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Tobolsk’s Craftsmen of Siberia Festival Draws Thousands of Admirers of Folk Crafts and Art

10 july 2025

Array ( [ID] => 531 [TIMESTAMP_X] => 2021-03-11 15:07:42 [IBLOCK_ID] => 5 [NAME] => Текст новости EN [ACTIVE] => Y [SORT] => 500 [CODE] => DESCRIPTION_EN [DEFAULT_VALUE] => Array ( [TEXT] => [TYPE] => HTML ) [PROPERTY_TYPE] => S [ROW_COUNT] => 1 [COL_COUNT] => 30 [LIST_TYPE] => L [MULTIPLE] => N [XML_ID] => [FILE_TYPE] => [MULTIPLE_CNT] => 5 [TMP_ID] => [LINK_IBLOCK_ID] => 0 [WITH_DESCRIPTION] => N [SEARCHABLE] => N [FILTRABLE] => N [IS_REQUIRED] => N [VERSION] => 2 [USER_TYPE] => HTML [USER_TYPE_SETTINGS] => Array ( [height] => 200 ) [HINT] => [VALUE] => Array ( [TEXT] => <p> <span style="color: #575757; background: white;">Tobolsk has just finished hosting the <i>Craftsmen of Siberia</i> festival of traditional crafts and music, held with the support of SIBUR’s <i>Formula for Good Deeds</i> social investment program. The event brought together more than five thousand connoisseurs of decorative and applied arts, along with the finest artisans from across the Ural Federal District.<br> <br> </span> </p> <p> <span style="color: #575757; background: white;">The festival’s program consisted of several streams. <i>Melodies of Siberia</i> presented a concert and entertainment program featuring a Kurgan-based <i>TSVETEN</i> band, as well as groups of performers from Tobolsk and Tobolsk district’s municipalities, including the <i>McNab</i> folk group. As part of the <i>Inspiration from the Craftsmen</i> track, more than 80 craftsmen from across the Urals showcased their handicrafts at the festival’s fair and taught 12 master classes to children and adults. <i>Siberian Frolics</i> invited visitors to take part in contests and such traditional games as sack brawls, tug-of-war, and a spirited ceremonial round dance presented by <i>Tyumen’s Rounds Dances of Russia</i>. <i>Power of Siberia</i>, a health corner, invited the festival’s guests to take part in a tea ceremony, practice breathing exercises, and try yoga on the grass. Children’s <i>Joy and Fun</i> program of activities featured Siberian-style games and a <i>Petrushka </i>puppet theater performance.</span> </p> <p> <span style="color: #575757; background: white;">The festival also hosted the <i>Craftsmen of Siberia</i> contest, which drew souvenir producers, artisans specializing in applied and decorative arts, and folk craftsmen from across the Ural Federal District. More than 15 entries had been submitted to the contest. A winner’s diploma in the <i>Traditional Crafts</i> category was awarded to Svetlana Ilyushonok, a ceramist, potter, and member of the Creative Union of Decorative and Applied Artists and the Eurasian Art Union, for her triptych <i>The Little Humpbacked Horse</i>. A winner’s diploma in the <i>Contemporary Decorative and Applied Arts</i> category went to Svetlana Kompaneyets from Verkhoturye’s House of Folk Arts and Crafts for her <i>Goodies Pouch</i>.</span> </p> <p> <span style="color: #575757; background: white;">Throughout the festival’s duration, Tobolsk’s Bazaar Square became home to a fair and 12 hands-on master classes for children and adults, including workshops on wreath weaving, bone carving, painting on ceramics, making clay keychains and glass beads, etc. Thanks to the combined efforts of the craftsmen and local residents, a new art installation titled <i>A Clay City On Top of a Whale</i> was built on the square’s ground offering a picturesque backdrop for photo shoots. The festival’s visitors and participants donated their own miniature clay, wooden, and plastic houses to decorate the wooden whale.</span> </p> <p> <span style="color: #575757; background: white;">The festival concluded with remarks from Tobolsk’s Mayor Pyotr Vagin. He thanked the festival’s organizers, participants, and visitors for their contribution to preserving and promoting the city’s and the region’s cultural heritage, while noting that Tobolsk was honored to be a part of a festivity that is both a treasure trove of talent and a guardian of tradition.</span> </p> [TYPE] => HTML ) [DESCRIPTION] => [~VALUE] => Array ( [TEXT] =>

