversary of the chimes of the Great Lavra Bell Tower, the fourth such anniversary since the establishment of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra National Reserve.

In the video: footage of the Lavra bell tower; the large clock being wound by hand; guided tours; exhibits from the Second International Exhibition ‘Celebrate Christmas’, organised in collaboration with monasteries, parishes and arts and crafts centres whose creative work centres on Orthodoxy.

Ihor Fedoryachenko, head of the guided tours and cultural heritage section of the reserve, discusses the history of the chimes, whilst Serhiy Krolevets, former Director-General of the National Kyiv-Pechersk Historical and Cultural Reserve (1995–2010), talks about the International Exhibition.

The report was produced by Lyubov Marchenko and Andriy Martynov.

A century of chimes from the great Lavra bell tower

Lviv Television. The "Ancient Mythology" episode of the "Art Panorama" program from December 19, 1995 is dedicated to the images of ancient mythology in works of European art based on the materials of the exhibition from the funds of the Lviv Art Gallery, which was exhibited in the Lozynsky Palace.

On the video: a story about ancient myths and plots in the work of European artists from the 16th century to the 1930s; a museum exhibition, presenting works by Italian, Flemish, Austrian, German, Polish and other artists from the funds of the Lviv Art Gallery; close-up paintings; a story about the images of heroes of ancient mythology and their reflection in the visual arts; historical information about the artists and the features of their work.

Choreographic numbers were performed by soloists of the Ivan Franko Lviv State Academic Opera and Ballet Theater, Hanna Sapunkova and Serhiy Zelenkov.

Host — Nadiya Shelest.

Lviv Art Gallery: "Ancient Mythology"

Chernihiv Television, 2002. The episode of the program "Our Vernissages" is dedicated to the work of the carver Mykola Panko.

On the video: an interview with Mykola Panko, he talks about his products, carving techniques, demonstrates his products; archival photos of the Panko family.

Commentators: carver, Honored Master of Folk Art of Ukraine Mykola Panko; Mykola Panko's son, folk master carver Volodymyr Panko.

Host — Iryna Dovgosheya.

Reference: Mykola Panko is a Ukrainian master of artistic woodcarving, a member of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine since 1986. The master's work is based on the traditions of Polissya decorative and applied art and covers a wide range of carved products, a significant part of which is kept in museum and private collections in Ukraine and abroad.

Master Carver Mykola Panko

1999, National Television Company of Ukraine. The issue of the educational scientific and educational program "School Screen" tells about the artists who illustrated Nikolai Gogol's poem "Dead Souls" in different years. The host is art historian Anna Zavarova.

On the video: screensavers, Anna Zavarova tells about the artists and illustrations: Dmitry Mamonov, drawing - a portrait of Gogol, Gogol among artists in Rome, the cover made by Gogol himself for his poem; a cycle of engravings by the artist Volodymyr Bernatsky, which were published separately (without the text of the poem); lustrations by Pyotr Baklevsky, who painted portraits of the main characters of the poem (Chichikov, Manilov, Korobochka, Plyushkin, Sobakevich and others); illustrations by Alexander Sokolov (watercolor); illustrations by Alexei Laptev, a draftsman (1950s), who loved to depict the poem's landscapes, genre scenes (Chichikov in a fur coat, Chichikov at the post, Manilov on the stairs, etc.).
The text was read by the artist Oleg Komarov.

Illustrators of Nikolai Gogol's "Dead Souls"

September 3, 2012, Kyiv.

The plot is dedicated to the popularization of Trypillya cultural heritage by the artist Lyudmila Smolyakova.

In the video: reconstruction of Trypillya ceramics, the craftswoman talks about her creative path.

Commentary: folk craftswoman of Ukraine Lyudmila Smolyakova; exhibition, reconstructed dishes of the Trypillya culture, examples of products, master classes.

The following worked on the release: Maria Rogova, Viktor Holovko.

Trypillya ceramics: the art of Lyudmila Smolyakova

2000, Volyn Television. The episode of the program "Skarbnytsia" is dedicated to the artist Tatyana Myalkovskaya.

On the video: screensavers, visitors to the exhibition, interview with the artist, creative workshop, paintings, comments from students, Institute of Arts, master of drawing, story about her son.

Artist Tetyana Myalkovska

August 12, 2016, Kyiv.

