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SUMMARY:Don’t Close Your Eyes: Ukrainian Artists Respond to the War
DESCRIPTION:Don’t Close Your Eyes: Ukrainian Artists Respond to the War \nJanuary 17 – Feb 17\, 2024\nOpening reception Wednesday\, January 17\, 5-7pm\nCurator Tour Saturday\, February 10\, 12-1pm\nCurators: Hanna Melnyczuk and Halyna Andrusenko \nJointly curated by Hanna Melnyczuk\, a Ukrainian-American artist\, and Halyna Andrusenko\, an artist from Kyiv\, The Umbrella Arts Center’s iteration of the traveling exhibition\, Don’t Close Your Eyes: Ukrainian Artists Respond to the War\, features the work of 27 artists from various regions of Ukraine\, responding to the invasion of Ukraine\, which began February 24\, 2022. Expressions of grief\, loss\, survival\, and hope range from surrealism to expressionism\, and include drawings\, paintings\, mixed media\, papercuts\, lithographs\, and a six-minute video\, Protected\, in which Halyna Andrusenko echoes the wrapping of monuments in Kyiv by wrapping her parents in cloth. \nDon’t Close Your Eyes features a broad spectrum of powerful work in response to the war in Ukraine. This work is a testament to the power of the human spirit\, and the abilities of artists to synthesize powerful emotions and responses into works that transcend boundaries of time\, geography\, and space. The Umbrella Arts Center’s exhibition will be the final showing of Don’t Close Your Eyes\, which has traveled around Massachusetts including to UMass Lowell and The New Arts Center in Newton and beyond to Madison Arts & Culture Alliance in New Jersey and The Ukrainian Institute of Chicago. \nProceeds from this exhibit will provide support to the exhibiting artists and Ukraine Forward\, an organization providing life-saving supplies to the people of Ukraine. To view a PDF catalog of the exhibition\, please click here. To inquire about purchasing artwork\, please contact Stephanie Marlin-Curiel\, Visual Arts Manager at stephanie@theumbrellaarts.org. \nThe exhibition is free and open to the public. Indoor gallery hours are 9AM-9PM daily. The Umbrella is ADA accessible\, offers free lot and street parking\, and is conveniently located off Route 2 and two blocks from the Fitchburg Line. \nA Curator Tour with Hanna Melnyczuk will be held Saturday\, February 10\, 12-1PM. RSVP to Stephanie Marlin-Curiel at stephanie@theumbrellaarts.org \nCurators’ Statements\nFebruary 24th\, Putin’s invasion of Ukraine\, changed the trajectory of many lives\, including my own. My work has dealt with the theme of my Ukrainian heritage throughout my career. After visiting Ukraine and living there for four months\, I felt very close to the people and the world my parents left in 1945. Some of my work reflects the influence of this experience. Most recently\, I changed course\, from working on large portraits to picture books for children. Writing and illustrating my own books was a new phase in my development as an artist. Then on February 24th came news of the war in Ukraine. In absolute disbelief\, I\, like most of the world\, asked: “How can this be happening in the 21st century?” As the war unfolded\, the images in my mind changed from being colorful representations of a child’s world to darker images depicting tanks\, missiles\, refugees\, and a mass grave in Bucha. These images continued to appear and to trouble me. I began a series of drawings based on my feelings about the war. Soon I also began to look for like- minded artists and found many in Ukraine responding to the war with powerful imagery. These images were being shown in Ukraine and some parts of Europe. I had a vision of bringing them to the U.S.\, so I struck up a partnership with Halyna Andrusenko. With her help\, we sought artists whose works resonated for us in terms of the images they were making in response to the horrific violence and destruction that the war was bringing to a peaceful country. Many of the artists we chose were producing small drawings\, while others were working on larger pieces. We decided\, for practical reasons\, to focus on bringing some of these smaller works on paper to the US. We are very eager to share these tragic\, powerful and documentary images that address the war in Ukraine. Of course\, they can be addressing other wars and acts of violence\, as does Picasso’s famous Guernica. Some of the works are universal\, others more specific. Each artist brings his or her own vision of this tragedy. —Hanna Melnyczuk \nMy collaboration with Hanna on this project began with her post on my Instagram\, complimenting my work\, introducing herself\, and asking if I’d be interested in helping organize an exhibit of