Category Archives: Workshops

1:00pm – 2:30pm Register by: September 23, 2021 In-person at ACUA: 9534 – 87 Street Edmonton, AB Registration Fee Members: $15 Registration Fee Non-Members: $20 Join Roman Petriw in this lecture to learn the importance of seed harvesting! Attendees with learn how to collect and preserve seeds for the next year and for the future. […]

10:00am – 1:00pm Register by: November 23, 2021 In-person at ACUA: ACUA 9534 – 87 Street Edmonton, AB Registration Fee Members: $60 + 11”x14” canvas Registration Fee Non-Members: $65 + 11”x14” canvas Do you want to create a bright & beautiful acrylic landscape in one morning? Are you a complete beginner in acrylic painting? This […]

June 5, 2021 — 9:00 a.m. Instructor: Lessia Petriv Register by June 3, 2021 Via Zoom Registration Fee Members: $10 Registration Fee Non-Members: $15 Join Lessia Petriv to learn the how and why of gardening. Participants will learn when to plant, which plants companion one another, and many helpful tips for better gardening! Participants will […]

9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Online Workshop Cost: $10 Members Learn how stamping is being modernized in the Chernihiv region of Ukraine.  Gather inspiration in this demonstration and stamping workshop. Participants will learn about authentic Ukrainian embroidery stitches from the region of Chernihiv that have been lost in history and will create their own sampler using […]

CANCELLED In-Person Workshop hosted at ACUA, 9534-87 Street Cost: $40 Members You will learn how to needle felt and will create a brooch to take home.  This class is beginner friendly, no experience necessary.  All materials will be provided.  It is suitable for children 12+. Presenter: Natalia Iashnikova, Master Felter, Edmonton, Alberta

10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Online Workshop Cost: $10 Participants will learn about authentic Ukrainian embroidery stitches from Borschiv region, that have been lost in history and create their own sampler using these stitches. Instructor: Myroslava Boykiv is a member of the Masters of Folk Art of Ukraine.  She completed her studies at Kosiv College […]

11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Online Workshop Cost: $10 Symbolism in Rushnyky Participants will learn about the ancient symbolism incorporated in Ukrainian rushnyky (ritual towels), focused on the Central Dnipro Region of Cherkasy, which has formed the foundation for creating the contemporary rushnyk. Presenter: Oleksandra Telizhenko, Member of the National Masters of Ukraine 1979, from […]

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]