Master of decorative and applied arts, teacher. Member of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine. Laureate of the Yu. Shkriblyak Prize in the field of decorative and applied arts.

An embroidery artist from the village of Hlushkiv, Kolomyia district, Ivano-Frankivsk region. She specializes in the reproduction and popularization of traditional embroidery. The artist’s creative output includes authentic shirts, towels, and household items made in compliance with local ornamental canons. Her works are distinguished by the use of complex techniques and the preservation of ethnographic accuracy of patterns characteristic of the Hutsul region and Pokuttya. Halyna Gafiychuk is an active participant in folk art exhibitions and cultural and artistic events in the region. Founder of the “Ethnoskrynia” museum.

A folk artist, a member of the National Union of Folk Art Masters of Ukraine and a laureate of the Yaroslav Lukavetskyi Prize. Born in the village of Prokurava, Kosiv district, she currently lives and works in Ivano-Frankivsk. She mastered the professional skills of artistic embroidery, beadwork and wood carving under the guidance of her mother, Maria Dmytrivna Chulak. At the Ivano-Frankivsk State Center for Aesthetic Education, Maria Chulak carries out pedagogical activities, teaching young people the techniques of folk applied art. In her creative practice, she specializes in working with beads: reproducing traditional ornaments and creating avant-garde compositions using dot technique and optical illusions. She is the author of the idea and director of the popular science film “Bead Dew of the Carpathian Region”. Owner of the museum-estate “Colorful Beads”.

Honored Master of Folk Art of Ukraine, representative of the Shkriblyak-Korpanyuk dynasty of Hutsul carvers. Works with artistic woodworking, combining traditional techniques with the author's style. His works, including plates, boxes and rachvas decorated with carving and inlay, were exhibited at numerous exhibitions in Ukraine and abroad (Canada, France, Germany). Petro Korpanyuk is a member of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine and a laureate of the Yuriy Shkriblyak Prize, and his works are kept in leading museums of folk art.

A craftswoman of folk art from the village of Yavoriv in the Kosiv region. She is engaged in the preservation and popularization of folk crafts, in particular weaving and leatherwork. The craftswoman not only owns ancient techniques of wool processing, but also creatively interprets them, and also conducts master classes for researchers and tourists.

Ceramic artist, teacher and cultural figure from the city of Kosiv. Specializes in the development and popularization of traditional pottery, combining creative practice with pedagogical activity. Founder of the international ceramic plein air "Golden Forge" and author of the innovative project "Mobile Forge", aimed at popularizing ceramic art through visiting master classes and field firing demonstrations.

Ukrainian master of Hutsul folk musical instruments and musician. Since childhood, he independently mastered the making of musical instruments: at the age of 12 he made his first violin, later learned to make sopilki, floyari, dudy (Hutsul bagpipes), trembita, tsimbali and lyre. M. Tafiychuk's professional activity covered both the making and performing of folk music. He personally forged metal parts for tsimbali and developed original designs of instruments. The master revived the tradition of making wheel lyres in the Hutsul region. In 2004, at the request of singer Ruslana, he made eight tsimbali for her performance at the Eurovision Song Contest. Together with his sons, he created the "Tafiychuk Family Ensemble", with which he toured in Ukraine, Poland and the USA, popularizing the authentic sound of Carpathian instruments. His works are kept in private collections and museums around the world. He died on November 11, 2025 in his native village of Bukovets.