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Pysanka Festival 2024

Ukraine's 32nd Anniversary of Independence

Ukrainian Art Center is honored to present this special guests at the concert! Taras Yanycky comes to us from Kyiv, Ukraine and will introduce the music he will sing and play on his magnificent bandura.

This is such a great opportunity to meet this honored artist of Ukraine! He is a winner of many awards, and a world famous bandurist, virtusos, singer, and conductor.

So SAVE THE DATE - 8/20/23; 1PM; at the Ukrainian Culture Center.

TOGETHER TO A FREE AND UNBROKEN UKRAINE!

Pysanka Festival 2023

With great pleasure, the Ukrainian Art Center invites you and your loved ones to our Annual Pysanka Festival, celebrating Ukrainian culture. The event will take place on March 26, 2023, from 12 pm to 6 pm at the Ukrainian Culture Center at 4315 Melrose Avenue, Los Angeles, 90029.

Please come and experience the Ukrainian Easter spirit, food, and hospitality. The event will feature traditional Easter egg (pysanka) decorating workshops for the whole family, a Ukrainian Easter market, delicious Ukrainian food, and entertainment. The Ukrainian Art Center will accommodate earlier interviews and/or demonstrations at your convenience.

Please feel free to contact the Ukrainian Art Center for more information.

UkrainianArtCenter@gmail.com

Sincerely,

Daria Chaikovsky, President

Halyna Bond, Pysanka Festival Chairperson

Ukrainian Art Center, Inc.

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LArtists For Ukraine Exhibition & Auction

Please view our video invitation here:

https://dubb.com/v/5CNZzn?from_email=1

Ukrainian Independence Day Fundraiser to Aid Ukraine

Pysanka for Peace by UAC

Pysanka Masterclass by Ukrainian-American Artist Barbara Wetzel

Ukrainian Art Center and Ukrainian Culture Center Present: Art Exhibit & Silent Auction

We are excited to announce that our Easter weekend fundraising event LArtistsForUkraine was a great success! We collected over $27 thousand for humanitarian and medical assistance for the people of Ukraine. The Silent Auction collected - $17 thousand and Classical Music Concert - $10 thousand. We have received very many emergency relief requests and will fulfill as many as we are able with the collected funds.

An enormous thank you to Ukrainian Culture Center, artists – Victor Makohonenko, Dr. Maxim Kuzin, Myroslava Khomik, Lado V. Goudjabidze, Marlene Greenberg, Nik Le Skela, Yuriy Viktiuk, Juri Koll, Yulia Gasio, and a whole village of volunteers who made this fundraiser such a wonderful success – Victoria Kuzina, Asya Gorska, Iryna Vasylkova, Halyna Bond, Andrew Demus, Elizabeth Zaharkiv-Yemetz, Luda Wussek, Julia Michaels, Olga Starow, Debra Kaspersky, Yustyna Nickerson, Olena Kalish, Olena Baklar, Mariano Galante, and Laurie Dominic.

The creative talents of LArtistsForUkraine raised awareness about the Ukrainian classical and popular music on par with world class composers and brought outstanding fine art to the Ukrainian Culture Center.

LArtistsForUkraine plan more projects. Please stay tuned.

Ukrainian Art Center, Inc.

30th Anniversary of Ukraine's Independence

UAC REOPENED WITH THE CELEBRATION OF THE 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF UKRAINE'S INDEPENDENCE

Dear Members, Supporters and Friends,

I am sharing with you the prominent date and ensuing celebratory event of the 30th Anniversary of Ukraine's Independence.

After so many months of pandemic shutdown, Ukrainian Art Center officially reopened with a special art exhibition dedicated to the successful Independence Day concert, VIP reception and program organized by Ukrainian Culture Center of Los Angeles on August 22, 2021. UCC's beautiful auditorium was filled to capacity with guests who have endured this long period of inactivity and were ready to enjoy and participate in this joyful celebration.

Many VIP guests who were Counsels of their respective countries together with Ukraine's Cousel General from San Francisco Dmytro Kushneruk and a huge throng of local attendees enjoyed the concert program under the direction of our Cultural Directors Victoria Kuzina and Asya Gorsky including the energetic Kalyna Dancers, several nostalgic and delightful singers and other artists. The success of the program was received with unending applause. Comments from the VIP Counsels and their partners were extremely positive regarding the collection of traditional folk art as well as the fine art exhibited, all connected by Ukrainian themes but with different styles and periods of history. Not to mention the raves regarding the beautiful hall, saying that they do not have anything comparable.

