Zinenko T. Symposia Art Pottery Ukraine late XX - early XXI century as a phenomenon of modern culture

The author summarizes the conceptual ideas of science, global and domestic trends in the preparation and organization of artistic ceramics workshops in late twen-tieth and early twenty-first centuries. This thesis covers ceramics in its modern cul-ture creating context. The author has conducted a systematic cultural art projects analysis in the field of Decorative Arts. Also, the author has explored the specifics of art life in Ukraine in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. She has stud-ied the influence of ceramists' workshops on the forming of artistic personality in particular artists as well as the profound role of Ukrainian and international symposi-ums. The main purpose of these workshops aim for progressive involvement of do-mestic artists to the global culture forming process. Necessity for the further active development of workshops movement as a meaningful part of modern life has been explained; typology of the explored art projects by different characteristics has been introduced; the history of particular art movements and art works being created at that time have been shown. Also, the author has presented a structural overview of meth-odological principles and specifics of art ceramics workshops organization in Ukraine. The stages of workshops movement development in Ukraine at the period studied have been depicted.