We INVITE you to join the new INTERNATIONAL ARTS PROJECT “MY UNCONQUERED UKRAINE” the launch of which was announced in December 2021 during the Second INTERNATIONAL Virtual EXHIBITION & COMPETITION OF YOUTH ART “WORLD OF HARMONY” commemorated the 160th anniversary of the birth of the Ukrainian painter Mykola PYMONENKO. Our GLOBAL YOUTH ART COMPETITION PLATFORM “HARMONY” was to host the Project, yet, on February 24, 2022, it all changed because of the vicious WAR…
It is a new UK-based international arts exhibition joint PROJECT that serves as a pool for the exhibition “UK for Ukraine: Support Through Art” and showcased items from the exhibition “MY UNCONQUERED UKRAINE” presented by the newly created public association of the Ukrainians abroad “UK for Ukraine” that operates in London and by the GLOBAL YOUTH ART COMPETITION PLATFORM “HARMONY” created by the IECA with the participation of the British charitable foundation “Sincere Education & Cultural Development” (SECD) and the IECA’s UK Branch.
THE MISSION OF THE ART PROJECT is to present Ukraine and Ukrainian art in Great Britain and to raise funds to support the Ukrainian Armed Forces and ARTISTS during this difficult period of the russia’s MILITARY INVASION and brutal AGGRESSION and GENOCIDE taking place in the territory of sovereign UKRAINE.
Exhibition DATES – April 11-15, 2022 (extended later until May 02, 2022), VENUE – lobby of 1 Canada Square&Retail unit in Canary Wharf Shopping Centre, London, UK
Exhibition DATES – April 11-15, 2022 (extended later until May 02, 2022), VENUE – lobby of 1 Canada Square&Retail unit in Canary Wharf Shopping Centre, London, UK
WE INVITE YOU TO TAKE A TOUR AROUND THE LONDON EXHIBITION. The exposition includes over 200 Ukrainian artworks among which wonderful PAINTINGS created by teachers and students of the Department of Fine Arts of V.Korolenko National Pedagogical University of Poltava and by teachers and students of the Department of Fine and Decorative Arts of Taras Shevchenko National University of Luhansk, ITEMS of decorative and applied arts and MOTANKA DOLLS, BATIK fabric beautifully painted by the Lviv master Olena ZUENKO, amazing Ukrainian VYTYNANKAS made by young artists from the Shostka city (Sumy Region), BOOKS from Ukrainian publishers translated into English, including the Taras Shevchenko’s “KOBZAR”, “WOODEN ARCHITECTURE OF UKRAINE”, the “KYIV PARKS” photo album and others.
The Exhibition “MY UNCONQUERED UKRAINE” also displays WORKS OF YOUNG ARTISTS and their mentors from 10 regions of Ukraine – DONETSK, POLTAVA, ZAPORIZHZHIA, ZHYTOMYR, TERNOPIL, SUMY, LVIV, and LUHANSK Region.
The exposition attracts with peaceful, radiating the Ukrainian spirit, works of young artists of the “FANTAZIA” studio from the Dobropillya town (Donetsk Region), of the students of the Poltava Children’s Art School, of the students of the Zhytomyr Center for Children and Youth Creativity, of the students of the Sich Collegium and of the Center for Aesthetic Education of the Khortytsky District in Zaporizhzhia city, with artworks from the town of Buchach in Ternopil Region and many others. Full story.
London exhibition of WORKS of students of the “VYTYNANKA” Studio of the Center for Aesthetic Education in Shostka city of Sumy region
“MY UNCONQUERED UKRAINE” – video created by students of the “LEADER” club of the Center of Education Beyond School “SONYASHNYK” [sunflower] in Bila Tserkva city of Kyiv region. AUTHOR OF THE IDEA – Iryna Zaporizka.
April 27, 2022. MARATHON “United News#UAtogether”. Art exhibition “UK for Ukraine: Support Through Art”. Organizer in Ukraine – Nonprofit Public Organization “International Educational Cultural Association”, CEO – Lyubov Gorvat
Honored Worker of Culture of Ukraine. Organizer in the UK – UK based representative UK Вranch International Educational Cultural Company (UK Branch IECC) and the British Charitable Foundation Sincere Education and Cultural Development (SECD), CEJ – Iryna MOROZ-PYRTKO. Air talk about the London Exhibition at 23.12.
The Art exhibition “UK for UKRAINE: SUPPORT Through ART” and the exposition “MY UNCONQUERED UKRAINE” continue. JOIN US. DETAILS at +38 094 8313557
JOIN the event within the framework of the new INTERNATIONAL ART PROJECT “SUNFLOWERS OF PEACE” as announced by the International Educational Cultural Association in partnership with the British Charitable Foundation “Sincere Education & Cultural Development” (SECD) and the Association’s UK Branch and initiated by the Australian artist Janno McLaughlin.
