Visual Arts 

• Postcards From Ukraine – a project by the Ukrainian Institute, “Postcards From Ukraine,” aims to document and present the destruction inflicted on Ukrainian culture by Russian forces as a result of bombings and shelling during the full-scale war launched by Russia against Ukraine on February 24, 2022. 
• #SupportUkrainePIC – a collection of posters, illustrations, and comics by the group of Ukrainian illustrators Pictoric. Possible forms of cooperation include: • Share these illustrations through your social media and websites. 
• Print the illustrations and organize exhibitions in public spaces in your cities worldwide. 
• The war poster diary “What I See” – created by the Kharkiv art studio AzaNiziMaza. 
• Photo project by Lesha Berezovskiy: The War Knocked on My Door Again

Lesha Berezovskiy was forced to leave Donetsk in 2014 when the war began. Waking up to explosions in Kyiv 2022, he realized he could not leave his home a second time. Since then, he has been documenting everyday life around him, trying to capture rare moments of happiness amid the largest war in Europe since World War II. 

Estimated budget: €1200.

• Photo project by Olena Subbach: We Don’t Want to See This Anymore

This portrait series tells the stories of soldiers, displaced persons, artists and cultural figures – people, who are experiencing the war not as observers but as participants. In each image, their eyes are closed, denying the viewer direct contact and challenging the traditional authority of the photographic gaze. By removing this visual connection, the series creates a space of quiet tension, inviting reflection on exhaustion, detachment, and the emotional boundaries of testimony. These portraits exist in a fragile state between presence and absence – between life, loss and the yearning for normality. 

Estimated budget: €1200. 

• Photo project by Kateryna Radchenko: A Selection of Photographs by the curator of Odesa Photo Days

The exhibition will be a new curated selection of photographs by the curator of Odesa Photo Days, following the example outlined in the document Radchenko_UI_Proposal.pdf. 

The curator proposes focusing on three perspectives of the war: professional, civilian, and military photography. The exhibition project combines works of Ukrainian authors, including documentation of civilian evacuation, photos from Mariupol, images of soldiers in combat and in everyday life. These works evoke deep emotions and personal stories of Ukrainians, attempting to visualize them through photography. 

Estimated budget: €2700.

Literature 

We offer a selection of translated Ukrainian literary works of various genres in English, French, and German, which can be used for discussions within book clubs. 

The list of available literature is accessible at the following link: 

https://insight.ui.org.ua/programmes-and-projects/ukrainian-literature-in-translatio n 

We also offer meetings with Ukrainian authors whose works have already been translated into European languages. Potential participants include: 1. USA: Oksana Lutsyshyna, Volodymyr Rafeienko, Tamara Hundorova. 2. Canada: Serhy Yekelchyk, Marci Shore, Timothy Snyder. 

3. Austria: Tetiana Maliarchuk. 
4. Spain: Yevheniia Kuznetsova. Germany: Natalka Sniadanko, Claudia Dathe, Sofiia Onufriv. Italy: Yaryna Grusha, Giovanna Brogi, Alessandro Achilli. 5. Poland: Katarzyna Kotyńska, Maciej Piotrowski, Bohdan Zadura, Olya Hnatyuk, Bohumila Berdykhovska. 
5. Czech Republic: Tereza Chlaňová, Rita Kindlerová, Radomyr Mokryk, Lenka Víchová. 

Film Projects 

To organize film screenings, it is necessary to: determine the audience, the topic and purpose of the screening, choose the film or a selection of films, and establish contact with the authors or copyright holders. For expert recommendations on thematic selections or films related to specific dates, inquiries can be directed to the Cinema Sector of the Ukrainian Institute. Contact for inquiries: films@ui.org.ua

Obtaining a copy of a film and screening rights is usually regulated by signing an agreement that specifies the payment terms. However, in the case of charity screening or otherwise, it is possible to negotiate a free screening with the rights holders. Conditions are determined individually in each case. 

