CEERES

May 4, 2012 – May 27, 2012
Group Show of Lviv Artists at the Ukrainian National Museum in Chicago.
Ukrainian National Museum
2249 W. Superior St, Chicago, IL 60612
Website: http://www.ukrainiannationalmuseum.org

Group Show of Lviv Artists – Mykola Bagan, Jarema Khrushch and Volodymyr Pavlyk opens May 4th, 2012 at the Ukrainian National Museum in Chicago. Exhibit continues through May 27th, 2012. This trio of artists emigrated from Ukraine to follow their hearts and their vocations to the United States. Each artist’s work provokes a memory of his homeland. Depicted in their paintings, seemingly silent objects speak to the viewer, each in its own way through color or shape. Continue reading →

Opening: Saturday, June 16, 6-9 pm
Exhibit Dates: June 16 – August 5, 2012

The Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art invites you to the exhibit of the collection of Dr. Achilles and Vera Chreptowsky. Since the 1950’s, Achilles and Vera accumulated a large personal collection of modern and contemporary artwork. They were also instrumental in establishing the Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art in Chicago as a venue for artistic and other cultural activities.

The Chreptowsky collection will showcase a selection of approximately 40 pieces – a diversity of work and styles from the latter half of the twentieth century, illustrating artistic trends current of the time.

This exhibition will not only celebrate and pay tribute to these two collectors, but also to the artists themselves. Included in this exhibition are works by Alexander Archipenko, Ihor Dmytruk, Alexis Gritchenko, Liuboslav Hutsaliuk, Jacques Hnizdovsky, Alexander Hunenko, Alexandra Kochman, Peter Kolisnyk, Ron Kostyniuk, Gregor Kruk, Konstantin Milonadis, Jerzy Nowosielski, Aka Pereyma, Jurij Solovij, Jurij Strutynsky, Mychajlo Urban and others.

At the same time, in the Permanent Collection gallery, the UIMA will pay tribute to the late sculptor and co-founder of the Institute, Konstantin Milonadis (1926-2012).

Preview exhibit on Flickr HERE

June 8, 2012 at 7:00 pm

Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art is proud to be a part of the International Voices Project (IVP) 2012, a series of concert readings in collaboration with consulates and cultural institutions throughout Chicago.

Argentina, Egypt, France, Canada, Ukraine, Germany, Sweden and Switzerland are represented in the third annual International Voices Project running from May 8th to July 17th in Chicago.

Presented in collaboration with the represented country’s consulates general and cultural institutions, the International Voices Project will celebrate the voices of international playwrights with eight premiere concert-style readings of selected plays that will be performed by a professional cast with stage directions read to allow audiences imaginations to create the world of the play. After each reading, there will be a post-performance discussion with the cast and audience, followed by a reception hosted by the consulates.

Ukraine 2012:
This year Anna Yablonskaya will represent Ukraine with her play “Pagans”
The event is free and open to the public. Reservations can be made on the IVP website: www.ivpchicago.org or by calling 773-250-7055 or 773-227-5522

At the UIMA
Saturday, June 2, 2012 at 7:00pm

CHICAGO BUSINESS & PROFESSIONAL GROUP PRESENTS
George Orwell and the Ukrainian Refugees:
The Untold Story of “Animal Farm”
Guest Speaker: Andrea Chalupa

George Orwell published Animal Farm, his “fairy tale” on Soviet totalitarianism in 1945. Soon afterwards he was contacted by a young literary scholar of Ukrainian origin named Ihor Ševcenko requesting permission to translate it into Ukrainian for the benefit of Ukrainian refugees in the displaced persons camps of postwar Germany and Austria.

Andrea Chalupa, a New York based journalist and writer, will discuss the fascinating saga of the Ukrainian translation of Orwell’s masterpiece as well as her own efforts to learn her family’s history in the DP camps and behind the Iron Curtain. A regular contributor to the Huffington Post and other blogs, Andrea also helped launch online video for Condé Nast Portfolio and AOL Money & Finance.

PRICE: $10.00 CBPG members;
$15.00 non-members and guests

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