Svetlana Kravchenko

Svetlana Kravchenko is the head and founder of the creative workshop “Bakhmut Oberig” in Bakhmut. She is a member of the National Union of Folk Art Masters of Ukraine and a co-founder of the “Bakhmut Ukrainian” public movement, with experience in participating in scientific conferences, all-Ukrainian events, and organizing events and exhibitions in various cities of Ukraine.

She is actively involved in volunteering, organising creative events, exhibitions, photo shoots, and folk clothing shows.  She is also the owner and researcher of a private collection of ancient folk clothes of Donetsk region. Her areas of activity in this regard include maintaining a description of the contents of the private collection; researching museum collections of authentic clothes and old photographs; creation of video materials about the exhibits of the collection; creating and publishing a collection booklet; and creation of 5 calendars based on photos from the collection.

As a private entrepreneur, her activities include the production of souvenir products; development of courses in psychology, art therapy, embroidery, and puppet therapy; and sale of handmade goods.

In 2005, she founded the Creative Workshop “Bakhmutsky Oberig”, which united the masters of her native city of Bakhmut. During this time, it was possible to do what at first glance was impossible – more than 30 exhibitions were organized, 18 shows of the folk clothing collection in many cities of Ukraine and Poland, participation in scientific conferences and creative meetings, asserting that my Donetsk region has always been and is a Ukrainian land filled with the traditions and values ​​of the Ukrainian people.

Kravchenko has been awarded the medal “For the preservation of the cultural heritage of Ukraine” in 2017 and the “Volunteer of Ukraine” medal in 2016.