Films – winners (2020-2024) of the proMOTION program by the Ukrainian Institute and Eurimages, recommended for screenings: 

https://ui.org.ua/sectors/promotion-of-ukrainian-cinema/ 

DocuClub Film Network 

• The DOCU/CLUB Network is one of the strategic vectors of the NGO Docudays, aimed at raising awareness of human rights and providing Ukrainians with free access to the best documentary films from all over the world. Using films and discussions, we spread knowledge about human rights and methods of their protection, form an understanding of human dignity as the highest value of Ukrainian society, develop civic activism, and create an engaged civil society. The Network currently includes more than 400 film clubs that operate as independent initiative groups at civic, state, and municipal institutions throughout Ukraine. 

https://docuclub.docudays.ua/eng/ 

Nina Khoma, head of the DOCU/CLUB Network, 

nina.khoma@docudays.ua 

• Indie Lab

Opportunity for young Ukrainian filmmakers to interact with accomplished professionals and complete short documentary from the concept to the final cut. The laboratory has been in existence for over 10 years and has built up a collection of films by Ukrainian emerging directors. 

https://aiffua.com/en/indie-lab 

Contact ellashtyka@gmail.com

Музика 

• Exhibition “Ukrainian jazzmen at war” (can include 5 printed banners sized 1–2 meters with information and photos of musicians before the full-scale invasion and after – in camouflage, with short texts in English about them and QR codes linking to their music) 
• Book-collection of interviews with Ukrainian electronic musicians “Ukrainian Field Notes” (can include an image and a short press release: 2024_Ukrainian Field Notes + QR code to Bandcamp 

https://systemnapotvora.bandcamp.com/album/ukrainian-field-notes-va) 

Performing Arts 

• Beau Monde on Empire’s Edge: State and Stage in Soviet Ukraine – a book by Mayhill Fowler, historian and associate professor in the Department of History at Stetson University, where she also leads the program in Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies. The edition was published in 2017 in Toronto and explores the formation of theatre in the Soviet and Ukrainian contexts through a collective biography of young artists and officials in the 1920s–1930s. The book can be purchased or borrowed from university libraries. 
• Dramox – the largest collection of Ukrainian theatre performances available online. It offers 7 days of free subscription, after which access to all materials in the database is available for a monthly fee of 149 UAH. Some recordings include English subtitles. 
• Insight UA – an English-language guide to Ukrainian culture, personalities and events. The materials in the performing arts sector introduce prestigious awards for Ukrainian performing arts and highlight key players in the sector.
• Open Kurbas – a digital collection of the Museum of Theatre, Music and Cinema Arts of Ukraine that contains scanned sketches, photographs, and more than 2,918 other visual materials related to Les Kurbas and the Ukrainian avant-garde in theatre and cinema. Some of the materials are not translated into English. 
• Ukrainian Drama Translations – a digital library of translations of Ukrainian drama, created to promote national dramaturgy worldwide. 
• Vodurudu – a folk-improvisational cine-ballet, inspired by its surroundings and time. In the city, a group of street performers and dancers of various genres gathers, united by the impulse of plastic movement, and the movement of searching leads to the creativity of Mykola Dmytrovych Leontovych. Directed and choreographed by Anatolii Sachivko. The film is available with English subtitles on Takflix; a one-time viewing fee applies. 
• Oleksandr Osipov & “Nafta” Theatre – a Kharkiv photographer and a member of the Ukrainian Association of Professional Photographers. In collaboration with the Kharkiv independent theatre “Nafta”, he created photo projects based on the documentation of the Performative Laboratory “Naftalab” and the performative-physical solo exhibition by Nina Hyzhna “Someone Like Me” about the journey of a bodiless entity through the bodies of others. Printing and exhibiting the photographs in a university space must be agreed upon with the author and the copyright holder. According to preliminary discussions, Oleksandr is open to various forms of cooperation, including charitable ones. 
• Contemporary Dance Platform – a database of dance performances ready for screenings or touring: promo materials, reviews, and contact details of authors. Each dance performance includes recorded video material available for joint viewing at public events and film club screenings.
• Antonin Artaud Fellowship – a fellowship that supports female and male artists, as well as managers in the field of performing and theatrical arts who are in the early stages of their professional careers and working in Ukraine. All performative projects created within the framework of the Fellowship include documentation, and upon personal request, the team provides free access to the viewing materials. 
• Theatres of Lviv in 1945–1985: Between Art and Politics – a collection of interviews gathered by the Center for Urban History with participants of the theatrical process in Lviv after World War II. 
• The Kurbas Phenomenon – a documentary film about Les Kurbas. The authors of the film are actor and host of the YouTube channel “Zagin Kinomaniv” Vitalii Hordiienko and director Stanislav Veselskyi. The film is available on YouTube with automatic English translation, and the director has given his consent to screen it in any format with the obligatory indication of the authorship.