A report about the festival of contemporary artistic ceramics. Exhibition, exhibits, comments by craftsmen Hanna Drul and Iryna Marko. Commentary by the co-curator of the festival Olesia Dvorak-Halik.

Festival of Contemporary Ceramic Art

Chernivtsi Television. The program "Islands of Ivan Gorditsa's Creative Destiny" from November 20, 2004 is dedicated to the master carver, artist Ivan Gorditsa.

In the video: the village of Mytkiv, Chernivtsi region, landscapes; interview with the artist, talks about his path in art, examples of works; features of Ivan Gorditsa's style.

Master carver, designer, artist Ivan Gorditsa comments.

Host — Antonina Fantukh.

Reference: Ivan Gorditsa is a Ukrainian designer and master of woodcarving, author of works of monumental art, interior design and painting in the folk and decorative style. The artist's most famous works are the decorative composition "Melancholy", the panel "Thought about Kalnyshevsky" and a series of works on Bukovina themes, in particular "Bukovinian Motifs".

Master Carver Ivan Gorditsa

Chernivtsi Television. The October 29, 2004 issue of the "Pallet" program is dedicated to the artist Petro Yakovenko.

On the video: an exhibition, paintings by Petro Yakovenko; an interview with the artist Petro Yakovenko, talks about his work, sources of inspiration; comments by an art critic.

Comments: artist Petro Yakovenko; art critic Tetyana Dugaeva.

Reference: Petro Yakovenko is a Ukrainian easel painter, Honored Artist of Ukraine, laureate of the Sydor Vorobkevych Literary and Artistic Prize. His creative output includes still lifes, portraits, and Carpathian landscapes. The artist's works are kept in the Chernivtsi Art Museum and the National Art Museum of Ukraine.

Artist Petro Yakovenko

State Enterprise "Ukrainian Studio of Television Films "Ukrtelefilm"", 1987.
  
The documentary film "Hanna Samutina: Self-Portrait" is dedicated to the work of the artist Hanna Samutina. 

On the video: a walk with Hanna Samutina, talks about folk traditions, folklore, songs, the influence of this on her art; the artist's workshop, various plans, talks about her works; cooking homemade dishes. 

The film is in russian. 

Reference: Hanna Samutina is a Ukrainian artist, a master of batik, book graphics and monumental and decorative art. In her work, she turned to national traditions and philosophical themes, created more than twenty exhibition projects, illustrated children's books at the "Veselka" publishing house and worked as a monumental artist at the Kyiv Art Monumental and Decorative Combine.

The art of Anna Samutina

State Enterprise "Ukrainian Studio of Television Films "Ukrtelefilm"", 1985.

The poetic film "Touch the High Thought" is dedicated to the life and work of the People's Artist from the city of Snyatyn, Ivano-Frankivsk region, Borys Hutsulyak.

In the video: landscapes of Snyatyn, the artist at work, preparation of material, the creative process in the forge.

Reference: Borys Hutsulyak is a Ukrainian postmodern sculptor, a master of foundry art, a self-taught artist. In his work, he went from cubism and expressionism to surrealism and abstraction, working with bronze, marble and brass. He created about a hundred sculptural works, including "Chained Samson", "Don Quixote", "The Road to Calvary", as well as a series of surrealist photo collages in collaboration with the photographer Yarema Protsiv.

Sculptor Borys Hutsulyak

State Enterprise "Ukrainian Television Film Studio "Ukrtelefilm", 1988.

The TV film "From Fire and Earth. 19th Century Hutsul Ceramics" is dedicated to the collection of Hutsul ceramics from the funds of the Lviv Museum of Ethnography and Artistic Crafts and the Museum of Folk Architecture and Life of Ukraine.

On the video: a conversation between art historians, a reference, a demonstration of ceramic products from different angles.

Art historians Lyudmila Lysenko, Ihor Shcherbak, Vasyl Skurativsky talk about Hutsul ceramics.

Reference: Hutsul ceramics is a traditional folk craft that has been developing since the 15th century, with the most significant centers in Kosiv, Pistyn, Kuty and Kolomyia. A technological feature is the unique technique of "rituvaniya" - painting a dried product covered with white engobe, followed by double firing. The ornamentation of the products includes stylized images of flowers, trees, animals, human types and saints, as well as everyday scenes from Hutsul life, which makes this pottery one of the most striking phenomena of Ukrainian folk decorative art.