Third-year students of the art department of GSU College Polina Meshkova, Elvira Makhmudova, Kamila Lebedeva, Yulia Romanova and Andrew Alisov took part in the 1st Interregional competition “Under Prince Daniel`s shadow”, which was held as part of the celebration of the 35th anniversary of the resumption of monastic life in the Holy Daniel Patriarch monastery.

It was organized by the St. Daniel’s Monastery and the non-profit partnership Center for the Revival of Traditions with the support of the Department of National Policy and Interregional Relations of Moscow Government, the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation, the movement «Orthodox Russia», and the Russian Socio-Political Center.

Under the terms of the contest, its participants were to submit to the jury a picturesque landscape with views of the monastery. For three hours, the guys worked in the open air to complete the assignment, then they were invited to a tea party at the Patriarch’s refectory.

The competition was attended by college students and pupils of children’s art schools. They had to not only solve the problems associated with the search for the most successful pictorial solutions, but also fill the image with a historical context. The territory of the monastic cloister with ancient temples, the atmosphere of high spirituality has become a source of creative inspiration for children. It should be noted that immediately before the competition, students undertook the study practice “Study of monuments of history and art in other cities”, worked on architectural landscapes in the territory of the Krutitsky Patriarchal Metochion, Novospassky Monastery, Zaryadye, and the Museum of Russian Manor Culture in Kuzminki. The results of this fruitful work became familiarity with the historical shrines and historical figures of the Russian state, new creative ideas that will become the basis of future works.

Participation in the competition " Under Prince Daniel`s shadow " was the sonorous final chord in the study of the architectural heritage of Moscow. His results speak for themselves: in the third age category, two of the three prizes were awarded to our students. These are Anna Karpova (1st place) and Polina Meshkova (2nd place), numerous participants and winners of creative contests and festivals.

Polina Meshkova in the collection of awards has a diploma of III degree for participating in the contest “Talents without Borders”, a diploma of II degree in the painting contest of the International Festival of Children’s, Youth and Student Creativity “The Blue Bird of Gzhel”, a diploma of II degree in the “Spring Competition of Young Artists”, Diploma of the winner of the International Festival of Children’s, Youth and Student Creativity “The Blue Bird of Gzhel.

Anna Karpova was awarded a diploma of III degree according to the results of the contest “Talents without Borders” of the XXI All-Russian distance competition for students “Ladder of Success” in the nomination “Fine Arts”.

Participation in the competition “Under Prince Daniel`s shadow” turned out to be interesting, creatively rich and successful for students. They were able to display in their work all that they saw and learned, to discover new reserves of creative potential. In the soul of each of the participants will remain forever unforgettable moments of meeting with the beautiful world of high spirituality and creativity.

The students of GSU College art department were participants of the 1st Interregional Competition “Under Prince Daniel`s shadow”
The students of GSU College art department were participants of the 1st Interregional Competition “Under Prince Daniel`s shadow”
Students of the Art Department of GSU College Polina Meshkova and Anna Karpova are the winners of the Ist Interregional Competition “Under Prince Daniel`s shadow”

I.V. Shtankina,

Head of GSU Art Department,

Candidate of Art Studies