Tobolsk has just finished hosting the Craftsmen of Siberia festival of traditional crafts and music, held with the support of SIBUR’s Formula for Good Deeds social investment program. The event brought together more than five thousand connoisseurs of decorative and applied arts, along with the finest artisans from across the Ural Federal District.

The festival’s program consisted of several streams. Melodies of Siberia presented a concert and entertainment program featuring a Kurgan-based TSVETEN band, as well as groups of performers from Tobolsk and Tobolsk district’s municipalities, including the McNab folk group. As part of the Inspiration from the Craftsmen track, more than 80 craftsmen from across the Urals showcased their handicrafts at the festival’s fair and taught 12 master classes to children and adults. Siberian Frolics invited visitors to take part in contests and such traditional games as sack brawls, tug-of-war, and a spirited ceremonial round dance presented by Tyumen’s Rounds Dances of Russia. Power of Siberia, a health corner, invited the festival’s guests to take part in a tea ceremony, practice breathing exercises, and try yoga on the grass. Children’s Joy and Fun program of activities featured Siberian-style games and a Petrushka puppet theater performance.

The festival also hosted the Craftsmen of Siberia contest, which drew souvenir producers, artisans specializing in applied and decorative arts, and folk craftsmen from across the Ural Federal District. More than 15 entries had been submitted to the contest. A winner’s diploma in the Traditional Crafts category was awarded to Svetlana Ilyushonok, a ceramist, potter, and member of the Creative Union of Decorative and Applied Artists and the Eurasian Art Union, for her triptych The Little Humpbacked Horse. A winner’s diploma in the Contemporary Decorative and Applied Arts category went to Svetlana Kompaneyets from Verkhoturye’s House of Folk Arts and Crafts for her Goodies Pouch.

Throughout the festival’s duration, Tobolsk’s Bazaar Square became home to a fair and 12 hands-on master classes for children and adults, including workshops on wreath weaving, bone carving, painting on ceramics, making clay keychains and glass beads, etc. Thanks to the combined efforts of the craftsmen and local residents, a new art installation titled A Clay City On Top of a Whale was built on the square’s ground offering a picturesque backdrop for photo shoots. The festival’s visitors and participants donated their own miniature clay, wooden, and plastic houses to decorate the wooden whale.

The festival concluded with remarks from Tobolsk’s Mayor Pyotr Vagin. He thanked the festival’s organizers, participants, and visitors for their contribution to preserving and promoting the city’s and the region’s cultural heritage, while noting that Tobolsk was honored to be a part of a festivity that is both a treasure trove of talent and a guardian of tradition.

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Tobolsk has just finished hosting the Craftsmen of Siberia festival of traditional crafts and music, held with the support of SIBUR’s Formula for Good Deeds social investment program. The event brought together more than five thousand connoisseurs of decorative and applied arts, along with the finest artisans from across the Ural Federal District.

The festival’s program consisted of several streams. Melodies of Siberia presented a concert and entertainment program featuring a Kurgan-based TSVETEN band, as well as groups of performers from Tobolsk and Tobolsk district’s municipalities, including the McNab folk group. As part of the Inspiration from the Craftsmen track, more than 80 craftsmen from across the Urals showcased their handicrafts at the festival’s fair and taught 12 master classes to children and adults. Siberian Frolics invited visitors to take part in contests and such traditional games as sack brawls, tug-of-war, and a spirited ceremonial round dance presented by Tyumen’s Rounds Dances of Russia. Power of Siberia, a health corner, invited the festival’s guests to take part in a tea ceremony, practice breathing exercises, and try yoga on the grass. Children’s Joy and Fun program of activities featured Siberian-style games and a Petrushka puppet theater performance.

