In Molodechno for the first time held an open competition of tinting

The open competition of Victoria Chervontseva’s “Light of papyar tsuda ”, which was held at the Molodechno Music College named after M. K. Oginsky, gathered participants from Minsk and Grodno regions. The competition was held for the first time, according to the organizers, it is planned to be held once every two years.

According to the website of the district newspaper “Maladzechanskaya Gazeta”, the competition was held on the basis of the college. Here they teach the art of typing at a professional level, noted the chairman of the cycle commission “Decorative and Applied Arts” winner of the special prize of the President of the Republic of Belarus Lyudmila Volkovich-Boris. There is its own school of this type of creativity, its founder is a former teacher of the college Victoria Chervontseva.

“Vytynka in our time is very popular,” said Lyudmila Nikolaevna. Since 2024, the art of the Belarusian embroidery has been included in the Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of UNESCO. The ability to cut patterns from paper is taught in children's art schools, general schools, lyceums, colleges. The expressiveness of products and the availability of materials contribute to the growth of the number of fans of this type of folk decorative art.

The competition was dedicated to the Year of the Belarusian Woman and was held in three age categories (10–13, 14–17 and 18–22). It consisted of two stages: the first participants presented homework on the proposed topics, the second – performed work in the classroom.

- I became interested in the titanka a few years ago, - said the young participant of the competition Alexander Chistyakov. - I study at the Molodechnen Children's School of Arts. I like to cut different patterns on paper. I have already collected a real collection of my works.

The open competition became a landmark event for the Molodechnen Music College, the chairman of the jury, director of the Republican Center for National Cultures, chairman of the Belarusian Union of Folk Artists Olga Khachkova emphasized.

- Molodechnensky school is highly valued throughout the republic. The level of competitive works is very high, she said. - The event contributes to the further popularization of titanka both as a folk art form and among professionals.