Exhibition-Festival "Ufa-Rook. Art. Crafts. Souvenirs"

From March 2 to March 4, 2016 in Ufa the festival “Ufa-Rook. Art. Crafts. Souvenirs ”is the largest significant event in the cultural life of the Republic of Bashkortostan and all of Russia, delivering real aesthetic pleasure to all guests of the exhibition. This is a real festival of folk art, which will give a huge number of joyful moments, interesting meetings and amazing discoveries.

The festival is held with the aim of preserving and developing traditional folk art crafts, arts and crafts, production of souvenir and gift products that carries folk traditions, and also helps to know the culture, traditions, rites of different peoples living in the Republic of Bashkortostan.

The event combines an art exhibition and a creative venue with thematic workshops.

The uniqueness of the festival lies in the fact that masters of decorative and applied art will come together at one venue, reviving the traditions of folk art, artisans, souvenir producers, and artists. Exhibitors will be craftsmen from all areas and cities of the Republic of Bashkortostan, as well as from other regions of Russia. The exhibition covers the main areas of folk crafts - art forging, beadwork, hand-made lace, felting, folk costume, mosaics, stained glass, glassware, artworks from wood, metal, stone, fur and leather and many others.

Within three days, visitors to the festival will be able to participate in fascinating workshops and gain skills in lace-making, patchwork, making folk dolls, pottery, woodcarving, marquetry, catwalking, decoupage, and fabric painting.

The festival’s novelty will be the Festival of National Cuisine, where everyone can discover the culinary secrets of the peoples of the republic and learn how to cook original national dishes with chefs.

As part of the event, the “Paint Your Ball” Campaign will be held with students from art schools and artists in Ufa.

A bright cultural program will be held for fans of musical folk art, in which folklore groups from all over the republic will take part. The holiday guests will find a rich entertainment program: with songs, dances, contests. Children’s groups will also be pleasantly surprised

Visitors and participants of the event will be able to appreciate the rich flavor, get acquainted with the unique art crafts of Russia.