The Sky Is Open. Voices From Ukraine – an exhibition

“The Sky Is Open. Voices From Ukraine” is an archive of works created after February 24, 2022, by artists from Ukraine. On that day, Russia attacked Ukraine again – a full- scale war began, with the aim of completely destroying Ukraine’s statehood, erasing the country’s name from the world map.

We encourage you to visit the website of the project “The Sky Is Open. Voices From Ukraine’: the website

Opening: 20/02/2022 (Monday), 3:00–7:00 p.m.; 6:00 p.m. – official part
Where: Galeria Labirynt, ul. Popiełuszki 5
Accessibility: In the bookshop you can borrow a wheelchair and earmuffs for free during your stay in the gallery. The gallery has 6 portable induction loops. Opening interpreted into English; an interpreter: Krystian Kamiński, and into Ukrainian; an interpreter: Volodymyr Dyshlevuk.
Exhibition on display: until 05/03/2023 (Tue–Sun, 12:00 –7:00 p.m.)
Admission: PLN 10 (the price of admission includes a reproduction of the work in the form of a postcard). Proceeds will be used entirely for artist fees.

Some artists have left Ukraine, especially women, mothers with children, but many have stayed and do not plan to leave because they know it is still their place. They face problems and fear – their lives are under constant threat, rockets and bomb drones can reach anywhere, including places that have no military significance. Despite this, they want to stay in the country while it is in danger – many of them help refugees and internally displaced people, rebuild destroyed homes, organise activities for refugee children. But they also create artworks that bear witness to a time of war.
Our aim is to support artists residing in Ukraine and their activities during this difficult time, and to present art that is being made in Ukraine now. We are committed to presenting work that is being created in a situation that most of us have never experienced.
During the opening, we will present a website that has become a collection of artistic testimonies of war time created by artists residing in Ukraine. The website has an open character. We will develop the project and invite more people to present their works.

By collaborating with the organisations and institutions that have joined the project, we can reach out to more artists.
Cooperating institutions and organisations: ZAMEK Culture Centre, Gdansk City Gallery, Centre for Contemporary Art Laznia, BWA Zielona Góra, Arsenal Gallery in Białystok, Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw, Arsenal Municipal Gallery in Poznan, Centre for Culture in Lublin, BWA Wrocław and Performance Art Foundation.

Artists: David Chichkan, Nikita Kadan, Yaroslav Futymskyi, Zhanna Kadyrova, Taras Kamennoy, Kinder Album, Denis Pankratov, Andriy Rachinskiy, Daniil Revkovskiy, Mykola Ridnyi
Project curator: Waldemar Tatarczuk
Coordination: Monika Rejman, Mateusz Wszelaki
Realisation: Karol Rębisz, Diana Kołczewska, Karol Jakóbczyk, Tomasz Kulbowski