Uzhhorod, 1999. ZDRTK, program “Monologue by Stepan Sholtes.”

Uzhhorod artist Stepan Sholtes shares his thoughts on creativity, plein air painting, his father, who was also an artist, the Transcarpathian school of painting, and landscape painting in his creative workshop.
The artist's paintings are on display.

Artist Stepan Sholtes

Chernihiv Television. The program "Our Vernisages" from September 27, 2001 is dedicated to the work of artist Mykola Hlushchenko.

In the video: art historian Tetyana Gasnashanska talks about the creative path of Mykola Hlushchenko; landscapes of Chernihiv region, forests, fields; Anatoliy Shkurko shares his memories of the artist, talks about their friendship and joint work.

Comments: head of the department of the Chernihiv Art Museum Tetyana Gasnashanska; member of the Union of Artists of Ukraine, friend of Mykola Hlushchenko Anatoliy Shkurko; People's Artist of Ukraine Volodymyr Yemets; member of the Union of Artists of Ukraine Andriy Mordovets.

Host — Tetyana Myrhorodska.

Reference: Mykola Hlushchenko is a Ukrainian painter and one of the most famous artists of the Ukrainian diaspora of the interwar period, whose early activities are associated with the support of Ukrainian emigration circles in Berlin and Paris, in particular, with collaboration with Oleksandr Dovzhenko, Pavlo Skoropadsky, and Roman Smal-Stotsky. Despite difficult political circumstances, Hlushchenko consistently represented Ukrainian culture abroad and developed the national artistic tradition in the European environment. His creative heritage includes landscapes, portraits, and thematic series marked by the synthesis of European modernism and the Ukrainian canon of painting. The artist's works are kept in leading museums in Ukraine and the world, and a collection of 1,250 works was transferred to state funds by his will, becoming one of the largest author's arrays in Ukrainian art of the 20th century.

Mykola Hlushchenko — the most famous artist of the Ukrainian diaspora

Lviv, 1960. Lviv Television Studio.

Opening of an exhibition of Latvian art in Lviv.

In the video: visitors, a man cutting the ribbon, exhibition halls, exhibits (paintings, sculptures, applied art), people talking.

Latvian art

Chernihiv Television. The October 14, 2001 episode of the program “Our Openings” is dedicated to the Ukrainian painter Yevhen Pavlov.

On the video: a museum exhibition with paintings by Yevhen Pavlov, various plans of the exhibition; an interview with the artist, who talks about his work, genre, the subjects he most often depicts, and shares reflections on the comments of the audience.

The artist, a member of the Union of Artists of Ukraine, Yevhen Pavlov, comments.

The presenter is Tetyana Myrhorodska.

Reference: Yevhen Pavlov is a Ukrainian painter, the author of easel thematic compositions, landscapes, still lifes and portraits, whose works are distinguished by a balanced plastic language and a consistent development of the realistic tradition. The artist's works are presented in the Chernihiv Art Museum, in particular the famous mosaic panel "Motherhood", dismantled from the facade of the maternity hospital and transferred to the museum funds.

Painting by Yevhen Pavlov

Khmelnytskyi Television. The program from May 5, 2000 is dedicated to the eighth personal exhibition of the artist Eduard Milyar at the National Academy of Border Troops of Ukraine.

On the video: National Academy of Border Troops of Ukraine, parade ground, cadets, festive opening of the exhibition; paintings on the theme of the Soviet-German war, cadets inspect the exhibition; blitz poll of cadets, sharing reflections on the military themes depicted in the paintings, and their attitude to the service; the author of the exhibition Eduard Milyar talks about his works and his perception of the war.

The program was worked on by: Yevheniya Bohdan, Mykola Bakirei, Petro Yunchyk, Tetyana Grishko.

Reference: Eduard Milyar is a Ukrainian painter, graphic artist and art critic, a member of the Union of Artists of Ukraine since 1993, an honorary doctor of Khmelnytskyi National University and an honorary professor of the Khmelnytskyi Humanitarian and Pedagogical Academy. The artist's creative output includes easel painting and graphics; his personal exhibitions took place in Ukraine and abroad, and his works are kept in the Khmelnytskyi Art Museum and the Academy of the Border Guard.

Military Themes in Eduard Milyar's Paintings

Ternopil Television. The program “Through the Lens of TTB” from May 27, 2013 is dedicated to the exhibition of works by graphic artist Yaroslav Omelyan.

On the video: the opening of the exhibition by Yaroslav Omelyan, various publications with illustrations by the artist; Yaroslav Omelyan talks about his life and the inspiration that inspires him to create.

Comments: Honored Artist of Ukraine Yaroslav Omelyan; Head of the Ternopil Regional Branch of the Taras Shevchenko Scientific Society Mykhailo Andreychyn; Local historian Yuriy Kovalkov; Director of the Ternopil Regional State Archive Yuriy Humen.

