Artist Directory
Country Fiddle Band
Biography
Wally is available to entertain in seniors’ residences, birthday parties and pub nights.
Country Kings Orchestra
Biography
The Country Kings Orchestra has been playing since 1958. They specialize in Ukrainian music and also play country and western music.
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The Country Kings Orchestra is available to play weddings, suppers, dances and anniversary parties.
Country Sunshine Band
Biography
The Country Sunshine Band plays Ukrainian music along with Western, Gospel and Orchesta music.
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The Country Sunshine Band is available to play for all occasions. They have CD’s available for purchase as well.
Linda Craddock
Biography
Linda graduated from the Alberta College of Art and received an MFA from the University of Calgary. Her visual art practice is informed by her heritage, in particular the series of work called, “Hometown Dreams.”
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Linda is available for art exhibition opportunities and lecture/ presentation about her visual art practice — the autobiographical, sociological, and historical nature of the work.
Gail Demchuk
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Gail has been creating art for most of her life, constantly experimenting with new methods and exploring various mediums. In more recent years, the focus has been on creating beautiful eggshell art for sale and display. Gail has been involved with ACUA (the Alberta Council for the Ukrainian Arts) for a number of years, having hosted workshops in both Edmonton and Calgary to teach others how to create their own etched eggs using her tools and techniques.
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Gail is available to demonstrate and teach etched eggs. Her etched eggs are also available for sale.
Diamonds Band
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The Diamonds Band is a versatile band that play a wide variety of dance music.
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The Diamonds Band is a performing band and available for dances, weddings and more.
Dzherelo Children’s Theatre Studio
Biography
Dzerelo Children’s Theatre Group perform concerts and plays at various cultural events in Edmonton and surrounding communities. This group of 5 – 15 year olds enjoys promoting Ukrainian culture, literature and arts among youth.
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Dzerelo is available for performances.
Larysa Eliuk Matchak
Biography
Larysa Eliuk Matchak is a fine art painter specializing in acrylic and watercolor paintings. As an artist, Larysa describes herself as a “colorist” who uses bold color combinations and brush strokes to convey emotion. Larysa’s works have been featured in ACUA Vitae, “Nasha Doroha” magazine and she has been actively showing and selling her artwork at various art exhibits across Canada for over ten years. Larysa Eliuk Matchak has also created a variety of paintings for private sale and commissions.
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Larysa Eliuk Matchak is availiable for private commissions, and has also participated in live art demonstrations.
Euphoria Ukrainian Variety Dance Band
Biography
Euphoria Band is a fusion of Ukrainian pop, rock, and traditional music from Ukraine along with English favorites and is creating a transformational sound in the Ukrainian-Canadian music scene.
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The Euphoria Band performs at weddings, anniversaries, festivals, banquets, zabavas, and special events.
Five on the Side
Biography
Five on the Side is an Edmonton based corporate party band that performs a range of music including pop, rock and country.
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Five on the Side currently performs at casinos, corporate parties and weddings. They have also played for city events such as New Year’s Eve at Churchill Square and Taste of Edmonton.
Paul Gagne
Biography
Paul writes pysanky in the traditional style and contemporary colours and styles.
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Paul sells his pysanky at the Old Strathcona Farmers’ Market before Easter as well as some Ukrainian Festivals. He demonstrates his work at all shows.
George Paleniuk and Friends
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George and Friends entertain at a variety of events. Their “welcome” music is especially popular welcoming guests to weddings and special events.
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George performs and also teaches Ukrainian music.
Glendon Shevchenko Ukrainian Dance Club
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Glendon Shevchenko dancers are willing to perform for small audiences, on request.
Gordon Gordey
Biography
Dancemaker (Concepts/Librettos/Music Shaping)
Dance and Theatre Stage Director
The wonderment of telling stories through movement grounded in Ukrainian culture in an engaging 21st century dance style, with visually inventive scenography and film, and with intriguing music is how Gordon chooses to create art to celebrate our Canada.
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Gordon will work with your artistic leaders in concept development sessions, in studio experimentation with your complete team (choreographers, music, set and costume design, acting coaching, lighting design), in professional staging, and will follow-through to fulfilling performance expectations.
Namisha Greening
Biography
Namisha is a soprano soloist who also cantors in the Ukrainian Catholic Church. Namisha is available for other performances as well. She is trained in choral conducting.
Namisha is a licensed hair stylist and make-up artist. She specializes in making your special occasion memorable. Be sure to ask about her paper flower arrangements.
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Namisha is available for performances. Her paper flowers and arrangements are available for sale.
Theodora Harasymiw
Skyler Hoffos
Biography
Skyler is a lover of the old arts, woodworking, leather work and blacksmithing. His Ukrainian heritage is often a big influence in his paintings and music, and nature is almost always a part of Skylers photography. Skyler loves painting with oils, and loves doing nature and family photography.
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Skyler sells prints of his paintings and will take commissions for blacksmithing and leatherwork pieces.
Skyler is available to demonstrate his arts and to teach courses.
Elizabeth Holinaty
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Elizabeth weaves a variety of traditional and contemporary items. She draws
on the richness of the woven textiles and costumes of Ukraine.
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Elizabeth is willing to demo the techniques of handweaving on a loom
Hoodoolab
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My name is Kathleen, and I created Hoodoolab with my husband in order to organize, share and collaborate
with other artists and organizations. I’m originally from Edmonton, and a descendant from the Ukraine. I work
in several different types of media, and in the past few years I’ve been focusing strongly on folk art. Pysanky
is one of my favorite things to make, and I have a large collection I would like to share.
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I’m currently living in Galicia, so I’m not available to come teach or demo at the moment. I often come
back to Edmonton every year, so I would like to be in touch about offering Pysanky classes. I sell my Pysanky,
and I can arrange to have it sent to ACUA to sell in the shop or for an exhibition
Dr Andrij Hornjatkevyc
Biography
A native of Ukraine, Andrij Hornjatkevyc studied the bandura with Volodymyr Yurkevych and Zinoviy Shtokalko in the USA. Later, while living in Canada, Hornjatkevyc edited and published the latter’s “A Kobzar Handbook” (in both English and Ukrainian), and “Kobza”, a collection of his musical scores. Hornjatkevyc has performed as a bandurist in Canada, USA, Ukraine and Germany; he has either taught the instrument or given lectures about it in those countries.
