The National Union of Folk Art Masters of Ukraine is a private, non-profit organization representing over 800 folk art masters from all over Ukraine and in several countries around the world. The organization was founded in 1990 to serve Ukrainian folk artists and to promote Ukrainian folk art. The National Union of Folk Art Masters has their headquarters in Kyiv and have an exhibition hall and small sales display area at the headquarters. The organization has a leadership network in every oblast, sponsors many exhibitions, training seminars, meeting of folk artists and other such events. In 1997 the Folk Masters Union started publishing an outstanding magazine called "Narodne Mystetstvo," or Folk Art. The magazine is in color and contains a large variety of information and photographs about Ukrainian folk artists and folk art.

The magazine covers the history of Ukrainian folk art over the past 200 years, and also features articles about private and publicly held folk art collections. The magazine is published in Ukrainian with short summaries of the articles in English.

"Folk Art" Magazine 2000, Issue No. 1-2 Cover Of Magazine Shows A Ceramic Ram By Vasyl Omelianenko from Opishnia

One can find articles about pottery, tapestries, reverse painting on glass, folk paintings on Ukrainian themes, folk icons, textiles, wood carving, porcelain, ceramics, graphics, pysanka (Easter eggs), folk toys, embroidery, coppery, sculpture, and many other aspects of the rich traditions of Ukrainian folk art.

Orysia Tracz, an internationally known expert on Ukrainian folk art from Canada, said, "If you have not yet seen this magazine, get it. It is truly a fine publication -- contents, illustrations, reproductions, cover a great variety of subjects in the area of folk arts of all kinds -- in a serious, well-done manner."

Orysia also stated in a message to those interested in Ukrainian folk arts, "This is an amazing publication, absolutely beautiful,the content is excellent,and it is well produced. "

Yevhen Shevchenko is Chairman of the National Union and editor of the magazine.

As of February, 2007, nineteen issues of the magazine have been published since the magazine was founded in 1997. ALL NINETEEN ISSUES OF THE MAGAZINE ARE STILL AVAILABLE. Several of the early issues though are in very short supply. If one wants a complete set of the magazine one should order their set now. The magazine is now published two times a year.

THE NINETEEN ISSUES OF THE MAGAZINE

1997, Issue 1 and Issue 2
1998, Issue 1
1999, Issue 1-2 and Issue 3-4
2000, Issue 1-2 and Issue 3-4
2001, Issue 1-2 and Issue 3-4
2002, Issue 1-2 and Issue 3-4
2003, Issue 1-2 and Issue 3-4
2004, Issue 1-2 and Issue 3-4
2005, Issue 1-2 and Issue 3-4
2006, Issue 1-2 and Issue 3-4

The cover and table of contents for each of the nineteen issues is shown below.

ORDERING COPIES OF NARODNE MYSTETSTVO-FOLK ART MAGAZINE

ArtUkraine.com is working with the National Union of Folk Artists to assist them in promoting and marketing this fine magazine. All 19 copies of the magazine are still available. The magazine can be purchased as follows:

The cost of any copy of the magazine is $ 11.00 per issue plus $ 4.00 per issue for postage and handling costs for a total cost per issue of $ 15.00.

Annual subscriptions to Narodne Mystetstvo are now available. There are TWO issues of the magazine per year. A yearly subscription to the magazine is U.S. $18.00 plus $8.00 for shipping and handling costs for a total cost of annual subscription of $26.00.

Subscriptions to Narodne Mystetstvo can be purchased for up to THREE years at one time, i.e. the next SIX issues of the folk art magazine. The cost of a TWO year subscription (four issues) would be US $ 50.00. The cost of a THREE year subscription (six issues), would be US $ 73.00. The price for annual subscriptions includes all shipping and handling costs.

There is a special price if one buys all 19 issues at one time as set. The price for all 19 issues purchased and mailed as a set is $150.00, which includes postage and handling costs.

Wholesale purchases for resale by gift shops, etc. and for large bulk purchases please contact us for prices.

All orders for Narodne Mystetstvo, Ukrainian folk art magazine, whether for individual issues, annual subscriptions or for complete sets, along with payment in U.S. dollars, should be sent to: E. Morgan Williams, P.O. Box 2607, Washington, D.C. 20013. Checks or other financial instruments should be made out to: E. Morgan Williams.

