The “Harvesting Grapes” panel was created in 1979 by artists Hryhorii Kichula and Yaroslav Sheremeta for the façade of the “Ukrvyno” winery on Puhulianka Street in Lviv. The work is an example of 1970s monumental decorative art and consists of 624 glazed ceramic tiles with a total area of over 30 m².
Due to the deteriorating condition of the former factory building, the panel became at risk of destruction. At the time of assessment, the structure was partially ruined, and the panel itself had suffered significant damage and losses. Preserving the work without urgent restoration intervention became impossible.
Thanks to a joint initiative of the city, local business, and Jam Factory Art Center, the panel was carefully dismantled, restored, and relocated to the territory of the art center. The Karp Restorer workshop carried out the restoration. The new home of the panel is Jam Factory Art Center — a former industrial site that, like the “Ukrvyno” plant, is connected to Lviv’s history of production and is now gaining new cultural significance.
Program of the opening:
12:00–12:45 — Official opening of the ceramic panel on the territory of Jam Factory Art Center
12:45–13:45 — Presentation of the panel restoration process by the Karp Restorer workshop
14:30–16:00 — Panel Discussion I: Ceramic Panels and Mosaics Between Preservation and Adaptation — Jam Factory Art Center as a Model of Collaboration Between the City, Business, and Culture?
Participants: Tetiana Fedoruk, Tetiana Balukova, Marian Kardash. Moderator — Mariia Kravchenko.
16:00–17:30 — Panel Discussion II: What Should Be Done with Soviet Heritage Today — Preserve, Dismantle, Reinterpret, and How Should We Communicate About It?
Participants: Yevheniia Moliar, Vasyl Kosiv, Anastasiia Leliuk. Moderator — Bohdan Shymulovych.
Free admission to the opening!
To participate in the presentation and panel discussions, please register in advance as the number of places is limited.
The event will take place on June 6 at Jam Factory Art Center
(124 Bohdana Khmelnytskoho St., Lviv). The presentation and panel discussions will take place in the Auditorium Hall.
We invite you to join the opening and the conversation on preserving the city’s artistic heritage.
Panel BEFORE
Restoration process
