An exhibition featuring works from the 25th St Luke International Art Workshop opened at the Vladimir “The Master” Dimitrov Art Gallery in Kyustendil on Saturday.
This year’s participants included Boris Zhelev, Bozhidar Tonev, Kaliya Kalacheva, Nikoleta Ivanova, Rangel Simeonov, Sevda Poturlyan, Stoyan Iliev, Stanislav Bozhankov, Hadzi-Nikolov and Yana Geisweiller.
Traditionally, the workshop concludes with an exhibition on October 18, the day the Orthodox Church commemorates St Luke, patron of icon painters and disciple of Jesus Christ, credited with creating the first icon of the Virgin and Child and the icons of the apostles Peter and Paul.
“Some colleagues exhibited halfway through the week of the workshop. The weather was gloomy, but it produced wonderfully colourful works,” organizer Georgi Andonov told BTA.
Founded in 1993 by the Kyustendil Artists’ Association and revived in 2018 after a brief hiatus, the workshop has hosted over 260 artists from Bulgaria, France, Britain, Germany, Austria, Poland, Czechia and Russia, among others. In 2004, 180 works from past editions were donated.
This year’s exhibition was opened by Kyustendil Mayor Ognyan Atanasov and gallery director Valentin Gospodinov. Plans were discussed to hold a major exhibition of all past participants’ works after the gallery’s renovation is completed.
The workshop is organized by Kyustendil Municipality, the St Luke International Workshop Association, and Vladimir “The Master” Dimitrov Art Gallery. Its seeks to attract established artists and preserve their contribution to Kyustendil’s cultural history. Over the years, the workshop has become a prestigious event in Bulgaria and a continuation of the contribution of Kyustendil’s School of Art. Kyustendil Hosts Exhibition from St Luke International Art Workshop THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2025-10-18 15:07:22 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law