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The posters exhibition in Łódź Poland, June 6, 2011. An exhibition featuring cat-themed drawings and posters by the artist Sergey Stelmashonok was opened in the Cinema Museum in Łódź on June 6. Photo: Director of the Belarusian Cultural Center in Poland Alexander Karachun and Director of the Museum of Cinematography Mieczyslaw Kuzmitski at opening of the exhibition in the Museum of Cinematography. As the artist could not be at the opening ceremony and taking into consideration the peculiarities of this particular museum, he made a short video, in which he revealed the reasons of his passion for cats. ... more

The poster exhibition «Life of Extraordinary Cats» in Aleksandrow Łódzki Poland, July 15, 2011. In the town of Aleksandrow Łódzki in Poland an anniversary exhibition «Life of Extraordinary Cats» featuring art Sergey Stelmashonok was opened at 18-30 on July 15. In half an hou at 19-00 Barbara Twardosz-Droździńska - an extraordinary performer of Russian, Belarussian and Ukrainian songs - was performing her musical programme "The Power of Love" at the same sight. All that was heald at the stylish venue - Herbaciarni Klimaty on Warsaw street 28. They say that the opening ceremony caused a great commotion with the cultural community of the town. ... more

Graffiti artists to organize a master class for children Minsk, Belarus, October 9, 2011. The well-known mobile operator velcom organized a campaign for the orphans from SOS-Children Village in the village of Marina Gorka. Artist Sergey Stelmashonok took part in it and drew 10 cats with the help of twenty children. The company velcom decided to organize a graffiti master class for kids. The aim was to draw some pictures on the gray concrete wall surrounding the village and make it bright, cheerful and colourful. The head of the Children Village gladly accepted the idea. On the morning of October, 9 two graffiti artists from ... more

The poster exhibition "Where is the cat?" Warsaw, March 2 - April 30, 2012. Poster exhibition opened one of the best Polish hotels with a remarkable taste. A hotel named "Art Villa" was built in Warsaw in 2010. Although the hotel is very young, it turned out to be quite an unusual hotel and art project. The hotel is a family business and is currently nominated as the best hotel in Poland in the competition Best Hotel Awards 2012. There are only five rooms in the hotel, and their interior decorations are absolutely remarkable: the hotel often houses exhibitions by contemporary artists. In March exhibitions stepped ... more

The exhibition of posters "Extraordinary Cats" by Sergey Stelmashonok in Sieradz Poland, April 19, 2012. Thanks to the active support of the Belarusian Cultural Center in Poland and its director Alexander Karachun another exhibition of works by the artist Sergey Stelmashonok «Nadzwyczajne Koty» was opened in the Polish town of Sieradz (Lodz). At the opening ceremony of the exhibition there were not only the residents of the city, but the local journalists as well, including the reporters of two Polish TV channels. We offer you the Telewizja Sieradz report. The director of the House of Culture Irena Kostrzewska noted that it is the first time when an ... more

The Polish city of Alexandrow Łódzki received as a gift a funny coat of arms with a cat Poland, April 20, 2012. It all started with a call from the Cultural Center of Belarus in Poland which is opened at the Belarusian Embassy in the country. - Last year the citizens of Alexandrow Łódzki had the opportunity to see posters by Sergey Stelmashonok when his works were exhibited in this city , - said Alexander Karachun, the director of the Belarusian Cultural Centre. - Not long ago the organizers of the exhibition contacted us and asked the artist to make a funny coat of arms for the town. The "main character" of the coat of arms must be a cat. It turned out that ... more

The artist Sergey Stelmashonok presented the portrait of George Méliès to the Ambassador of France in Belarus Minsk, July 14, 2012. The artist Sergey Stelmashonok presented the portrait of George Méliès to the Ambassador of France - Mr. Michel Raineri. The portrait was created after the Embassy of France held the screening of films by the great maestro. Mr. Raineri sincerely thanked the artist, and said: "It is obvious that this work was created with the heart and soul". The portrait was presented at the reception dedicated to the National Holiday - July 14, L'anniversaire de la prise de la Bastille (Bastille Day). The photo: red carpet welcome. Mr. Michel Raineri personally ... more

The cat posters of Sergey Stelmashonok at the calligraphy exhibition Minsk, September 6 - November 20, 2012. Six Belarusian calligraphers were asked to participate in the exhibition of the calligraphy at the National Library in Minsk. Among them was the artist Sergei Stelmashonok. He created several new graphic-font visual works dedicated to he-cats, she-cats and catwomen especially for the exhibition. The opening ceremony of the calligraphy exhibition will start at 17.00 local cat time. Posters can be seen until 20 November 2012. In the picture: the three works by Stelmashonok from the exhibition of calligraphy in the National Library of ... more

The Russian rock musician Boris Grebenshikov got his portrait in the image of cat created by Sergey Stelmashonok Minsk, April 3, 2012. Boris Grebenshikov got his portrait as a rock-cat. When Boris Grebenshikov, the master of exquisite and vague meanings, sang "according to the old law of yard cats, I would love to see you", he could not even imagine that some day there will appear an artist who will understand his words literally. On April 3, 2012 before Boris Grebenshikov’s concert in Minsk, the artist Sergei Stelmashonok presented the leader of "Aquarium" with a new poster - it was the portrait of Boris Grebenshikov as a cat. The first Russian Rock Cat enriched the popular series ... more

The exhibition of drawings and images of cats created by Sergey Stelmashonok opened in Minsk during the world week of Italian language Minsk, October 15-21, 2012. The world week of the Italian language will start with the assistance of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Italy in the middle of October. An exhibition featuring new works by the well-known Belarusian artist Sergey Stelmashonok, organized with the support of the Italian Embassy in Belarus, will be running at the same time in Minsk. Unlike the usual displays, this exhibition will feature not only colorful drawings from the artist’s "itinerary"-sketch book, full of fantasies about Italy and cats, but also amazing photos of cats, carefully and ... more