Kherson State University

On February 20, 2026, a career guidance meeting was held between graduating students of the Kherson Professional College of Culture and Arts and faculty members of the Department of Culture and Arts at Kherson State University.

Professor Lidiia Lymarenko and Head of the Department Nataliia Tereshchenko introduced the college students to opportunities for further professional growth, academic programs, and prospects for development in the field of culture and arts.

We sincerely thank the participants for their engagement, interest, and constructive dialogue! We look forward to continuing our cooperation and meeting again — this time welcoming you as students of KSU 💫

Special thanks to Nataliia Fedotova, Director of the Kherson Professional College of Culture and Arts, for her cooperation and assistance in organizing the meeting

On February 5, 2026, a career guidance meeting was held between senior students of Kherson Lyceum No. 6 and the faculty of the Department of Culture and Arts at Kherson State University.

Head of the Department Nataliia Tereshchenko and Professor Lidiia Lymarenko introduced the pupils to the academic programs of the department, as well as opportunities for creative development, education, and professional growth in the field of culture and arts.

We sincerely thank the students for their activity, interest, and the warm atmosphere of the meeting! Special thanks to Nataliia Shalnova for her assistance in organizing this important career guidance event 💫

On January 15, 2026, the 3rd International Two-Stage Arts Festival “Touched by God” took place in Kyiv.

🎨 Vladyslava Shostak — 🏆 Grand Prix, a first-year Master’s student at Kherson State University, majoring in “Fine Arts and Restoration.”

We sincerely congratulate Vladyslava and her supervisor — V. Rakovych, Associate Professor of the Department of Culture and Arts — on this brilliant victory. We are proud of the outstanding achievements of our talented students and wish them inspiration, new creative accomplishments, and many more great victories! 🌟

The “Treasury of Victories” of the Department of Culture and Arts has been enriched with excellent results achieved by our artists at the All-Ukrainian Multigenre Arts Competition.

🌟 Competition Results:
🏆 Grand Prix
🥇 2 First Place awards

We sincerely congratulate our talented students on these outstanding achievements and are proud of their creative success! Wishing them inspiration, new ideas, and many more victories! 🎨✨

The All-Ukrainian Multigenre Arts Competition
“ART UNDER THE CHRISTMAS TREE” is an event that brought together creativity, sincerity, and the atmosphere of a true artistic gift.

Students of the Department of Culture and Arts of Kherson State University took part in the competition and demonstrated a high level of professional training and creative excellence.

🏆 Competition Winners:

🔹 Specialty 034 “Cultural Studies”
🥇 Mariia Pavlenko — First Place

🔹 Specialty 024 “Choreography”
🥇 Yevheniia Spivakovska — First Place
🥈 Ivan Didenko, Yaroslava Hadiatska — Second Place
🥇 Veronika Babenko — First Place
🥇 Yelyzaveta Khomenko — First Place

We sincerely congratulate our winners and are proud of the talented students of the department! Wishing you new creative achievements, inspiration, and further victories!

We sincerely congratulate Nadiia Khodkova, a student of Kherson State University majoring in B5 “Music Art,”
as well as her supervisor — Viktor Trokhymovych Hurba, Professor of the Department of Culture and Arts at KSU,

on winning 🥇 First Place at the International Multigenre Arts Festival-Competition “New Year of Talents”
(Kryvyi Rih).

We are proud of our talented students and their mentors! Wishing them new creative achievements, inspiration, and bright victories! 🌟

The new 2026 year has already begun, and the Department of Culture and Arts of Kherson State University continues to highlight the bright creative results of 2025.

🏆 Another victory for our choreographers!
At the 2nd International Two-Stage Arts Competition “Winter Fairy Tale,” our students achieved outstanding results:
🌟 2 Grand Prix awards
🥇 2 First Place awards

We sincerely congratulate our talented students and are proud of their achievements! Wishing them new creative accomplishments, inspiration, and victories in 2026! 🌟

The 4th International Arts Competition “STAR MARKET” brought together talents from different countries in a festive New Year creative space.

Students of Kherson State University, majoring in 024 “Choreography,”
💃 Neonila Prudnikova
🕺 Bohdan Tymkiv

won 🥇 First Places, proudly representing the university at the international level.

We sincerely congratulate our talented choreographers and are proud of their achievements! Wishing them new stages, bright premieres, and further creative victories! 🌟

A student of Kherson State University, majoring in B5 “Music Art,” 🎶 Nadiia Khodkova, won 🥇 First Place at the International Two-Stage Arts Competition
“Live, Believe, Create.”

We sincerely congratulate Nadiia on her outstanding result, as well as her supervisor — 👨‍🏫 Viktor Hurba, Professor of the Department of Culture and Arts at KSU,
on the достойне representation of the university at the international level.

