The title is awarded to highly professional directors, choreographers, conductors, choirmasters, composers, playwrights, artists, architects, designers, art critics and other artists who have been working in the field of art for fifteen or more years and have made a significant contribution to the development of culture and art, for great merits in education and training of creative personnel, creation of scientific works.

The title is awarded by the President of the Republic of Belarus.

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Selected dates:

1995

The honorary title was established along with other honorary titles.