In September 2024, ACUA and URDC hosted a designer fashion show that highlighted unique contemporary Ukrainian textile art forms and textile designers from Ukraine who incorporate traditional cultural aspects into everyday wear.
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Canvas Canada: Exhibit “i”
Viewing: October 7-20, 2021 Bidding: October 21-31, 2021 The anonymous online art auction will be hosted by Waddington’s Auctioneers and Appraisers. Viewing goes live October 7, 2021. Stay tuned for more details and link to viewing.A list of participating artists will be available, however the identity of each artist in relation to each artwork is a mystery […]
The Versatility of Felting
Exhibition and Sale Featuring works by: Nataliia Iashnikova Larisa Izmailova Smith Larisa Sova Nadia Kungurtseva Opening Reception: Thursday October 7, 2021 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at ACUA Shared Gallery “Felt is the oldest form of fabric known to humankind. It predates weaving and knitting, although there is archaeological evidence from the British Museum that […]
Lois Miller Quilter Extraordinaire
Special Fibre Art Exhibitions in The Studio Edmonton and District Quilters’ Guild is providing an opportunity for you to meet Lois and view her work in The Studio. For more information contact the Edmonton and District Quilers’ Guild (https://edqg.ca).
Kolach Making
10:00am-12:00pm Register by: December 9, 2021 In-person at ACUA: ACUA 9534 87 St Edmonton Members: $15 + $5 for supplies Non-Members: $20 + $5 for supplies This one-evening class is designed to help you create a beautiful kolach. Using varenyky dough, mini samples will be created in variations possible for the finished kolach. Discussion and […]
Embroidered Christmas Ornaments
6:00pm-9:00pm Register by: November 24, 2021 In-person at ACUA: ACUA 9534 87 St Edmonton Members: $20 Non-Members: $25 Join Darka and Slavka to learn how to embroider your own Christmas ornaments! Using different Ukrainian-Christmas-inspired patterns, participants will learn how to add their own designs to ornaments. Use them on your own Christmas tree, or give […]
Kutia Making
7:00pm-8:00pm Register by: November 30, 2021 In-person at ACUA: ACUA 9534 87 St Edmonton Members: $5 Non-Members: $10 Kutia is the most ritual dish of Ukrainian Christmas Eve cuisine. This demonstration will give a short introduction of the symbolism and reverence of kutia served on Christmas eve. Included is a discussion on different wheats, tips, […]
Twelve Dishes of Ukrainian Christmas Lecture
7:00pm-9:00pm Register by: November 23, 2021 In-person at ACUA: ACUA 9534 87 St Edmonton Members: $15 Non-Members: $20 Attend this lecture with your questions and spend the evening getting recipes and exchanging tips and tricks for making the Twelve Dishes of Ukrainian Christmas. You will also learn about the sequence in which the Twelve Dishes […]
Christmas Spider Making
1:00pm-3:00pm Register by: November 16, 2021 In-person at ACUA: ACUA 9534 87 St Edmonton Members: $30 Non-Members: $35 In this workshop, participants will learn how to make a traditional Ukrainian Christmas Spider! The “Christmas Spider” serves as a Christmas decoration as well as an amulet to give protection against evil, danger, or disease. All supplies […]
Christmas Didukh Making
10:00am-12:00pm Register by: November 16, 2021 In-person at ACUA: ACUA 9534 87 St Edmonton Members: $45 Non-Members: $55 Learn how to make a didukh, a sheaf of grain traditionally prepared by Ukrainians as a way of honouring and bringing the ancestors to the table during the holiday season! Your instructor will teach you about the […]
