Romanenko G. Art and literary associations of Ukraine as social and cultural phenomenon

The aim of the research is the cultural study of art and literary associations of Ukraine from ancient times to the present time. The author has also examined historical and social-cultural development of creative association of art and literary types, their organizational features, structural components, contents, and typology. Functional parameters, methods and types of activity of associations have been defined as subjects of cultural and historical process. It has been proved that the main function of art and literary associations are the formation of cultural space. The aesthetic function is no less vital for the associations. Due to this function the corresponding norms and art traditions are being formed. The close binding is obvious in the activity of literary and art associations between such functions as ideological, ethno-forming and national creating. As a result of historical and evolutional analysis it has been considered that historical development of local art and literary associations is a continuous process, however, this process can be described by alternate rises and recessions; the branch - Culture of Ukraine, art