STAN (art-group)
Encyclopedia
STAN is the modern art
community acting in Ukraine
since 1999. Art-group «STAN» contributes the accumulation of creative forces of the region to overcome the cultural crisis and realization the creative projects. Location of group – Lugansk.
Art-group «STAN» unites writers, philosophers, artists, journalists, educators and students. Founder of group - poet Alexander Sygida. Chairman of art-group «STAN» is Yaroslav Minkin. The structure of group also includes writer Konstantin Skorkin and poets – Elena Zaslavsky, Konstantin Reutskyy, Lubov Yakymtchuck and Alexander Hubyetov.
Among the allies of the art-group - famous female skydiver Valentina Zakoretska, writers Yuri Pokalchuk
, Sergei Zhadan and Andrei Hadanovych.
The main principles of portal:
use of interactive technologies(users can create their own pages (for placement of works of art, photos, etc.));
connect regional and global cultural context;
create online community of artists and journalists, who specialize in cultural themes;
The portal gives users access to next services:
news of culture, which is updated by Analytical group and registered users;
thematic areas (announcement, library, cinema, theater, etc.)
Author's columns of cultural topics;
All sections of the portal are open for discussion and comments.
In the beginning Cinema Club just actualized problems of modern Ukrainian society, not proposing the solution of problem. An ain of the new step in the development of the Lugansk film club should be the forming of the collaboration between the cinema club and human rights
defenders. Through this alliance, Lugansk cinema club will be a full-fledged platform for discussion and finding of strategies and mechanisms for solving social problems of the region, will bring together young people and teach them to effectively defend their rights and freedoms.
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organisation "Postup".
- The action «the Charitable rock concert in favour of homeless children» together with S.O.
"Postup".
- Festival «Fifth wheel». 13 rock groups from all Ukraine against fascism and xenophobia
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- The action «Three-cylinder engine of love». Together with publishing house "Folio", on October 11, 2007, for the first time in Lugansk three whales of the modern Ukrainian literature Yuri Andrukhovych
, Ljubko Deresh and Sergey Zhadan.
- Festival «Ukrainian context». Literary grouping STAN, Welfare fund «Live tradition» and the Ukrainian Helsinki Committee under human rights, on November 8-10, 2007, displays of films of the Fourth international festival of documentary cinema about human rights.
- Festival «Belarus spring». Together with S.O. "Postup", on April 16-17, 2008 festival of modern Belarus culture.
- The action «Girls remove girls». Together with Lugansk branch of the National union of photo artists of Ukraine, on May, 14th, 2008, the Feminist poetic opening day – about 70 works of photographers of Lugansk, Donetsk, Kiev, a body art, reality photo-shooting and a shock-show.
- Festival «Cinema under stars». On May, 31st, 2008, Night festival of social youthful films open-air, demonstration of the documentary and art films, mentioning problems of modern youth.
demonstration of the documentary and art films, mentioning problems of modern youth.
- The action «Guljajmo razom!». On August 26, an art party of poets from the West and the
East of Ukraine with the assistance of Sergei Zhadan.
- The action «silence Plot». On November 30 2009, Ukrainian action in support of political
prisoners.
- Action «STAN against Stalin
». Flesh-mob against of rehabilitation of stalinizm in Ukraine.
Art
Art is the product or process of deliberately arranging items in a way that influences and affects one or more of the senses, emotions, and intellect....
community acting in Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
since 1999. Art-group «STAN» contributes the accumulation of creative forces of the region to overcome the cultural crisis and realization the creative projects. Location of group – Lugansk.
Art-group «STAN» unites writers, philosophers, artists, journalists, educators and students. Founder of group - poet Alexander Sygida. Chairman of art-group «STAN» is Yaroslav Minkin. The structure of group also includes writer Konstantin Skorkin and poets – Elena Zaslavsky, Konstantin Reutskyy, Lubov Yakymtchuck and Alexander Hubyetov.
Among the allies of the art-group - famous female skydiver Valentina Zakoretska, writers Yuri Pokalchuk
Yuri Pokalchuk
Yuri Pokalchuk was a Ukrainian writer, translator, researcher, candidate of philological sciences, head of the international department of the Union of Writers of Ukraine.- Biography :...
, Sergei Zhadan and Andrei Hadanovych.
Internet-portal «Tisk.org.ua»
Internet portal was created in 2002, as informational resource of cultural life. The main goal of the portal is the highlighting of news of culture and cultural events in Eastern Ukraine. Peculiarity is its bilingual portal, so it promotes Russian-Ukrainian cultural dialogue. In Analytical Group of Portal includes professional lectures, researchers, journalists.The main principles of portal:
use of interactive technologies(users can create their own pages (for placement of works of art, photos, etc.));
connect regional and global cultural context;
create online community of artists and journalists, who specialize in cultural themes;
The portal gives users access to next services:
news of culture, which is updated by Analytical group and registered users;
thematic areas (announcement, library, cinema, theater, etc.)
Author's columns of cultural topics;
All sections of the portal are open for discussion and comments.
