culture

Family Clubs: The Second Candlemas Family Gathering Took Place In The GCB center

For the second year in a row, the CGB Minsk Family Club of the Belarusian Orthodox Church at St. Peter and Paul Cathedral in Minsk, together with the Synodal Department for Family Affairs, Maternity and Childhood Protection of the Belarusian Exarchate, initiated the Candlemas Family Gathering, which brought together parents and children from different dioceses of Belarus on February 13-14, 2026.

In My Homeland: The Conference For Teachers-Artists Was Held In Minsk

Upon completion of the contests juries work within the International Art and Ecological Project "In My Homeland" from February 5 to 7, 2026, artists and teachers exchanged views on topical issues of art education within the framework of the conference "Modern Art Education for Children and Youth", which was held at three venues in Smolevichi and Minsk.

International Conference of Artists-Teachers "Contemporary art education for children and youth"

We invite artists-teachers, art historians, organisers of children's and youth competitions, exhibitions, and art projects to participate in the International Conference of Artists-Teachers "Modern Art Education for Children and Youth."

Dates: February 5-7, 2026

The venue the conference (February, 6-7): Minsk State Art College named after A. Glebov (Minsk, ul. Khmelnitskogo, 5).

GCB representatives discussed environmental issues at the BRICS forum in Moscow

Vladimir Shevtsov, director of the Green Cross Belarus, and coordinator Natalia Sviatkina took part in the International Forum "BRICS Countries: Environmental Aspects of Development and Cooperation" held in Moscow on 5-6 June 2025.

The Forum was timed to coincide with World Environment Day and brought together environmentalists, scientists, specialists and members of the public with significant experience in studying and solving environmental problems.

In My Homeland: Winners of Contests Received Deserved Awards

If spring is planting time for school gardens, it is harvest time for the participants of the project "In My Homeland". Exactly in spring the winners of the contests of the International Art Project "In My Homeland" reap the fruits of their creative labour and receive awards, the main of which is work in the exposition of the final exhibition of the art contest "In My Homeland".

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