National Ukrainian Pottery and Blacksmith Festival "ZDVIG-2012" in Opishnya will take place in Opishnya, Poltavska, Ukraine on 30th of June 2012.

The Opishnya village is located around 50 km to the north from Poltava, around 140 km to the west from Kharkiv and around 325 km to the east from Kiev.

There are three main festival events: "Body Ceramic Fest Ukraine" ("BСFU-2012"), "Vacula Blacksmith Fest Ukraine", "The National Pottery Festival".

Guests of the festival could participate in:

• workshops of potters, artists, blacksmiths
• creative competitions potters and blacksmiths
• pottery quizzes
• exhibition and sale of literature on the problems of Ukrainian and world pottery
• view ceramological films
• performances of Ukrainian folk groups
• ethno disco
• excursions to the National Museum-Reserve of Ukrainian pottery in Opishnya, Memorial Museum-Estate of Alexandra Selyuchenko,
  Memorial Museum-Estate of Poshyvaylo potter's family, Memorial Museum-Estate of philosopher and ceramics collector Leonid Smorzha, House Krichevsky-Lebischaka, art galleries.
• romantic night excursion to the National Gallery
  monumental ceramics in Opishnya
• journeys of pottery capital on horse-drawn cart

Cost of one-day ticket: 20 UAH (around 2 EUR)

The contacts of organizers of National Ukrainian Pottery and Blacksmith Festival "ZDVIG-2012" in Opishnya:
National Museum of Ukrainian Pottery in Opishnya
Address: Partizanska St, 102, Opishnya, Poltavska, Ukraine, 38164
Phone: +3 (05353) 42415, 42416, 42417

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