Photo Club Obriy

Photo Club Obriy (Фотоклуб «Обрій») is a public organization based in Vinnytsia, Ukraine, founded in 1974 by a group of amateur photographers. Its full official name is "Vinnytsia People's Club of Photo Art 'Obriy'" (Вінницький народний клуб фотомистецтва «Обрій»). The club's mission is to promote the development and popularization of photography as a form of fine art. It was originally part of the city's trade union organization, which provided a dedicated space for photographers to meet regularly. The club's activities include organizing photo exhibitions, exchanging photographs with other photo clubs across the Soviet Union, conducting plein airs, seminars, and discussions, and acquiring photographic equipment for club needs. A photo group for schoolchildren was also established. The club has about 15 members from various professions and ages, including students, teachers, doctors, engineers, and entrepreneurs. Regular meetings are held every Thursday from 18:00 to 21:00. The club's legal address is 49 Akademika Yanhelia Street, Vinnytsia, 21000, Ukraine. The current chairman is Oleh Borysovych Voloshchuk, elected in December 2011. In 1987, the club was awarded the title of "People's" for its active participation in the cultural life of the city and country. From 1993, it was subordinate to the Creative Union "Photoart" and was its collective member. In 1996, due to the reorganization of the trade union system, the club was transformed into an independent creative center and registered as a non-profit public organization with legal entity status. Since then, it has been officially headed by Larysa Pavlivna Kovalchuk. Vadym Andriyovych Kozlovskyi and Oleksandr Borysovych Yudin made significant contributions to the club's activities during this period, organizing exhibitions, plein airs, and competitions. In 2012, the general meeting approved a new edition of the organization's statute and carried out a series of measures to update the club's document flow. The club continues to operate, maintaining a social media presence on Facebook.

Photo Club Obriy was formed in 1974 by a group of amateur photographers living in Vinnytsia who dreamed of creating a center for lovers of artistic photography in their city. Even before the club's creation, photography enthusiasts began to meet and gather for communication in the central park of Vinnytsia. The creation of the photo club, which then belonged to the city's trade union organization, allowed photographers to regularly gather in a specially designated room and conduct active work in their city. This included organizing photo exhibitions, exchanging photographs for exhibitions with other photo clubs of the Soviet Union, conducting plein airs, seminars, discussions, and acquiring various photographic equipment for the club's needs. A photo group for schoolchildren was also created. The pioneers of the club were L. Hendler, V. Kikhtenko, H. Martseniuk, V. Mysak, M. Polishchuk, V. Smilyanskyi, R. Tikhonov, and others. The permanent chairman of the club from its creation until his death was the great enthusiast of amateur photography Pavlo Oleksiyovych Shpetny. In 1987, for active participation in the cultural life of the city and country, the club was awarded the title of "People's". From 1993, the club was subordinate to the Creative Union "Photoart" and was its collective member. In 1996, due to the reorganization of the trade union system, the photo club was transformed into an independent creative center and registered as a non-profit public organization "Vinnytsia People's Club of Photo Art 'Obriy'" with the legal status of a legal entity. Since then, the club was officially headed by Larysa Pavlivna Kovalchuk. Vadym Andriyovych Kozlovskyi and Oleksandr Borysovych Yudin made a great contribution to the club's activities at this time, organizing exhibitions, plein airs, competitions, etc. In December 2011, Oleh Borysovych Voloshchuk was elected Chairman of the photo club. In 2012, the general meeting of the club approved a new edition of the organization's statute and carried out a series of measures to update the document flow in the photo club. The club continues to operate, with regular meetings every Thursday and a Facebook group for communication.

• 2012

  General meeting approved a new edition of the organization's statute and carried out measures to update document flow.

• 2011

  Oleh Borysovych Voloshchuk elected Chairman of the photo club in December.

• 1996

  Due to reorganization of the trade union system, the club was transformed into an independent creative center and registered as a non-profit public organization "Vinnytsia People's Club of Photo Art 'Obriy'" with legal entity status. Larysa Pavlivna Kovalchuk became the official head.

• 1993

  Club became subordinate to the Creative Union "Photoart" and its collective member.

• 1987

  Club awarded the title of "People's" for active participation in the cultural life of the city and country.

• 1985

  Regional exhibition of artistic and documentary photography dedicated to the 40th anniversary of the victory of the Soviet people in the Great Patriotic War (111 works, 120 photographs...).

• 1984

  Participation in the Republican exhibition dedicated to the 40th anniversary of Victory; exhibition of artistic and documentary photography for the 40th anniversary of Victory (124 works by 22 authors); thematic exhibition for the Day of the Armed Forces "This Must Be Defended"; creative reporting exhibition for the 10th anniversary of the photo club at the "Russia" cinema.

• 1983

  Regional exhibition "Vinnytsia Today"; participation in the exhibition "Sovremennik" (Zaporizhzhia); thematic exhibition for Victory Day; participation in the 6th International Biennale of Satire and Humor in Gabrovo, Bulgaria; exhibition for the 40th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War; participation in the All-Union exhibition "Man and Metal" (Dnipropetrovsk); participation in the exhibition for the staff of the Druzhba gas pipeline; participation in the 2nd inter-club exhibition "My Fatherland" (Lipetsk); participation in the republican thematic exhibition "25 Years of the Movement for Communist Attitude to Labor" (Kyiv).

• 1982

  Creative reporting exhibition "Obriy-82" dedicated to the 60th anniversary of the USSR; photo exhibition for the 37th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War; participation in the All-Union exhibition "In a United Family".

• 1981

  Exhibition of artistic photography "Obriy-81" (130 works) at the Art Fund, Vinnytsia.

• 1980

  Participation in the All-Union photo exhibition "People and Party are United" in Moscow (28 works by 7 authors).

• 1977

  Photo exhibition dedicated to Victory Day.

• 1976

  Reporting photo exhibition held.

• 1974

  Photo Club Obriy founded in Vinnytsia by a group of amateur photographers.

A non-profit public organization promoting photography as fine art in Vinnytsia, with a focus on amateur photography and community engagement.

Product categories. Photography exhibitions · Photo exchanges with other clubs · Plein airs and seminars · Photo group for schoolchildren

1. 1Фотоклуб «Обрій» - Wikipediauk.wikipedia.org
2. 2Photo Club Obriy - Wikidatawikidata.org