Discussion Cinema club
Lugansk Regional Discussion Club of intellectual cinema was founded in February, 2008 by art-group «STAN» with group of enthusiastic cinema fans to promote progressive trends in cinematography. Meetings of the film club include expert selection, viewing and discussing films with the actual social issues. Repertoire to be brought for discussion by the experts (among them writers, philosophers, educators, journalists) and is determined by a democratic vote in the community of "Lugansk film society" in the popular resource "Vkontakte". Cinema club organized annual film-festival oriented on youth problems. Meetings are regularly attended by 50 to 200 people, festivals - more than 500 spectators.In the beginning Cinema Club just actualized problems of modern Ukrainian society, not proposing the solution of problem. An ain of the new step in the development of the Lugansk film club should be the forming of the collaboration between the cinema club and human rights
Human rights
Human rights are "commonly understood as inalienable fundamental rights to which a person is inherently entitled simply because she or he is a human being." Human rights are thus conceived as universal and egalitarian . These rights may exist as natural rights or as legal rights, in both national...
defenders. Through this alliance, Lugansk cinema club will be a full-fledged platform for discussion and finding of strategies and mechanisms for solving social problems of the region, will bring together young people and teach them to effectively defend their rights and freedoms.
Cultural press-club in Lugansk
Ukrainian mass media in modern Eastern Ukraine prevails provincial mass media isn’t developed in cultural aspect. So we have a project, which is still in work “Cultural Step”, so the purpose of project is to create a cultural press-club and to hold educational programs and to rise up professional level of cultural journalism of Lugansk and region and same way and to promote new mediaNew media
New media is a broad term in media studies that emerged in the latter part of the 20th century. For example, new media holds out a possibility of on-demand access to content any time, anywhere, on any digital device, as well as interactive user feedback, creative participation and community...
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Direct actions
One of the priorities of art-group «STAN» is to organize protest actions aesthetic and cultural resistance.2002
- Festival «Day of protection of vanguard art» with participation of young generation of Lugansk artists and writers.2003
- The action «Anti-war meeting-concert against war in Iraq» together with socialorganisation "Postup".
- The action «the Charitable rock concert in favour of homeless children» together with S.O.
"Postup".
2004
- The action «STAN for elections» together with «the Center of the political education»- Festival «Fifth wheel». 13 rock groups from all Ukraine against fascism and xenophobia
Xenophobia
Xenophobia is defined as "an unreasonable fear of foreigners or strangers or of that which is foreign or strange". It comes from the Greek words ξένος , meaning "stranger," "foreigner" and φόβος , meaning "fear."...
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2007
- Festival «Colours of freedom». Art-group «STAN» and executive committee of the Lugansk City Council, on September 8-9, 2007, the Ukrainian festival antifascist graffiti.- The action «Three-cylinder engine of love». Together with publishing house "Folio", on October 11, 2007, for the first time in Lugansk three whales of the modern Ukrainian literature Yuri Andrukhovych
Yuri Andrukhovych
Yuri Andrukhovych is a Ukrainian prose writer, poet, essayist, and translator. With Oleksandr Irvanets and Viktor Neborak, he co-founded the Bu-Ba-Bu poetic group in 1985 .-Personal life:Yuri Andrukhovych is the father of Sofia...
, Ljubko Deresh and Sergey Zhadan.
- Festival «Ukrainian context». Literary grouping STAN, Welfare fund «Live tradition» and the Ukrainian Helsinki Committee under human rights, on November 8-10, 2007, displays of films of the Fourth international festival of documentary cinema about human rights.
2008
- Festival «tram Capture». On February 29, 2008, Art terrorist festival "Revolt", solemn sending of the first tram actual culture on a route: Factory OR – the Sharp Tomb – performances of poets, musicians and demonstration of works of artists directly in a tram.- Festival «Belarus spring». Together with S.O. "Postup", on April 16-17, 2008 festival of modern Belarus culture.
- The action «Girls remove girls». Together with Lugansk branch of the National union of photo artists of Ukraine, on May, 14th, 2008, the Feminist poetic opening day – about 70 works of photographers of Lugansk, Donetsk, Kiev, a body art, reality photo-shooting and a shock-show.
- Festival «Cinema under stars». On May, 31st, 2008, Night festival of social youthful films open-air, demonstration of the documentary and art films, mentioning problems of modern youth.
2009
- Festival «May, 32nd». The second night festival of social youthful films open-air,demonstration of the documentary and art films, mentioning problems of modern youth.
- The action «Guljajmo razom!». On August 26, an art party of poets from the West and the
East of Ukraine with the assistance of Sergei Zhadan.
- The action «silence Plot». On November 30 2009, Ukrainian action in support of political
prisoners.
2010
- The action «ask a question to the President!» Ukrainian flesh-mob with NGO association «New citizen».- Action «STAN against Stalin
Joseph Stalin
Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin was the Premier of the Soviet Union from 6 May 1941 to 5 March 1953. He was among the Bolshevik revolutionaries who brought about the October Revolution and had held the position of first General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union's Central Committee...
». Flesh-mob against of rehabilitation of stalinizm in Ukraine.