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After the Russian invasion, the most precious pieces were evacuated from Kyiv to secret locations on trains that ran along the front lines under missile fire

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The Russian invasion has destroyed buildings containing the paintings of Maria Primachenko and Polina Raiko. Today, the works of these folkloric artists are being displayed in various exhibitions, in an attempt to strengthen the national Ukrainian identity

From the blog of Inna Rogatchi at The Times of Israel

In the shelled-out cities of Ukraine and beyond, artists continue to create in the face of devastating conflict. Here, artists from across the globe explain why they’re willing to risk their lives to salvage meaning from the rubble

Writer and PR Consultant Lee Sharrock has selected eight of the best collateral events taking place in Venice during the 59th Biennale.

Writer and PR Consultant Lee Sharrock has selected eight of the best collateral events taking place in Venice during the 59th Biennale.

Thinking about how to frame this edition’s focus on Ukraine, I kept coming back to Maria Primachenko (1909-1997), the folk-art painter whose works illustrate those articles. Admired around the world, she inspired such artists as Marc Chagall and Pablo Picasso, who said of her in 1937: “I bow down before the artistic miracle of this brilliant Ukrainian.”

A UKRAINIAN composer and pianist will be performing in Oxford as part of a festival celebrating the country’s heritage.

A college has organised a three day festival celebrating Ukrainian culture, amid the on-going war in the country.