Payment can also be made through PayPal. If you want to use PayPal please contact us and we will give you the PayPal e-mail address to use for your payment.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

You can communicate with us through e-mail address  artukraine@voliacable.com  or by calling (1202) 437 4707. If you send us your name and e-mail address we will notify you whenever new copies of the magazine are published.

THE COVERS OF THE NINETEEN ISSUES OF NARODNE MYSTETSTVO-FOLK ART
Followed by the Table of Contents of Each of the NINETTEN Issues

"Folk Art" Magazine Issue 1, 1997 Cover Shows Historic Folk Painting "The True Soul Of A Cossack" Chernihiv Art Museum. See Table of Contents	"Folk Art" Magazine 1997, Issue No. 2 Cover Shows Folk Art Painting By Ivan Novobranets Of Poltava. Painting Is In Honor Of The Independence Of Ukraine And Was Painted In The Fall of 1991. (Painting Held In Private Collection Of ArtUkraine.com) See Table of Contents
"Folk Art" Magazine Issue For 1998 Cover Shows A Wood Carving By Mykhailo Miniailo from Okhtyrka, Ukraine See Table of Contents	"Folk Art" Magazine 1999, Issue No. 1-2 Cover Shows A Folk Art Painting By Nadia Bilokin See Table of Contents
"Folk Art" Magazine 1999, Issue 3-4 Cover Shows A Petrykivka Painting By Hanna Samarska See Table of Contents	"Folk Art" Magazine 2000, Issue No. 1-2 Cover Of Magazine Shows A Ceramic Ram By Vasyl Omelianenko from Opishnia See Table of Contents
"Folk Art" Magazine 2000, Issue 3-4 Cover of Magazine Shows a Painting on Paper by Zoya Pasichnyk Entitled "The Herald of Morning Dawn" See Table of Contents	"Folk Art" Magazine 2001, Issue 1-2 Cover of Magazine Shows Pysanky by Oksana Bilous and Zoya Stashuk painted in the Trypillian Style See Table of Contents
"Folk Art" Magazine 2001, Issue 3-4 Cover of Magazine Shows Horse by Natalia Symonenko Straw See Table of Contents	"Folk Art" Magazine 2002, Issue 1-2 Cover of Magazine Shows a fragment of the painting by Valentyna Deka "The Land of Petrykivka" Canvas, gouache See Table of Contents
"Folk Art" Magazine 2002, Issue 3-4 Cover of Magazine Shows The Horseman by Oleksandr Ganzha. A fragment, 1950's. Clay, potter's wheel, molding, painting with colored clays See Table of Contents	"Folk Art" Magazine 2003, Issue 1-2 Cover of Magazine Shows The Potter by Ivan Honchar. A fragment. Clay See Table of Contents
"Folk Art" Magazine 2003, Issue 3-4 Cover of Magazine Shows a Boy from the Mykulychyn Village, Ivano-Frankivsk Region in National Costume Photo by Iryna Sviontek See Table of Contents	"Folk Art" Magazine 2004, Issue 1-2 Cover of Magazine Shows The Veles' Circle by Yevhen Shevchenko. A fragment Photo by Mykola Navrotsky See Table of Contents
"Folk Art" Magazine 2004, Issue 3-4 Cover of Magazine Shows the Painting by Ivan Prosyanyk "Spring is Coming," 2003. Photo by Valeriy Orlov See Table of Contents	"Folk Art" Magazine 2005, Issue 1-2 Cover of Magazine Shows the Rushnyk from the Collection of the Honchar Museum in Kyiv. Photo by Yuriy Melnychyk See Table of Contents
"Folk Art" Magazine 2005, Issue 3-4 Cover of Magazine Shows a Doll Dressed in Eastern Polissya Cloth by Yuriy Melnychuk and a Ram by Vasyl Omelianenko. Photo by Yevhen Shevchenko See Table of Contents	"Folk Art" Magazine 2006, Issue 1-2 Cover of Magazine Shows a Fragment of  Family , a painting by Tetyana Pushkaryova See Table of Contents
"Folk Art" Magazine 2006, Issue 3-4 Cover of Magazine Shows the Carpet "Wonder Bloom" by Nadiya Babenko See Table of Contents

"Folk Art" Magazine 1997, Issue No. 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS