As a famous Russian writer Michael Weller said all we do together or separately is nothing but self-actualization. Therefore if somebody tries to maintain that he acts entirely in behalf of you, you may say offhand something like “relax, pal”. What is especially good about the 16 th exhibition-contest for the students of art “Sessio-Art” which took place on May, 20-21 this year in Vitebsk , is that the event is held definitely not under constraint. Another fact: Sessio-Art encourages the self-actualization of anyone who has some respect to the event: participants, spectators, guests, partners and even members of the board of experts.

Now, all in right order.

1. The contestants are free to choose style, form and dimensions of their entry works. And they do! And we accept! And we believe that on the 20 th anniversary of Sessio-Art we'll be presented with a golden sculpture weighing 3-4 ton. This year among the participants of the contest were 166 artists from educational institutions of Belarus , Russia and Latvia , that submitted for the experts judgment 130 entries (209 art-objects).

2. Sessio-Art has no accidental spectators. No one comes here just for fun.

3. Our guests are always the desired ones. The contemporary dance theater “Vortex” new very well what the special place Vitebsk is. The choreography of Denis Boroditsky is very special, original too. During twenty years of the International festival of modern choreography we saw much choreography from all over the world. There are a number of professional works in this field, but such kind of understanding, feeling of music and motion is extremely rare to meet. As for the dancers, their mastery was beyond praise. In the end of the evening 1200 people rose in applause after their performance “Next to you”.

4. The partners of Sessio-Art are intelligent people. Of course, some showbiz events attract much more audience. But the question is what kind of audience their have. We are glad that our project is supported by many serious people and companies. This year among our donors were MTS company (the general partner), Belinvestbank, Belpromstroybank, Belwest, Belsoft, Vitfarmmarket, Gamma-tour, Medkniga, DecaStyle and Conica-photoexpress. We express our gratitude to the Consulate of Latvian Republic in Vitebsk for their help with arrangement of Latvian students' coming.

But the luckiest ones were the members of the expert board. In fact, what can be more pleasant than make a note in your memoirs about discovering first some future star?

Nickolay Porganovsky – a cairman, art historian, director of museum-reservation “Zaslavl”

Galina Kazarnovskaya – head the sub-faculty of design of Vitebsk
State Technologic University

Nickolay Gugnin – head of the sub-faculty of fine arts of Vitebsk State
University n.a. P.Masherov

Osvalds Zveisalniecs – professor, Latvian Academy of Arts

Irina Loban – senior lecturer of the sub-faculty of Arts of the Institure of management and social technologies of the Belarusian State University

Ludmila Khmelnitskaya – director of Mark Chagall museum, Vitebsk

Andrzhey Labuz – artist, D.Ph, pro-dean of Academy of Fine Arts in Catovitse , Poland

Alexey Usovich – Vitebsk State University , Special prize “For the original view of modernity”

Alesia Rusakova – avant-garde “Desecration of arm-chair”, Belarusian State University

Bulat Ratkevich – graphics “Cottage in woods” Latgalian branch of Latvian Academi of Arts

Mattis Kalnynsh – sculpture “The world” Latgalian branch of Latvian Academi of Arts

Tamara Vareyko – a series of postcards in nomination “In the memory of Master. To the 120 th anniversary of Mark Chagall”, Vitebsk State University

Vitaly Pelnya – arts and crafts, “The insects”, Latgalian branch of Latvian Academi of Arts

Dmitry Dudko – multimedia-art “Where're you going?” Institure of management and social technologies of the Belarusian State University

Olga Zhebina – design, “Speak!” Vitebsk State Technologic University

Jurica Bacane – painting, “Stones” Latgalian branch of Latvian Academi of Arts

Anna Kononova – prize “for discoveries in colour”, Belarusian State Academy of Arts

Nadezhda Alekseenko – prize “For successful apply of gravure technique”, a series of postcards in nomination “In the memory of Master. To the 120 th anniversary of Mark Chagall”, Vitebsk State Technologic University

Vitaly Savchenko – prize “For neoteric solution of sculpture forms” sculpture “Subtle matter” Vitebsk State University.

Anna Gridina and Tamara Kuprianets – prize “For progressive interpretation”, sculpture “Underground station”, Belarusian pedagogical University n.a. M.Tank

Concerning to unofficial results, Directorate of the exhibition-contest would like to express congratulations to the Laureates and gratitude to all participants for their talent and their desire for self-actualization.

Yours sincerely, Sessio-Art'2007