You are invited to the opening reception of Ukraїnian Week (UW) in conjunction with the Ukraine Illustrated art exhibit at SVI (located at 620 Spadina Ave) on Wednesday, November 30, from 7-10 PM.
Ukraїnian Week (UW) is a synthesis of Ukrainian contemporary art, cinema, and creative projects organized by a team of exchange students from the National University Kyiv-Mohyla Academy in Ukraine, currently studying at the University of Toronto. From Nov. 28 to Dec. 4, experience UW's multimedia and immersive exhibit "Truth, Symbols and Memes of Ukrainian Resistance".
UW will be collecting donations to the “Students for Students-defenders” through Second Front. This initiative was created to support Kyiv-Mohyla Academy students, who decided to put their education on hold to defend their country.
Ukraine Illustrated is an art exhibition of illustrations created as a response to Russia's hybrid war on Ukraine. This window art display features the Kyiv-based illustration collective, Pictoric. In addition to work from Ukraine, you will also find artworks created by Ukrainian-Canadian artists and allies on display at SVI. Ukraine Illustrated is presented by SVI and the Ukrainian Museum of Canada, Ontario Branch.
SVI and the Ukrainian Museum of Canada, Ontario Branch will be accepting donations that will be directed to Ukrainian illustrators through Pictoric.
More about UW’s exhibit "Truth, Symbols and Memes of Ukrainian Resistance"
"Truth, Symbols and Memes of Ukrainian Resistance" is a multimedia and immersive art exhibition that gives the visitor a unique experience of diving into the daily reality of Ukrainians that also, surprisingly, can be a source of strength and irony.
The exhibition goes through three different phases, from real fear to genuine laughter and finally creates the feeling of dissonance, fascination and a united belief in a bright and free future.
More about Pictoric
Pictoric is an illustration collective featuring Ukrainian illustrators, graphic designers, and allied artists. It views its mission in the promotion of quality and relevant graphics representing Ukraine on the international stage. Since russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine, Pictoric has collected and created illustrations, posters, and comic books in support of Ukraine and its people, as a way to convey true information, and inspire the whole world to fight for freedom and democracy.
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