.: Special Events

Art Exchange, 1999

In 1999 this project was started for a term of three years. An agreement was executed between O.P.E.N. and Cherkasy Oblast Art Museum. The agreement set forth that art submitted and judged would be from children. The basis was to "develop children's creativity, and study of nature." This procedure will be followed in Cherkasy, Ukraine and Iowa, USA. Prizes will be awarded for the three-year period and funded from O.P.E.N.'s general fund, upon approval of the O.P.E.N. Board of Directors. Those persons directly involved in this project are as follows:

Marvin Campbell
Project Coordinator
Member, Executive Committee

Borys M. Bazylevskyl, PhD
Consul General of Ukraine in Chicago

Liudmyla M. Protasova
Consul of Ukraine - Chicago

Victor K. Sobchenko Economic & Commercial Counselor
Cherkasy Regional Arts Museum

Consulate of Ukraine
Olexander V. Artamonov

Nancy Gilbertson
Project Leader
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

Dan Sobieck
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Public Affairs Specialist

Margaret C. Wendy
Department of Interior
Federal Duck Stamp Office

Victor Sobchenko and Assistant at the Art Museum in Cherkasy, Ukraine

Judges at the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Preserve (Neal Smith Learning Center) in Prairie City, Iowa

Judging the process in USA

If you are interested in participating please contact Marvin Campbell in the USA or Victor Sobschenko in Cherkasy, Ukraine:

O.P.E.N.
Marvin Campbell
P.O. Box 253
Newton, IA 50208
U.S.A.
Telephone: 641-792-3926

Cherkasy Regional Arts Museum
Victor Sobchenko
259. Khreschatyk
Cherkasy, 257002
Ukraine
Telephone: 47-28-77