Ukrainian Art Weekend

SAVE THE DATE!
Join us for a FRONTLINE FEMALES ART WEEKEND where creativity, solidarity and purpose come together.

WHEN: Friday 30 January, Saturday 31 January, Sunday 1 February

WHERE: Candid Arts Trust: Candid Arts Centre, Angel, Islington, 3 Torrens St, London EC1V 1NQ

This special Charitable Ukrainian Art Weekend brings together women artists from frontline states, offering a powerful platform for voices shaped by resilience and lived experience. Through art, craft and music, the event invites you to connect, create, and support meaningful humanitarian work.

Guests will enjoy immersive art, weaving and jewellery workshops, led by participating artists. Live music will feature on the opening day of the exhibition, setting the tone for a vibrant and welcoming atmosphere. Whether you choose to take part in the workshops or simply experience the exhibition, the weekend offers space for reflection and shared creativity.

All proceeds support UAID’s humanitarian mission, helping deliver aid and vital assistance to communities affected by the war in Ukraine. This event is made possible through the generosity of artists, volunteers and supporters who believe in the power of culture to make a difference.

Come for the art. Stay for the connection. Leave knowing you’ve supported a cause that matters.

ABOUT THE ARTISTS

Painting; oils on canvas + prints by Vlada Buchko (Ukraine)

As a much-acclaimed painter Ms Buchko's works have been exhibited throughout Kyiv. She's also a musician & singer who has toured Ukraine and raised funds for Ukrainian Army medics. Her Chaos Maidan painting has featured in several documentary films and has been compared with Picasso's Guernica. This Art Festival is the first time Vlada Buchko's work has been exhibited outside of Ukraine.

Paintings; oils / acrylic on canvas by Sasha Grigorjeva (Lithuania)

Ms Grigorjeva is based on an 'art farm' in Hungary but she's a constant visitor to both Ukraine, London and her Lithuanian homeland. Her colourful and dynamic paintings and sketches have been exhibited in several locations but this Art Festival is the first time her work has been seen in the UK or Western Europe.

Installations / paintings / embroidery by Khrystyna Ivaniuk-Khmil (Ukraine)

Ms Ivaniuk-Khmil is a young Ukrainian, now based in London, a limited selection of her innovative installation - and visual - artwork has been exhibited at the Muse Gallery, the XYZ Gallery, the Portobellonista and at the Dulwich Festival. Her work is a mixture of neo-classical finery, stark paintings and abrupt war-influenced graphics. She will create an interactive illustration session at the launch evening. Her husband is currently a frontline soldier in Ukraine.

Paintings / prints by Uliana Shcherbak (Ukraine)

Ms Shcherbak is a multidisciplinary artist currently pursuing a BA in Fine Art at Central Saint Martins. Working primarily in oil painting and printmaking, her practice is grounded in personal history and cultural memory. A displaced Ukrainian, Shcherbak uses her work to confront loss, displacement, and identity, telling the story of her country through a deeply personal lens. Her practice insists on attention—inviting viewers not only to look, but to remember Ukraine and its culture.

Paintings on russian missile shells by Tetyana Frey (Ukraine)

Ms Frey creates unique art objects which are actually made by painting on the artillery shells used by Russian forces to attack her homeland. Her paintings are a stark yet hopeful translation of the phrase 'swords into ploughshares' i.e. the medium is the message. She has previously exhibited her work at the Chelsea Theatre, FarSight and XYZ galleries.

CURATORS
Olga Brown is an award-winning British-Ukrainian artist, a graduate of the Academy of Fine Art in Lviv, Ukraine. In the recent past she has won the Chelsea Art Society Agnes Reeve Award as well as prizes from the Great Art Award, Hesketh Hubbard Art Society and the Society of Women Artists at the Mall Galleries.

She has had her work exhibited extensively across the UK and overseas including at prestigious galleries such as Cork Street, The Mall Galleries and the Royal College of Art.

Evangeline Rouse is a RCA graduate currently working in film at the Imperial War Museum. Her specialities are female histories and narratives as well as the art, film and ephemera produced during past and contemporary conflicts.

Important Information.

You’ll be able to book individual events or select multiple events at a discounted rate.

Friday 30 Jan - 6-9 pm - exhibit launch, wine reception and live music

Saturday 31 Jan - 11 am - 6 pm - arts and crafts workshops, all materials provided, no prior experience needed - specific sessions and times TBC

Sunday 1 Feb - 11 am - 6 pm - arts and crafts workshops, all materials provided, no prior experience needed - specific sessions and times TBC

Please watch this space for further updates.

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