THE INTERNATIONAL ART PROJECT “SUNFLOWERS OF PEACE” aims at uniting people around the WORLD to SUPPORT the UKRAINIAN children, provide them with psychological rehabilitation using art therapy during these dramatic days of brutal russia’s aggression, atrocities and genocide of the Ukrainian nation. THE PROJECT PARTICIPANTS TO CREATE A GUARD CHARM FOR UKRAINE in the form of an art installation using a SUNFLOWER which symbolizes the Ukraine’s identification as a nation which art object to be exposed on a 30×30 cm fabric cloth piece. The Project involves any type of creative art work like a drawing, appliqué, embroidery, cut out of fabric, batik, weaving etc.
The Australian artist Janno McLaughlin will use these small amulets arriving from various countries worldwide to form the large “SUNFLOWERS OF PEACE” art installation. The art works of the Ukrainian participants to be sent by post until October 20, 2022 to the address provided to you in Ukraine. Each ART WORK is to be signed in the lower right corner in English indicating the last and first name of the author, age, city, and country. All the art works shall be sent first to the UK and then they will be sent to Australia to Janno McLaughlin.
Ukrainian children also joined the “Sunflowers of Peace” art installation creation. Their creative works arrived to the London office of the British Charitable Foundation “Sincere Education & Cultural Development” (SECD). Iryna Pyrtko, the SECD founder welcomes the works.
Sunflowers of peace from the Ukrainian children arrive to Australia. Janno McLaughlin meets them at her creative workshop. Here the works will join other sunny flowers sent by warm-hearted people from different continents as a symbol of support for the ukrainian children.
ABC News , the Australian news agency, tells about the inspiring “SUNFLOWERS OF PEACE” international project before the art installation leaves for London in May. INTERVIEW with Janno McLaughlin, the author of the idea and the artist. WE INVITE YOU TO BECOME A CREATIVE PARTY TO OUR PROJECT. THE MEETING WITH THE INCREDIBLE JANNO IN KYIV IS STILL AHEAD.
The fantastic MASTERPIECE out of FLOWERS OF SUN AND PEACE turns into a GREAT CHARM and a symbol of preserving PEACE in UKRAINE and around the WORLD. Today, it unites 9,000 solar amulets filled with the energy of hearts of sincere and kind people from 16 countries all over the world! It is to protect the peaceful sky above our Planet Earth! Our SUNFLOWERS OF PEACE will be displayed in different countries of the world. The art PANEL has already been exhibited in Australia, and Great Britain. The project goes on. The cities in Europe and our native Ukraine await for it! Then the great charm will travel to the Land of Childhood. More details are HERE
Today, any event across the globe which involves our SUNFLOWERS OF PEACE, the GUARD CHARM that grown to be a tremendous “Sunflower Blanket for Ukraine”, bring together those who care to express their support for Ukraine. SUNFLOWERS OF PEACE became an AMBASSADOR of the “KIDS AND ART FOR UKRAINE” program, a large-scale Ukrainian children support project which is implemented by the British Charitable Foundation “Sincere Education & Cultural Development” (SECD) within the EBRD initiative with the participation of the International Educational Cultural Association. SUNFLOWERS OF PEACE are also our Ambassador with its 9,000 flowers of sun and peace which unite people from 16 countries from different continents around the issue of the Ukrainian children of war whom the russian aggressor deprived of their childhood and aimed its missiles at their lives.
Join us in our SUPPORT of UKRAINE’S CHILDREN! WE INVITE all sympathetic and hearty people to take part in this PLANET-WIDE CHARITY project “SUNFLOWERS OF PEACE”.
You can make YOUR DONATION via this website and support TALENTED CHILDREN OF UKRAINE within the “KIDS AND ART FOR UKRAINE” fundraising program organized by the SECD Charitable Foundation with the support of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).
You may use the account Q-code which is next to this text block.
Watch and listen about the International “SUNFLOWERS OF PEACE” Art Project below.
31.07.2022. Special broadcast of the UKRAINIAN RADIO station about the international art installation “SUNFLOWERS OF PEACE” on the central square near the Royal Albert Hall of Arts and Sciences in London – by Iryna Moroz-Pyrtko, Head of the UK branch of the International Educational Cultural Association.
August 12, 2022 – on-line broadcast of the “BREAKFAST with 1+1” (Ukrainian morning TV show). Presentation of the international art installation “SUNFLOWERS OF PEACE” in London WITH THE PARTICIPATION of the Australian artist Janno McLaughlin, the author of the project idea.
The International Art Project “SUNFLOWERS OF PEACE” goes on. Create your sunflower art pieces to expand our GUARD CHARM for Ukraine. Wait to welcome the art installation in the countries across Europe.