We wish further creative victories, inspiration, and professional growth! 🌟

Christmas is a time when the world is filled with light, kindness, and hope, and every talent shines in its own unique way. In this magical season, art speaks the language of the heart, giving joy, warmth, and faith in miracles. It was in this festive atmosphere that the International Arts Competition “Christmas Talents” took place, bringing together talented artists from different countries and creating a true Christmas celebration of creativity. The competition подарed vivid emotions, inspired performances, and incredible works filled with Christmas magic, sincerity, and love for art. 🏆 Students of the Choreography specialty at Kherson State University achieved outstanding results: 🥇 2 First Places 🥈 1 Second Place 🥉 1 Third Place The Department of Culture and Arts of KSU is truly proud of the achievements of its students and wishes them continued inspiration, creative growth, and new victories! 🌟

The Department of Culture and Arts at Kherson State University has successfully completed the certification of students pursuing the second (Master’s) level of higher education in the specialty
023 “Fine Arts, Decorative Arts, and Restoration.”

We express our sincere gratitude to
🔹 O. A. Kovach — Chair of the Certification Committee,
🔹 O. Ch. Honobolina — stakeholder,

for their professionalism, support, and objective evaluation of the level of training of future professionals in the arts.

Congratulations to our Master’s graduates on this important milestone in their professional development, and best wishes for continued creative and professional success! 🌟

The Department of Culture and Arts at Kherson State University has completed the certification of students pursuing the second (Master’s) level of higher education.

The Certification Committee highlighted the high level of professional training of the students and the “brilliant” level of defense of their qualification theses.

We express our sincere gratitude to
🔹 Natalia Fedotova — Chair of the Certification Committee, Director of the Municipal Institution “Kherson Professional College of Culture and Arts,”
🔹 Olena Zviahina — stakeholder, Director of the Kherson Regional Palace of Youth and Students,

for their high assessment of the quality of training of Master’s students in Cultural Studies.

We are proud of our students and wish them continued professional and creative success!

The Department of Culture and Arts held the certification of students pursuing the second (Master’s) level of higher education in the specialty 025 “Music Art.”

Future professionals demonstrated a high level of academic training, creative thinking, and performance skills. We wish our master’s students continued success, inspiration, and new artistic achievements! 🎶✨

Congratulations to Mariia Pavlenko, a student of Kherson State University, on an outstanding creative achievement —
✨ Laureate of the 1st Degree
at the All-Ukrainian Two-Stage Recitation Competition “Unbreakable Ukraine” (art project “Morning Dew”, Mykolaiv).

🎭 Category: Artistic Reading
👩‍🏫 Supervisor: Lidiia Lymarenko

We are proud of our talented students and their mentors! Wishing you continued inspiration, creative growth, and new victories at both national and international levels! 🌟

The Department of Culture and Arts sincerely congratulates
✨ Yuliia Kalinina, a 4th-year student majoring in 023 “Fine Arts, Decorative Arts, and Restoration,”
and
✨ Yuliia Hrytsenko, a faculty member of the department,

on winning a prize-winning place in the prestigious All-Ukrainian Fine Arts Competition “My Ukraine Is Free.”

We wish you continued creative success, inspiration, and new artistic accomplishments! We are proud of your achievements! 🌟

On November 27–28, 2025, 7 faculty members and 14 students of the Department of Culture and Arts at Kherson State University took part in the 6th International Scientific and Practical Conference
“The Phenomenon of Post-Globalization Culture: Cultural Democratization, Creative Spaces, and Cultural Policies,”
organized by Mariupol State University.

Participation in such a large-scale academic event fosters professional development, international academic dialogue, and the advancement of contemporary cultural studies.

We are proud of our faculty and students! 🌍✨

🎓✨ A New Generation of Master’s Graduates in Choreography! 💃🕺

On December 12, 2025, the Department of Culture and Arts of Kherson State University held the certification of students pursuing the second (Master’s) level of higher education in the specialty 024 “Choreography.”

🎉 12 talented choreographers successfully defended their qualification theses and were awarded the academic qualification of Master of Choreography.

This is an important milestone in each student’s professional development — the result of dedicated work, creative exploration, and the support of the department’s faculty.

Congratulations to our graduates! We wish you inspiration, outstanding premieres, creative achievements, and new professional victories! 🌟

Our sincere gratitude goes to the Chair of the Certification Committee, Volodymyr Dolchuk, and the stakeholder, Lesia Makohon, for their high assessment of the quality of training of KSU Master’s students in choreography.

Throughout November 2025, the International Arts Marathon “TalentsUA WITHOUT BORDERS”* took place — a large-scale online project aimed at promoting Ukrainian culture worldwide and uniting talented Ukrainians regardless of their place of residence.

