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On March 29 at 15.00 at the Kaluga Museum of Fine Arts (104 Lenina St., wing) the opening of the exhibition of students and teachers “Art workshops - studio named after Abbot Hilarion, Kozelsk” “ARTIST, EDUCATE A STUDENT…” will take place.

“Art workshops - studio named after Abbot Hilarion, Kozelsk” was created in 2018 by a group of enthusiastic patrons and professional artists. All these years, children of all ages have been studying fine arts for free: drawing, painting, composition, sculpture, art history. Summer and autumn plein airs are held. As part of the art history program, trips to the best museums in Moscow are organized, as well as creative trips to different cities of Russia.

During the existence of the studio, exhibitions of students’ works were held in Kozelsk, Tula, and Moscow. The exhibition is being held in Kaluga for the first time. The exhibition presents the best creative works of students and teachers. Viewers will be able to see how the creativity of teachers is reflected in the works of their students.

The history of the Studio is inextricably linked with the Optina Pustyn monastery. Namely, with the artist, resident of the monastery, Abbot Hilarion (Ermolaev). Before becoming a monk, Father Hilarion graduated from the Surikov Institute in Moscow and was a talented muralist. Hegumen Hilarion was one of the founders of the icon-painting workshop in Optina Pustyn, participated in the painting of the monastery’s churches, and people came to him to learn the rare technique of fresco. He spiritually nurtured artists and icon painters, became the favorite confessor of many people, and dreamed of creating an art school for children in Kozelsk. After the death of Abbot Hilarion, his spiritual children made his dream come true. This is how Art Workshops appeared in Kozelsk - Studio named after. Abbot Hilarion.

A strong teaching team has gathered with extensive work experience and academic education, all of them are graduates of leading higher educational institutions: Russian State University of Arts and Industry named after. S. G. Stroganov, Moscow State Academic Art Institute named after V. I. Surikov at the Russian Academy of Arts, Moscow Architectural Institute, Orthodox St. Tikhon’s University for the Humanities.

The studio makes an invaluable contribution to the cultural development of the younger generation. Teachers see their task as instilling in children a love of culture and art, teaching them to see, understand and convey the beauty of the world around them in their creativity. Introduce children to world cultural heritage.