XVI International Kokelevsky pleiner

On July 5, 2023, the XVI International Kokelev Plein Air began its work in the village of Tarkhany, Batyrevsky municipal District. The plein air is dedicated to the 111th anniversary of A.A. Kokel, the first Chuvash artist who was awarded the title of professional artist by the Russian Imperial Academy of Arts.

The opening ceremony was attended by the head of the Batyrevsky Municipal District Rudolf Selivanov, the delegation of the Ardatovsky municipal district of the Republic of Mordovia, Professor of the Chuvash State Institute of Culture and Arts Vladimir Vasiliev, plein-air participants, students of the Batyrevsky Children’s Art School, Tarkhan Secondary School.

Artists from different regions of Russia and Belarus participate in the open-air. They will create paintings reflecting the life and everyday life of the villagers, as well as the beautiful nature of the Batyrev municipal district.