🏆 Nadiia Khodkova, a student of the Music Art program at Kherson State University, demonstrated outstanding performance skills and won 1st place!

We sincerely congratulate Nadiia on this great achievement and express our gratitude to her mentor — Professor of the Department of Culture and Arts of KSU, Viktor Hurba — for his professional guidance and inspiration!

We are proud of our talents and wish them many more creative successes! 💙💛

As part of the professional practice of master’s students of the “Musical Art” educational program, a special cultural and artistic event took place — the performance and creative project
✨ “Music Unites Hearts: Intercultural Dialogue in Wartime” ✨

The project was prepared by students of the Department of Culture and Arts under the guidance of Associate Professor Tetiana Kornisheva at the practice base of the Municipal Institution “Music School No. 1” of the Kherson City Council, in creative cooperation with the school’s pupils.

🎼 During the event, the pupils of the music school and the students of the Department of Culture and Arts demonstrated their acquired performing skills, professional mastery, and stage culture, creating an atmosphere of sincere creativity and inspiration for the audience.

This project became a vivid example of how art supports, inspires, and unites people, creating a space for dialogue and hope even in the most challenging times. 💙💛

Thank you to all participants for your creativity, dedication, and the powerful unifying force of music!

On November 11, 2025, the International Art Competition “Home for the Soul” took place in Kyiv.
Students of the Department of Culture and Arts of Kherson State University, specializing in 025 “Music Art,” demonstrated exceptional skill and won:
🏆 4 First Prizes
🥈 1 Second Prize
Congratulations to our talented students and their instructors — A.O. Chekhunina and D.Yu. Radchenko — on these outstanding results!
We are proud of you! 💙💛

The students of the Choreography program at Kherson State University spent an intensive on-site training week dedicated to studying teaching methods for various areas of choreographic art in children's dance groups in Ivano-Frankivsk.

The future dance educators had the opportunity to observe professional instructors, gain hands-on experience, and explore modern approaches to teaching children in the field of dance.

✨ Special thanks to:
— Olena Vinichenko, head of the “I.F. You Dance” choreography group,
— Mariana Yurkyv, instructor of the “Carmen” dance group,

for the warm welcome, openness, and the opportunity to immerse our students in the practical aspects of teaching in children’s dance studios.

📸 Creativity, inspiration, and professionalism — that’s what this week brought to our students!

On November 21, 2025, as part of the on-campus learning week of the Department of Culture and Arts, a final exhibition of creative works by students of the Fine Arts specialty took place.

Throughout the week, first-year students worked in an open-air plein air setting in Ivano-Frankivsk, where they were able to apply previously acquired skills in practice and improve their techniques in expressive depiction of architectural forms and urban landscapes through the means of graphic art.

The students worked under the guidance of lecturer Yuliia Hrytsenko and Head of the Department of Culture and Arts Nataliia Tereshchenko, who created an atmosphere of creative support, development, and professional growth.

The plein air practice became a space of inspiration and true artistic exploration, and the students’ works are a vivid testament to their talent and dedication.

We wish our young artists continued creative achievements and bright artistic discoveries! 🎨✨

On November 18, as part of the in-person learning week of the Department of Culture and Arts, a vibrant class concert took place, bringing together the plasticity of movement, the power of sound, and the depth of emotion.

Students showcased their creative achievements, demonstrating skill, artistry, and bold artistic exploration. ART Mix became a space of synergy between artistic disciplines and once again proved that culture and art inspire, unite, and open new horizons for self-expression.

The in-person study week for students of the “Fine Arts and Restoration” specialty began with a search for inspiration and active creative work!
The students selected the most beautiful landscapes together and, despite the rainy weather, worked diligently on their plein-air sketches from various locations.

Different corners of the city turned into temporary art studios: students worked from multiple spots, capturing the atmosphere, light, and details of the surroundings, and creating graphic urban sketches.

🎓 Academic Mobility and Cooperation in the Field of Arts Education

During October 2025, Natalia Tereshenko, Acting Head of the Department of Culture and Arts at Kherson State University, PhD in Pedagogical Sciences, Associate Professor,
was involved in the organization and teaching of lectures and practical classes within the framework of the Internal Academic Mobility Program “Choreographer’s Mastery” (Field of Knowledge 02 “Culture and Arts,” Specialty 024 “Choreography”).

The program was implemented at the Faculty of Culture and Arts of Ivan Franko National University of Lviv from October 1 to October 31, 2025 (120 hours, 4 ECTS credits).

🔹 The participation of a representative of Kherson State University contributes to the development of inter-university cooperation, exchange of experience, and enhancement of the educational process in the field of choreographic art.

Kherson State University actively supports the participation of its faculty members in academic mobility programs, promoting the integration of Ukrainian art education into the modern European educational space.