Thirtieth anniversary of Kiev cartoonists club ARHIGUM
Cartoonists club ARHIGUM appeared in Kiev city in1983.
Club have united young artists who did not use \"socialist realism\" as the primary method of art,
so they created \"alternative\" cartoons.
The organizing committee of the club entered Victor Kudin (Chairman),
Anatoly Kazansky, Yurij Kosobukin and Vladimir Kazanevsky.
And the club was not formal.
Cartoonists have been actively involved in the cultural life of the country.
The artists become the hallmark of the new comic Ukrainian culture.
For example, the album of cartoons created by artists of club ARHIGUM named
THE GIFTS FROM UKRAINE publised in Ukraine in 1989, album KARIKATURA.
SOWJETISCHE KARIKATUREN im ZEICHEN von GLASNOST published in Germany in 1991,
book ARHIGUM published in Ukraine in 2003.
Club ARHIGUM exists till now. Artists of club were awarded
on the prestigious international cartoon contests and festivals over a thousand (!) times in 46 countries.
In particular, they were awarded more than two hundred Grand Prix and First prizes.
Thirtieth anniversary exhibition of works by artists of the Kiev club ARHIGUM
will open on 1st of April 2013 at 6 p.m. in the House of Architects (Kiev city, Grinchenko street, 7).
Welcome!!!
Vladimir Kazanevsky
Source:http://www.donquichotte.org