For the students of the Donetsk Regional Palace of Children's and Youth Creativity, 2026 began with bright creative victories.
Young masters — students of the fine arts and decorative and applied arts departments — worked hard to turn their bold ideas into true masterpieces. And their treasure trove of achievements has been replenished with significant awards.
Under the sensitive guidance of their mentors — Natalia Zueva, Varvara Goncharova, Evgenia Martynova, Anna Maleeva, Tatyana Kurakova, and Antonina Nemchenko — the children went from creative conception to confident victory. Step by step, idea by idea, and here they are — the coveted awards!
Special congratulations to club leaders Natalia Zueva and Yevgeniya Martynova, who also received well-deserved awards for participating in national competitions.
Based on the results of national and international competitions and exhibitions, the works of the Palace's students received the highest marks from the professional jury.
National Art Competition "Stars of December"
- Grand Prix – Vira Chepa, Anna Mozgova
- First prize – Ilya Garbuz, ArtSvit club;
- Grand Prix – Yevgeniya Martynova, head of the ArtSvit club.
V All-Ukrainian two-round festival-competition "Legend"
- Third place - Elina Matsegora, art studio "Creative";
- Grand Prix - Natalia Zueva, head of the art studio "Creative".
All-Ukrainian Creative Competition "Art Sleds of St. Nicholas"
- First place - Anastasia Simonenko, Margarita Chamkina, "Magic Pencil" club.
All-Ukrainian Arts Competition "Winter Games"
- Grand Prix - Varvara Suprun
- First place – Vladyslava Shkyrenko
- Second place – Danylo Kutsmedov, Papyrus club.
All-Ukrainian art festival and competition Christmas Ukraine
First place – Varvara Suprun, Papyrus club.
All-Ukrainian competition New Year's Composition
- Third place - Vladyslava Shkyrenko, Papyrus club.
All-Ukrainian Arts Competition "Talents of the Native Land"
- Second place - Daniel Dementieva, Papyrus club.
Third All-Ukrainian Two-Round Arts Competition "Family, Home, and Art"
- First prize - Anastasia Moroz
- Second prize - Evgenia Kuzmenko, Yana Stepanova, "Territory of Creativity" club.
6th International Multi-Genre Two-Round Remote Arts Festival and Competition "Christmas Star 2025"
Grand Prix - Anna Zhitkova, Maria Mikhailova, art studio "Creative."
- International Two-Round Arts Competition "Art, Me"
- First prize – Polina Volkova, "Fantasy" club.
II International two-round art competition "ART with"
- First prize – Viktoria Dats'kovska, Danylo Prokopenko, Alona Nasedkina, Eva Kholonko, "Territory of Creativity" club.
This proves once again that Ukrainian talent knows no bounds!
Donetsk Oblast is sincerely proud of every child. Each award is the result of an inspired combination of children's imagination and professional guidance from teachers who help young talents spread their wings.