Cultural practices of creative unions in the development of civil society

Abstract

The purpose of the article is to investigate the impact of creative unions on the culture of civil society based on the cultural practices they have created. Methodology. Interdisciplinary study of the problem is based on the application of methods of analysis, synthesis, generalization, systematization in accordance with the cultural discourse. The historiographical method made it possible to critically comprehend the publications of scholars on our stated topics; the historical method made it possible to outline the origins, way of life, and transformation of creative unions in the context of the corresponding cultural environment. Scientific novelty work is to identify the civic potential of cultural practices of creative unions. Conclusions. Systematization of further activity of creative unions is represented by the following cases: content-filling - cultural mission of creative unions is aimed at forming a modern cultural space of Ukraine; thematic-ascertaining - relevance and multi-vector characterizes the themes of cultural practices, these are events of patriotic, civic, national, ecological, charitable, artistic and aesthetic orientation; formative - cultural initiatives of creative unions are represented by formative diversity: exhibitions, openings, installations, happenings, performances, plein airs, biennials, master classes, etc.; organizational and cluster - cooperation of creative unions with united territorial communities with the use of civic activism of the population for the purpose of cultural development of local territories and creation of logos by designers; art-therapeutic - we recommend directing the activity of creative unions to rehabilitation cultural practices for participants of anti-terrorist operation, environmental protection, people with special needs, victims of the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdowns; educational - in quarantine it is advisable to intensify the activities of creative unions online. This approach will make the process of cultural creation of civil society effective, involving broad sections of the population.