12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Online Lecture Cost: Free Museums are the foundation of our culture. Join museum representatives for a discussion on how to preserve our past and nurture the soul of the future. Chair: Radomir Bilash, Senior Historian, Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village, Ministry of Culture, Multiculturalism, and Status of Women in Edmonton, Alberta. […]
Category Archives: What’s On
Preserving the Integrity of Embroidery in Modern Times
12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Online Lecture Cost: Free Join the panel in discussing how we can preserve the integrity of embroidery within the modern trend of popularity. Panel: Lada Tsymbala, Associate Professor, Lviv Academy of Arts in Lviv, Ukraine Ihor Perevertniuk is a member of Masters of Folk Art of Ukraine and Ethnographic Researcher […]
Picking at Threads: Reclaiming and Recreating Identity Through Traditional Ukrainian and Indigenous Textile Art
UPDATED TIME: 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Online Lecture Cost: $10 Picking at Threads: Reclaiming & Recreating Identity Through Traditional Ukrainian & Indigenous Textile Art For the purpose of derussification and national unification, traditional methods of Ukrainian embroidery are being revived, popularized and modernized within the current political climate of the nation. Katya looks at […]
Materiality of the Vinok & Ukrainian Embroidered PPE in the Time of COVID-19
12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Online Lecture Cost: $10 Materiality of the Vinok Join Josée Chartrand and MaryAnn Baziuk on an exploration of Shumka’s vinok. A staple in virtually all female Ukrainian Dance costumes, the vinok headpiece embodies the essence of the art form while reflecting the career of the dancer who wears it. This […]
Ukrainian Embroidery in Canada – A Historic Perspective & Traditional Embroidery in Modern Ukrainian Fashion: Post-Maidan Reflections
12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Online Lecture Cost: $10 Ukrainian Embroidery in Canada – A Historic Perspective Feeling beautiful, wanting to belong, and preservation of a culture – these are the three major motivating factors that perpetuated Ukrainian needlework in Canada. Who were the women that made it happen and what about the artists? Presenter: […]
Khustky: Head Pieces & Head Wraps from Polissya
12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Online Lecture Cost: $10 Participants will discover the beautiful ways Ukrainians adorned their heads throughout times in the different regions of Ukraine. Presenter: Ihor Perevertniuk is a member of Masters of Folk Art of Ukraine and Ethnographic Researcher for the Ivan Honchar Museum in Kyiv, Ukraine Click here to register […]
Material Fables
On view: Feb. 5 – 27 at ACUA during regular Gallery Hours Elena Scharabun Elena Scharabun considers herself a fibre artist and enjoys playing with thread and fabrics. She has long been embroidering blouses, rushnyky, pictures and many other items. Elena also enjoys quilting – the art of cutting up fabrics and resewing them into […]
Feminism at the Intersection of Conflict: Contemporary Art in Ukraine
Lecture facilitated by Kalyna Somchynsky and Dr. Jessica Zychowicz Registration Fees: $10 Virtual – Once you register a link will be emailed to you Session 1: October 30, 2020 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. Session 2: December 4, 2020 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. Session 3: February 26, 2021 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. RESCHEDULE: Session 4: April […]
Parent and Tot Craft Series
Next Session: November 25 and December 9 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. Location: ACUA 9534 87 St NW, Edmonton Each session $12 per parent and tot pair $4 extra per additional child For more information, contact: 780-488-8558 or [email protected] Every session will include one or two crafts and an activity based on a popular Ukrainian song […]
Christmas Angel Weaving
1:00pm – 4:00pm Instructor: Myroslava Oksentiuk Register By: November 28, 2020 Location: ACUA, 9534 – 87 Street Registration Fee Members: $45 Registration Fee Non-Members: $55 In this workshop, make a woven Guardian Angel. This style of angel comes from traditional folk culture of the Poltava region in Ukraine. This style of weaving has been handed […]
