alesya alexandrovna, good afternoon. hello, please tell us what are the goals behind this competition? well, in my opinion , of course, this is the first goal of encouraging our artists, young and already quite mature, both famous and not so famous, who are only taking their first steps. first of all, this is the popularization of belarusian art in society, in modern society, and beyond. belarusian, but also for our guests from abroad, this is, of course, stimulating our youth to be creative, to achieve professionalism, conquering new heights in art, and accordingly, such a final goal is the cultivation of new folk artists of belarus, in the end. what trends are visible this year? well, probably the very first trend is that of qualifying. already strong nominees for victory, so the exhibition, although not large-scale, not numerous in works, nevertheless, represents such a cultural cross-section of our contemporary art, belarusian art, probably like archaeologists when they remove the cultural layer and there are various