Someone likes coffee, someone prefers art. But there are also those who like both. January 15, 2007 people of western city Rivne got an opportunity to enjoy hot aromatic drink and pieces of Photoart in one place – private ArtCafé Salvador Dali. The next day its owner and photographer Alexander Kupchynskyy presented the first collection of the project “Leading Photoartists of Ukraine”.

The idea of private gallery occurred to Alexander while his trip to Slovakia: “I entered a cosy café to have a cup of coffee. My attention was attracted by paintings and photos hanging above the tables. At that very moment I said to myself that I should try to open a small gallery in my café. Consequently he turned the third room of his café to Kupchynskyy Gallery. During a year it has seen many photoartists, artists, politicians and amateurs from different regions of Ukraine as well as from other countries. There are haunters, who are looking forward to new exhibition so that they may get acquainted with another master of photography and his art.

Recently the gallery “concurred” another room: works of young, considerable Ukrainian and foreign photoartists and painters are also shown in Salvador Dali room.

People claim Alexander to raise the qualification standard to high while presenting the best photographers. But at the same time they feel very thankful for the opportunity he gives the youth, masters and just photolovers to learn on works of FIAP acknowledged artists.

The project had success and Alexander decided to develop his work in the world of photography. January 15, 2008 he started a new project – “Famous Photoartists of the World”, and plans to present collections of 12 photographers from different countries. The organizers hope to astonish and gladden Ukrainians this year.