Regional centers of folk art as formers of ideas and constructive actions in preserving Ukrainian traditions Cover Image

Обласні центри народної творчості як форматори ідей та конструктивних дій у збереженні українських традицій
Regional centers of folk art as formers of ideas and constructive actions in preserving Ukrainian traditions

Author(s): Zhanna Petrivna Rumko
Subject(s): Museology & Heritage Studies, Customs / Folklore, Preservation
Published by: Національна академія керівних кадрів культури і мистецтв
Keywords: regional centers of folk art; formatters; folk art; constructive actions; traditional culture; preservation of Ukrainian traditions;

Summary/Abstract: The purpose of the article is to consider the activities of the Regional Centers of Folk Art (RCFA) as cultural institutions, which, as formers of ideas and constructive actions, influence the development of culture in the regions of Ukraine, through the preservation of Ukrainian traditions. The importance of their dominant role has been emphasized, the necessity of stable tolerance of them in the state cultural processes connected with the preservation of the intangible cultural heritage, traditional folk culture, the conduct of the festival movement, the formation of the outlook of every Ukrainian as a consciously cultivated Ukrainian citizen has been emphasized. The methodology of the study is to apply the general principles of scientific knowledge, which correspond to contemporary culturological discourse. This led to the use of such research methods: system-analytic – for the study of philosophical, cultural, literary literature on the chosen problem; systemic and structural – with a view to in-depth review of the essence of the selected phenomenon as a complicated cultural and artistic fact of Ukrainian and world artistic culture; formal and comparative methods – to analyze the nature of the RCFA as formers of ideas and constructive actions in preserving Ukrainian traditions. The scientific novelty of the work is to uncover the essence of the activities of the Oblast centers of folk art as cultural institutions and to prove that they are the formators of ideas and constructive actions that influence the development of culture in Ukraine through the preservation of Ukrainian traditions. Also, by in-depth analysis of the relevant sources, the role of the RCFA in the processes related to the preservation of Ukrainian traditions, intangible cultural heritage, traditional folk culture, the festival movement, etc. was updated, their place in cultural knowledge was highlighted. Conclusions. The theoretical and methodological basis of formative ideas and constructive actions of the RCFA in the modern cultural knowledge was revealed and clarified. It has been established that regional centers of folk art revive and develop Ukrainian spirituality and identity, preserving the traditions of every region of Ukraine. Their formative ideas and constructive actions in preserving Ukrainian traditions are defined as components of the common culture of Ukraine. It is revealed that the quality indicator of the way of life of Ukrainian citizens is the realization of their identity through the preservation of national traditions, holidays, ceremonies.

  • Issue Year: 2018
  • Issue No: 11
  • Page Range: 76-81
  • Page Count: 6
  • Language: Ukrainian