THE GLASS ART DEPARTMENT OF THE LVIV NATIONAL ACADEMY OF ARTS: HISTORY OF DEVELOPMENT, PRESENT, AND PROSPECTS (TO THE 60-TH ANNIVERSARY OF ITS FOUNDATION)
Abstract
The article aims to study the activities of the key center for developing Ukrainian glass art in the educational, socio-cultural, and international context. It is important to emphasize that in today's realities, maintaining and continuing the millennial traditions of Ukrainian glassmaking requires special attention and considerable effort. It depends primarily on the successful work of institutions, in particular, the Glass Art Department of the Lviv National Academy of Arts.
Research methods. The methodology of the work has a complex character. It is based on a combination of the foundations of cultural, historical-typological, etymological, and art history research, making it possible to identify the
national specifics of Ukrainian glass art in the international context.
Results. This year marks the sixtieth anniversary of the foundation of Ukraine's only higher education platform to train glass artists – the Glass Art Department at the Lviv National Academy of Arts. The article deals with the history
of the department's foundation and the key factors that influenced its development. The article traces the change in the direction of educational activities due to the spread of the international studio glass movement and the active
participation of artists and teachers associated with the department. The International Blown Glass Symposium in Lviv, held in full at the department's production facility since 2013, was essential to the center's development. The article
focuses on the department's current state and the projects the team implements to support and continue the millennial traditions of Ukrainian glassblowing.
Novelty. The article is part of a comprehensive study of Ukrainian studio glass in the global context of international art practices.
The practical significance. The Glass Art Department of the Lviv National Academy of Arts is the key institution that influences the development of Ukrainian glass art and continues its millennial traditions.
