Ukrainian Cultural Institutions During Wartime | meeting with Iryna Polikarchuk [PL+UA]

We still hear anxious news from Ukraine these days as the full-scale war Russia launched on February 24, 2022, continues. Despite everything, Ukrainians learned not only to survive and fight for freedom but also to continue living and changing society. A year ago, all Ukrainian cultural institutions were forced to cancel their programmes temporarily. Some relocated or closed, others resumed work in a few weeks and adapted programmes to wartime conditions. Our resident from the Artsvit Gallery, Iryna Polikarchuk, will talk about the practice of Ukrainian institutions, focusing especially on the experience of Dnipro (an industrial city bordering the frontline on the Eastern part of Ukraine).

When: 11/05/2023 (Thursday), 5:30 p.m.
Where: Galeria Labirynt, ul. ks. J. Popiełuszki 5, Lublin
Accessibility: The event is held on the ground floor. In the bookstore, you can borrow a wheelchair and earmuffs for free during your stay in the gallery. The gallery has 6 portable induction loops. Event interpreted into English, interpreters: Katarzyna Krysa, Aleksandra Miętus, Yuliia Shevczuk. Event interpreted from Ukrainian, interpreter: Volodymyr Dyshlevuk.
Admission: free

Iryna Polikarchuk – director and curator of the public program of the Artsvit gallery (Dnipro, Ukraine); co-founder of the Center for Contemporary Culture in Dnipro; teacher of the history of modern culture at the Dnipropetrovsk College of Arts and Culture.During the residency, Iryna explores the approaches of the educational department of Galeria Labirynt to working with different audiences. She also creates an internal database of Ukrainian artists, organizations, and initiatives for our possible future collaborations.