Art

“Art of Captivity” exhibition opens in Kherson showcasing drawings by civilian detainees held by Russia since 2022, bringing their voices and resilience to the world through powerful artwork.

In Kolomyia on Ukraine’s Armed Forces Day, artist Hanna Kisilishyna opened an exhibition of 13 paintings honoring her fallen Azov‑soldier son and other heroes, capturing war, loss and resilience.

French artist Alexandre Henry turned Russian missile fragments and war‑damaged Ukrainian furniture into sculptures, transforming destruction into art and reflecting resilience and memory from frontline towns.

Paris opens “Oleksandr Murashko: Light and Shadow of Ukrainian Modernism” at UNESCO, celebrating the centennial of the Ukrainian master’s impact and restoring his art’s voice on the global stage.

Lviv’s Sheptytskyy Museum reopens with expanded Ukrainian art and sacred relics, honoring Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytskyy’s legacy and showcasing rare works and personal artifacts in a revitalized cultural centerpiece.

The largest Ukrainian ballet company abroad Ukrainian International Ballet has refused to perform Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake — the project has been canceled.

In recent days Ukraine celebrated Defender’s Day, Ukrainian Cossacks Day, and the Feast of the Intercession.

Ukrainian artist Davyd Chychkan was killed on August 9 in the Zaporizhzhia sector after sustaining severe injuries while repelling an enemy infantry assault. He was known for his artistic work as a form of social and political critique and also illustrated the Administrative Code of Ukraine. Well-known Ukrainian artist Davyd Chychkan has been killed at the front. This was reported […]

In 2025, after five-year hiatus, the Kazimir Malevich Award for Ukrainian artists returns. This was announced to UP Culture by the Polish Institute in Kyiv, which is the organizer of the award. The organizers noted that this year’s award returns in a new format – a Council of Laureates has been created. It consists of previous award winners. This decision […]

The dance performance The Forest, inspired by Lesya Ukrainka’s The Forest Song, received an Ovation Award at one of the most influential cultural events in South Africa. This marks the first time Ukrainian culture has been represented at the National Arts Festival in South Africa. The news was announced by the Ukrainian Institute. The Forest was created by South African […]

Archaeologists have excavated the Opishlyanka burial mound, with the findings dated to the 6th–5th centuries BCE, Uspih in UA informs. The discoveries were announced by researchers from the Bilsk Historical and Cultural Reserve, according to zmist.pl.ua. The Opishlyanka mound is located near the village of Derevky in the Kotelva community. It had previously been explored by Ivan Zaretsky in the late 19th […]

The recreated mosaic ‘Boryviter’ by Ukrainian artist Alla Horska was unveiled on Independence Square in Kyiv. The original 1967 artwork was damaged in Mariupol during Russia’s full-scale invasion. The reconstructed version faithfully replicates the original and is the result of the work of 15 artists and researchers led by Olena Zaretska, Alla Horska’s granddaughter. The project was initiated by Rozetka in cooperation […]