Establishment and Development of the Hadiach College of Culture and Arts named after I.P. Kotliarevsky

Abstract

The paper analyzes and systematizes the data on the historical path of development of the Hadiach College of Culture and Arts named after I.P. Kotliarevsky.

It has been proved that Hadiach College of Culture and Arts named after I.P. Kotliarevsky today is one of the centers of national culture and spirituality of Poltava Region. Over the course of many years, the college has changed the name and content of the educational process for several times, but its main task – the preservation and development of Ukrainian national culture, in particular, Poltava Region – has remained unchanged.

In achieving the research purpose, the author applies the following methods of research: systematic and historiographical methods, analysis, synthesis, comparison, generalization, and uses archival materials of the college under study.

In today’s conditions, Hadiach College of Culture and Arts successfully combines the best traditions of Ukrainian national culture and modern educational innovations, modernizes and adapts to a globalized space, preserving its spiritual core and not losing its dignity, which is so important in the conditions of allocating values between East and West, in which Ukraine is now.

The author proves that the development of cultural and educational institutions plays a significant role in the formation of a national culture; educated, competent and creative specialists are able to raise the level of the culture of the state to the appropriate level, because Ukraine is rich in talented and creative personalities and has the opportunity to compete in the globalized world. Hadiach College of Culture and Arts named after I.P. Kotliarevsky belongs to those institutions, which has a long experience of training highly skilled heads of choral, theater and dance groups, orchestras of folk and wind instruments.