This article is a part of a broader survey, aiming to study the amateur art activity related to folklore, within the context of musical and general amateur art activity governance (amateur art activity = ‘samodeynost’). Administrative amateur art governance is being studied here, from the moment of the creation of a separate governing institution (Peoples’ […]
This article follows formation of governing structures (on a national and local level) that are to administer organized amateur art activity [samodeynost, самодейност] before establishing the Peoples’ Art Central Home in 1954. Following administrative documents and publications there are two events that develop over time: 1. “Subors” (old country traditional fairs, holidays, related to church […]
This article is a part of a bigger study of communal music amateur activity in Bulgaria by the time of socialism – directed mostly towards the link between the “samodeynost” and national music folklore. This time period is related entirely with the time of the Committee for science, art and culture’s (CSAC) activity, which coincides […]
