23.08.2024

The meeting was opened by the President of the NAA of Ukraine Victor Sydorenko, who extended his congratulations to all those present on the 33rd anniversary of the national day and pointed out the following:

“In the history of Ukraine, this day is special, because it was on 24 August 1991 that the real Ukrainian statehood, which Ukrainians had been dreaming of for centuries and fighting for with arms in their hands, was established. We continue to fight for it today. On these festive days, we honour the new members of the Academy, who were elected on 4 July at our General Meeting, as well as the scholars and artists who have been awarded by our Academy for their outstanding achievements in the field of culture and art. The awarding of diplomas to Academicians, Corresponding Members, Honorary Academicians, and Foreign Members of the National Academy of Arts of Ukraine is an act of official recognition of many years of dedicated scientific and creative work, evidence of the power of Ukraine's intellectual and creative potential, and a tribute to our colleagues from friendly countries who support us in our struggle.
The modern world is complicated and turbulent, and we, as the Academy, consider the most important thing in the struggle for Ukrainian culture and art to be ensuring the diversity, invincibility and freedom of artists and art in Ukraine. This is the key to calmness and determination, sustainability and resilience of the further movement of our art, its confident future.
Perhaps, as Jorge Luis Borges believed, for an artist it is not as important to try to be modern as to be just an artist, to paint like a poet, not like an era. It is essential to fully support those who are engaged in art, to support artistic and scientific schools, to believe in the inspiration of those who create art, who enjoy creativity, which for all of us is the only and eternal guarantee of the meaning of life. Only then will both the era and the poet take their rightful place in history".
The President of the National Academy of Arts of Ukraine awarded the Academy's honours.

For outstanding contribution to the development and enrichment of Ukrainian art and culture, the Order of Arts of the National Academy of Arts of Ukraine, first class, was awarded to Myroslav Vantukh, Hero of Ukraine, General Director and Artistic Director of the Pavlo Virsky National Honoured Academic Dance Ensemble of Ukraine, Academician of the National Academy of Arts of Ukraine, laureate of the Taras Shevchenko National Prize of Ukraine, People's Artist of Ukraine, Professor.
For the creation of the feature film Dovbush (2023) and the organisation and holding of the thematic exhibition ‘Creating the film Dovbush’ at the NAA of Ukraine, the Big Gold Medal of the NAA of Ukraine was awarded to cinematographer, corresponding member of the NAA of Ukraine, Honoured Artist of Ukraine Serhii Mykhalchuk.
For his significant contribution to the development of Ukrainian cinema, longstanding fruitful work in the field of cultural diplomacy and active citizenship, the Silver Medal of the NAA of Ukraine was awarded to Andriy Rizol, Chairman of the Board of the Association “Association ‘Promoting the development of cinema in Ukraine – watch Ukrainian!’”, CEO of the Marketing and PR Services Agency of the Babylon Company, expert in complex communication, social and marketing projects, film and music producer.
Honoured Artist of Ukraine, PhD Candidate of Art History, Associate Professor Kostiantyn Cherniavskyi, Chairman of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine, was awarded the Silver Medal of the NAA of Ukraine for his proactive civic position, significant contribution to the organisation of artistic life in Ukraine and volunteer work.

For a significant contribution to the development of culture and arts, protection and preservation of cultural heritage and to mark the 100th anniversary of the Lavra Restoration Workshops, the staff of the Department of Scientific Restoration, Conservation and Examination of Movable Monuments of the National Reserve Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra was awarded the NAA of Ukraine Gold Medal (the medal was received by the President of the Association of Restorers of Ukraine, Head of the Department Svitlana Gaga-Sheremetyeva).
Chief Scientific Secretary of the NAA of Ukraine Oleksiy Skrypnyk carried on the event, officially announcing the names of the new full member of the NAA of Ukraine, new corresponding members of the Academy and honorary academicians of the NAA of Ukraine, who were presented with diplomas and certificates by the President of the NAA of Ukraine Victor Sydorenko:The diploma and certificate of academician was awarded to Vladyslav Korniienko, a cultural critic, Honoured Artist of Ukraine, PhD in Cultural Studies, Professor.
Diploma and certificate of corresponding member of the NAA of Ukraine were awarded to:- musicologist, PhD in Art History, Professor Viktor Bondarchuk,- director, screenwriter, People's Artist of Ukraine Vasyl Vovkun,- architectural historian, PhD in Architecture, Associate Professor Andriy Markovskyi,- artist Anna Myronova,- cinematographer, Honoured Artist of Ukraine Serhii Mykhalchuk,- cultural critic, laureate of the State Prize of Ukraine in Architecture, Honoured Artist of Ukraine, PhD in Art History, Professor Andrii Puchkov,- musicologist, PhD in Art History, Professor Ihor Savchuk,- artist Oleg Tistol.
Diploma and certificate of honorary academician of the National Academy of Arts of Ukraine:Anatoliy Horbenko – Chairman of the Board of the Odesa Regional Organisation of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine, Honorary Citizen of Chornomorsk city, People's Artist of Ukraine, Professor - for his significant contribution to the development of national art of Ukraine;Andriy Demydenko – Ukrainian poet, People's Artist of Ukraine, professor – for his significant contribution to the development of national art in Ukraine;Larysa Kadochnikova – Ukrainian theatre and film actress, winner of the Taras Shevchenko National Prize of Ukraine, People's Artist of Ukraine – for her performance skills, creation of vivid artistic images that have gained international recognition, and for special merits in shaping Ukrainian culture;Viktor Kovtun – Laureate of the Taras Shevchenko National Prize of Ukraine, People's Artist of Ukraine, Professor – for his significant contribution to the development of fine arts in Ukraine;Olha Petrova – Chief Researcher at the Department of Theory and History of Culture at the Modern Art Research Institute of the NAA of Ukraine, Honoured Artist of Ukraine, PhD, Professor – for her longstanding research and practical activities in the field of promoting Ukrainian art in the world and as a prominent scholar in the field of theory, history and criticism of Ukrainian visual art of the 20th and 21st centuries;Liudmyla Popko – Professor of the Department of Cultural Studies and Intercultural Communications of the National Academy of Culture and Arts Management, PhD Candidate in Philology, Professor – for her significant personal contribution to the development of culture, studying the best achievements of its formation in the historical context (the diploma and certificate were awarded to PhD in Law, Professor Vadym Popko).
The President of the NAA of Ukraine Victor Sydorenko also inaugurated the Reporting Exhibition of the Academy's departments ‘Exhibition Academic’, which was launched this year and showcased the artworks of NAA of Ukraine members created in 2023-2024.