Ukrainian artists’ work. I felt that\, in addition to participating in the show\, I could now do something more for Ukraine — expand our reach by including recognized Ukrainian artists also focused on Russia’s war against Ukraine. Artists are stepping up on the cultural front\, using visual language to convey our lived experience and to show the world Ukraine’s frightening current realities. The foremost goal of this project is to engage the world’s attention and appeal for help and support for Ukraine. I’m grateful to Hanna\, the organizing team\, and all participating artists for caring and actively working to realize Don’t Close your Eyes. — Halyna Andrusenko \nArtists\nHalyna Andrusenko\nKsenia Datsiuk\nNastya Didenko\nMitya Fenechkin\nEvgen Klimenko\nNatalia Kurnosova\nInga Levi\nAve Libertatemaveamor\nAnton Logov\nHanna Melnyczuk\nDanylo Movchan\nOleksii Pavlusenko\nOleksii Revika\nVladyslav Riaboshtan\nOlesia Rybchenko\nValeriia Rybchenko\nAndrij Roik\nZakhar Shevchuk\nOlena Shtepura\nNickita Tsoy\nIlya Yarovoy\nOlga Zaremba \nLEARN MORE
URL:https://www.centermakor.org/event/dont-close-your-eyes/
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SUMMARY:Affirmation of Life
DESCRIPTION:Affirmation of Life: Art from Today’s Ukraine \nJanuary 31-February 25\nReception: 3-5pm\, Saturday\, February 3\nFundraiser: 6-8pm\, Wednesday\, February 21st \nThis February\, enjoy Affirmation of Life: Art from Today’s Ukraine\, presented at the Loading Dock Gallery in cooperation with the Ukrainian Cultural Initiative.\nThis colorful show celebrates life as well as Ukrainian heritage\, with work ranging from traditional designs to lush abstracts. Working in war-ravaged Ukraine\, the artists seek not only to make a living\, but to teach and support adults and children\, providing much needed healing through the universal language of art. “Art is like oxygen\,” says artist Lyubov Minenko. “It makes everyone feel comfortable. Comfortable in the individual existence and comfortable in communication with others. Art unites people.” \nLearn More
URL:https://www.centermakor.org/event/affirmation-of-life-2/
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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SUMMARY:Music Worcester: National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine
DESCRIPTION:Music Worcester:National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine\nFormed by the Council of Ministers of Ukraine in November of 1918\, the National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine is considered to be one of the finest symphony orchestras in Eastern Europe. \nThe NSOU was entrusted with premier performances of works by Sergei Prokofiev\, Dmitri Shostakovich\, Aram Khatchaturian\, Boris Lyatoshynsky\, Valentyn Silvestrov\, Myroslav Skoryk\, and Evgen Stankovych. \nThe Orchestra has gained international recognition over a remarkably short period of time. After an appearance in Moscow\, Dmitri Shostakovich commented: “This orchestra has as distinguished a group of performers as one would be likely to find anywhere. The ensemble of the orchestra is of the highest level. In addition\, the various soloists and instrumental groups within the Orchestra play exceptionally and complement each other beautifully—as would the greatest of the world’s symphony orchestras.” \nSince 1993\, the NSOU has released more than 100 sound recordings which include both Ukrainian and international repertoires. Most of these recordings have received the highest international acclaim. In 1994\, the Australian Broadcasting Company (ABC) rated NSOU’s recording of Boris Lyatoshynsky’s Symphonies No. 2 and No. 3 as “The Best Recording of the Year.” The CD of Silvestrov’s “Requiem for Larissa”was nominated for a Grammy Award in 2005. The CD of Bloch and Lees’ Violin Concertos was nominated for a Grammy Award four years later. The NSOU has performed in successful concert tours around the world including Australia\, Eastern and Western Europe\, China\, Hong Kong\, Iran\, Japan\, Kazakhstan\, Lebanon\, Oman\, Russia\, and the United Arab Emirates. \nSince April of 1999\, Volodymyr Sirenkohas been the Artistic Director and Chief Conductor of the NSOU. Alexander Hornostai has been its Managing Director and Producer since June 2006. \nThis program is supported in part by a grant from the Worcester Arts Council\, a local agency\, which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council\, a state agency. \nTICKETS
URL:https://www.centermakor.org/event/national-symphony-orchestra-of-ukraine/
LOCATION:Mechanics Hall\, 321 Main St\, Worcester\, MA\, 01608\, United States
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