The festival also hosted the Craftsmen of Siberia contest, which drew souvenir producers, artisans specializing in applied and decorative arts, and folk craftsmen from across the Ural Federal District. More than 15 entries had been submitted to the contest. A winner’s diploma in the Traditional Crafts category was awarded to Svetlana Ilyushonok, a ceramist, potter, and member of the Creative Union of Decorative and Applied Artists and the Eurasian Art Union, for her triptych The Little Humpbacked Horse. A winner’s diploma in the Contemporary Decorative and Applied Arts category went to Svetlana Kompaneyets from Verkhoturye’s House of Folk Arts and Crafts for her Goodies Pouch.

Throughout the festival’s duration, Tobolsk’s Bazaar Square became home to a fair and 12 hands-on master classes for children and adults, including workshops on wreath weaving, bone carving, painting on ceramics, making clay keychains and glass beads, etc. Thanks to the combined efforts of the craftsmen and local residents, a new art installation titled A Clay City On Top of a Whale was built on the square’s ground offering a picturesque backdrop for photo shoots. The festival’s visitors and participants donated their own miniature clay, wooden, and plastic houses to decorate the wooden whale.

The festival concluded with remarks from Tobolsk’s Mayor Pyotr Vagin. He thanked the festival’s organizers, participants, and visitors for their contribution to preserving and promoting the city’s and the region’s cultural heritage, while noting that Tobolsk was honored to be a part of a festivity that is both a treasure trove of talent and a guardian of tradition.

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Tobolsk has just finished hosting the Craftsmen of Siberia festival of traditional crafts and music, held with the support of SIBUR’s Formula for Good Deeds social investment program. The event brought together more than five thousand connoisseurs of decorative and applied arts, along with the finest artisans from across the Ural Federal District.

The festival’s program consisted of several streams. Melodies of Siberia presented a concert and entertainment program featuring a Kurgan-based TSVETEN band, as well as groups of performers from Tobolsk and Tobolsk district’s municipalities, including the McNab folk group. As part of the Inspiration from the Craftsmen track, more than 80 craftsmen from across the Urals showcased their handicrafts at the festival’s fair and taught 12 master classes to children and adults. Siberian Frolics invited visitors to take part in contests and such traditional games as sack brawls, tug-of-war, and a spirited ceremonial round dance presented by Tyumen’s Rounds Dances of Russia. Power of Siberia, a health corner, invited the festival’s guests to take part in a tea ceremony, practice breathing exercises, and try yoga on the grass. Children’s Joy and Fun program of activities featured Siberian-style games and a Petrushka puppet theater performance.

The festival also hosted the Craftsmen of Siberia contest, which drew souvenir producers, artisans specializing in applied and decorative arts, and folk craftsmen from across the Ural Federal District. More than 15 entries had been submitted to the contest. A winner’s diploma in the Traditional Crafts category was awarded to Svetlana Ilyushonok, a ceramist, potter, and member of the Creative Union of Decorative and Applied Artists and the Eurasian Art Union, for her triptych The Little Humpbacked Horse. A winner’s diploma in the Contemporary Decorative and Applied Arts category went to Svetlana Kompaneyets from Verkhoturye’s House of Folk Arts and Crafts for her Goodies Pouch.

Throughout the festival’s duration, Tobolsk’s Bazaar Square became home to a fair and 12 hands-on master classes for children and adults, including workshops on wreath weaving, bone carving, painting on ceramics, making clay keychains and glass beads, etc. Thanks to the combined efforts of the craftsmen and local residents, a new art installation titled A Clay City On Top of a Whale was built on the square’s ground offering a picturesque backdrop for photo shoots. The festival’s visitors and participants donated their own miniature clay, wooden, and plastic houses to decorate the wooden whale.

The festival concluded with remarks from Tobolsk’s Mayor Pyotr Vagin. He thanked the festival’s organizers, participants, and visitors for their contribution to preserving and promoting the city’s and the region’s cultural heritage, while noting that Tobolsk was honored to be a part of a festivity that is both a treasure trove of talent and a guardian of tradition.