Great appreciation to all organizers, artists, vendors and the tireless volunteers that made the celebration of this historic day a huge success!

Please check our website "ukrainianartcentersocal.org" or Facebook and Instagram for many more photos.

My best to everyone and sincere appreciation for your continued support.

Daria Chaikovsky

UAC President

Ukrainian Art Workshop 2021: Pysanky 101

The Ukrainian Art Center, Inc (UAC) of Los Angeles is proud to announce our first Ukrainian Art Workshop: Pysanky 101. The first of many traditional and folk art video series to come!

Featuring Master Artists: Linda Mudlo & Natalie Orlins Gebet

Pysanky is one of Ukraine’s most beloved and recognizable folk art. Our mid April launch falls between American Easter and Ukrainan Easter (Eastern Rite Catholic and Orthodox).

Preservation and accessibility is important to us to keep the cultural and traditional arts alive!

We hope you help us spread the word by “Liking”, “Commenting” and Sharing our FREE Workshop video!
Available now for the next 30 days!

Our online workshops will dive deeper into popular Ukrainian art and practices with intermediate and advanced classes as well.
Stay tuned for upcoming announcements on how to become a member!

This will be an exclusive offer to join an online community with others, learn from master artists, have direct contact with master artists, share tips, art, education and more!

Julia Blue

On June 9, 2019, Ukrainian Art Center was pleased to present the Southern California Premier of the lm JULIA BLUE, which is a love story set in modern day, post-revolutionary Ukraine between Julia, an idealist student activist and wounded soldier fresh from the war-front. UAC will also hosted a very special post premier Question & Answer session with writer/director RoxyToporowych and producer Nilou Sa nya.

https://www.facebook.com/chastime/videos/701123237007858/

Jack Palance Centennial

On March 3rd, 2019, we celebrated famed actor and proud Ukrainian Jack Palance! We were honored to have his brother John Palance and his daughter help us celebrate with amazing stories of Jack’s life and career.
Thank you to all that attended! Thank you to the UAC team and congratulations on working so hard to create this wonderful show. A special thank you to our MC- George Wihinny for all his work and details to pull all this off! We all deserve a little break and then very shortly we will jump back in and start working on our next project!

2018 Tribute to Kvitka Cisyk

No matter what language, Kvitka’s music reached all barriers! If you enjoyed a jingle or two back in the ‘80’s or hummed along to You Light Up My Life and just enjoy fascinating background on musicians and singers, come on over! We will have light refreshments as part of your entrance fee. We will also have a raffle! Come help support the Ukrainian Art Center of Los Angeles !

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Thank you to everyone that attended the UAC’s Tribute to Kvitka Cisyk! It was a wonderful turnout and support! I have to say that the event was just beautiful! Thank you to all that performed ! Just beautiful. The videos were amazing and touching. It truly brought a tear to my eye... I am so proud to be part of this organization and to be able to help to put together a beautiful and meaningful event!

2017 Production of Majestic Woman - Lesia Ukrainka

Ukrainian Culture Center of Los Angeles

The Board of Directors of the Ukrainian Culture Center would like to congratulate the board, members, and volunteers of the Ukrainian Art Center for their successful production of Majestic Woman - Lesia Ukraine.

It has been over 50 years since Ukrainian national poet Lesia Ukrainka has been honored at the Ukrainian Culture Center and yesterday's program was absolutely magnificent and truly worthy to be called a Hollywood production.

UCC would also like to extend a very heartfelt warm congratulations to the Director of the Ukrainian Art Center Daria Chaikovsky along with Artistic Directors Asya Gorska and Victoria Kusina who spearheaded this effort and whose creativity and vision made the production a reality.

The combined use of film, dance, poetry readings, and a live actress to portray Lesia proved to be phenomenally successful as the attendees felt they were transported back in time to the 1900's as the poems came to life to unfold and tell the story of Lesia's short but tumultuous life.

The Ukraine Culture Center and others in Southern California will look forward to other productions by the Ukrainian Art Center celebrating other artists.

Ukrainian Art Center