Reference: Yaroslav Omelyan — Ukrainian graphic artist, Honored Artist of Ukraine, member of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine. He worked in the fields of easel and applied graphics, watercolors and posters, but is best known as the author of over 200 bookplates, which earned him a reputation as one of the leading Ukrainian masters of this genre. He survived the political repressions of 1950–1959, after which he formed himself as an artist in Ternopil, where his most important solo exhibitions took place.

Yaroslav Omelyan — master of graphics and bookplates

Kirovohrad television. The November 24, 2012 edition of the program "In folk style" is dedicated to the exhibition "Magic of Art" by Valentina Muntyan.

On the video: Center of Folk Art in Kirovohrad (now Kropyvnytskyi); exhibition hall, various plans of Valentina Muntyan's embroidered works; interview with the craftswoman, talks about the embroidery technique.

Comments: artistic embroidery artist Valentina Muntyan-Tishchenko; visitors to the exhibition Emma Lysyuk, Zhanna Shcherbakova, Anatoliy Korotkov, Tetiana Krytska; director of the regional center of folk creativity, honored cultural worker of Ukraine Valentina Prashtur; master embroiderer, head of the folk crafts club "Nytochka" Nataliya Nizhnikova; master embroiderer Olga Oliynyk; Nataliya Demikhova, a leading methodologist in decorative and applied arts; husband of the craftswoman Yury Muntyan.

The presenter is Alla Prymak.

Reference: Valentina Muntyan-Tishchenko is a Ukrainian craftswoman of decorative and applied art, Honored Master of Folk Art of Ukraine (2013). She specializes in author's smooth embroidery and floral and plant compositions, has developed original techniques for creating sketches and transferring a drawing to fabric, as well as the technique of three-dimensional appliqué.

Voluminous appliqué by Valentina Muntyan

Chernihiv Television, 2000. The episode of the program "Our Vernisages" is dedicated to the artist, member of the Union of Artists of Ukraine Oleksiy Kakalo.

On the video: Oleksiy Kakalo's workshop, interview, talks about childhood, his village; different plans of the artist's paintings; Oleksiy Kakalo talks about genres, styles and his own creative ideas.

Artist Oleksiy Kakalo comments.

Host — Tetyana Myrhorodska.

Reference: Oleksiy Kakalo is a Ukrainian painter, Honored Artist of Ukraine, specializes in the genres of landscape and portrait, a member of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine. He studied at the Kyiv State Art Institute, worked in the art and production workshops of Chernihiv and headed the Chernihiv regional organization of the NSHU in 2000–2012. The artist's work is based on the traditions of classical realistic painting, characterized by compositional balance and consistent adherence to the realistic art school.

Oleksiy Kakalo — master of realistic art

Chernihiv Television. The program "Our Openings" from January 23, 2000 is dedicated to the artist Volodymyr Podlevskyi.

On the video: the exhibition "The Worlds of Podlevskyi", comments of an art critic about the style of Volodymyr Podlevskyi; an archive fragment of an interview with Volodymyr Podlevskyi, talking about his youth, creativity, sources of inspiration, travels; archive videos from Podlevskyi's travels, different countries and cities, museums.

Comments: art critic Volodymyr Lychkovah; artist Volodymyr Podlevskyi

Host — Tetyana Myrhorodska.

Reference: Volodymyr Podlevskyi is a Ukrainian artist, a graduate of the Lviv Academy of Arts and a member of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine since 1990. The artist's work is characterized by an appeal to archaic images, monochrome symbolism and motifs of travel as a spiritual experience. The author's works are kept in Ukrainian museums, in the funds of cultural institutions in the USA and in private collections of many countries.

Archaic Images of Volodymyr Podlevskyi

Kharkiv, 1974. Kharkiv Television Studio.

The video shows the art school from the outside and inside, artist Oleksandr Khmelnytsky climbing stairs, painting, his studio, paintings on the walls, painting in the park, an alley.

Painted by Oleksandr Khmelnytsky

Lviv, 1999. Lviv Television, program “Autograph.”

The program is dedicated to Kateryna Bilokur. Author Vasyl Hlynchak talks about the artist, presents the book “I Will Be an Artist!” — her letters collected by Mykola Kagaritsky, and talks about the role of singer Oksana Petrusenko in the painter's life. Actress Nadiya Shepetiuk from the Maria Zankovetska Theater reads Kateryna Bilokur's “Autobiography” and, together with Vasyl Hlynchak, quotes excerpts from her letters. 

The video shows the artist's paintings. 

‘I will be an artist!’ – letters from Kateryna Bilokur

Lviv, 1961, Lviv Television Studio.

A story about printing paintings and illustrations on the theme of Shevchenko. In the video: a printing house, workers, the graphic work ‘Jan Hus,’ other illustrations for the works of T. Shevchenko, and self-portraits of the poet.