Draft:Molodechno tracery School

The Molodechno tracery school is an artistic and cultural phenomenon associated with the revival of the traditional form of decorative and applied art of paper cutting. This school originates in the 80s of the twentieth century. The founder is Victoria Nikitovna Chervontseva (1937-2014), an artist and teacher.

Current development
In 1987, Victoria Nikitovna Chervontseva began working at the Children's Art School in Molodechno as a teacher of decorative and applied arts. Victoria has been making to developing a work program on vytinanka for junior and senior classes of art school. In 1992, the Molodechno City Executive Committee gave permission to open a folk art class at the Children's Art School for school graduates in the specialty: tracery, straw handling, flax, wood carving.

In 1995, the Department of Decorative and applied arts was opened on the basis of the Molodechno Music School, headed by V. N. Chervontseva. Tracery began to be taught as a subject, and the training was based on programs developed by Victoria Nikitovna Chervontseva. The programs are determined by logic, a consistent approach to learning, semantic content and respect for historical heritage. The programs include a theoretical and practical course. Along with the development of technical techniques, the basics of composition, color theory, the study of disciplines on the traditional culture of Belarusians, acquaintance with the mythology and symbolism of ornamental motifs was introduced.

Currently, only in the city of Molodechno, tracery is taught as a separate subject in a professional educational institution at the Department of Decorative and Applied Arts of the Oginsky College of Music. And such an example is the only one not only in Belarus, but also in the whole of Eastern Europe.

The main features of tracery
Molodechno tracery school is notable:


 * the clarity of the composition,
 * skillful stylization,
 * the quality of the technique,
 * the conciseness of the images,
 * the use of traditional ancient symbols,
 * following the rule of making patterns from clippings of three sizes (large, medium, small).

Special cutting techniques are used to create a tonal spot. Vytinanki stand out for their high graphic culture and design approach. The masters of the Molodechno school rely on the acquisition of cultural national heritage, traditional Belarusian ornaments and symbols. But at the same time, each master of the school has his own individual zest and stylization.

Molodechno tracery school in our time
Former students of the department of decorative and applied arts leave for their regions and continue the traditions of the school. Many of them work as teachers of children's art schools, methodologists of regional craft centers, methodical centers of folk art. Some, having continued their studies in the artistic ties of the country, use the images of tracery in their works on clothing design, interior design, printing, ceramic products.

Today, in the city of Molodechno, the creative achievements of Victoria Nikitovna Chervontseva continue and the teachers of the department are the main bearers of the tradition:


 * DPI "Molodechno State Music College named after M. K. Oginsky" Chervontseva L. L., Chervontseva N. L., Volkovich-Boris L. M.,
 * teachers of the Children's Art School of Molodechno Rolovets A. A., Marchenkova T. E., Gerasimenko K. Yu., Podkorytova S. I.,
 * folk masters of the Republic of Belarus Baburina V. V., Sukhaya N. A., Kaurus Yu. V.

Organizations that promote the practice of transferring an element
Organizations promoting the practice of the art of tracery Molodechno school:


 * Educational institution "Molodechno State Music College named after M. K. Oginsky";
 * Children's Art School of the city of Molodechno.

Current social and cultural functions
Tracery cutting-is popular not only among adults, but is also great for working with children who willingly fantasize with pieces of paper and scissors. They open up great creative possibilities. After all, you can cut out many beautiful and useful things from paper: greeting cards, New Year masks, snowflakes, valentines and much more. Nowadays, architectural forms have become widespread, cult temples, churches are often carved, as well as thematic compositions dedicated to national holidays, artistic crafts, architectural monuments of antiquity. In short, modern Belarusian tracery is distinguished by its rich and diverse themes, technique of execution, original design solutions, but at the same time it always focuses on traditional folk motifs.

Molodechno tracery at the present stage is an identifier of the local culture. The art of tracery is characterized by an aesthetically decorative function. The tradition of decorating interiors and windows for holidays is spreading more and more every year in the urban environment. There is not a single educational or administrative institution, or residential building in Molodechno, where you will not see decorations made of tracery on winter holidays. The works of the masters of the Molodechno tracery school are ordered for interior decoration and used in corporate printing products by various organizations and companies.

An important function is also the resource of tourist and recreational development. Numerous guests of the city visit the educational institution "Molodechno State Music College named after M. K. Oginsky", where the museum-fund of graduate works of the DPI department is located, get acquainted with the many paintings that decorate the interiors of the college. The art of this type of folk art performs an educational function. School-age children get acquainted with tracery in fine arts classes and clubs of institutions of additional extracurricular education.

Threats to the existence and transmission of the element
The absence in modern life of the household need to use tracery, the availability of a variety of ready-made forms of interior decoration, an increase in the number of forms of leisure activities for residents of the city.