12:00pm – 3:00pm ACUA Gallery 10554 110 St NW Unit 100, Edmonton, AB Registration Fee Members: $30 Registration Fee Non-Members: $40 Register by: March 8, 2024 The art of egg decorating has been practiced by Ukrainians for centuries. Traditionally, writing pysanky uses a wax resist method. Bukovinians used an embossing technique, where coloured wax is […]
Category Archives: Workshops
Beginner Pysanka Writing
1:00pm – 4:00pm ACUA Gallery 10554 110 St NW Unit 100, Edmonton, AB Registration Fee Members: $30 Registration Fee Non-Members: $40 Register by: March 8, 2024 Learn the basic techniques of writing pysanky! In this beginner class, you will get an introduction to writing pysanky while you are writing your own pysanky to take home. […]
Advanced Pysanky: Stained Glass Technique
1:00pm – 4:00pm ACUA Gallery 10554 110 St NW Unit 100, Edmonton, AB Registration Fee Members: $30 Registration Fee Non-Members: $40 Register by: March 8, 2024 Celebrate the art of pysanky and learn the eleborate craft of stained glass pysanky from instructor Daena Diduck. This technique has been practiced by pysanka artists, such as Theresa […]
Beginner Pysanka Writing
9:00am – 12:00pm ACUA Gallery 10554 110 St NW Unit 100, Edmonton, AB Registration Fee Members: $30 Registration Fee Non-Members: $40 Register by: March 8, 2024 Learn the basic techniques of writing pysanky! In this beginner class, you will get an introduction to writing pysanky while you are writing your own pysanky to take home. […]
Pysanky Colours and Symbolism
9:00am – 12:00pm ACUA Gallery 10554 110 St NW Unit 100, Edmonton, AB Registration Fee Members: $30 Registration Fee Non-Members: $40 Register by: March 8, 2024 Since the invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, different symbols and colours of pysanky have taken on new meanings. Daena will teach participants the background of the ancient symbolism […]
Vytynanka Paper Cutting
11:00am – 2:00pm ACUA Gallery 10554 110 St NW Unit 100, Edmonton, AB Registration Fee Members: $40 Registration Fee Non-Members: $50 Register by: May 30, 2024 Vytynanka or paper cutting is a folk art that was used to decorate homes during the holidays in the 19th century. Images of angels, birds, plants, and other animals […]
Kovbasa Making Workshop
10:00am – 1:00pm St Elia Church 11833 66 Street (South Entrance) Registration Fee Members: $100 Registration Fee Non-Members: $125 Register by: March 1, 2024 Learn how to make your own homemade kovbasa! From combining fresh meat and seasonings, to choosing and stuffing a casing, the instructor will teach you everything you need to know so […]
Butter Lamb Family Workshop
1:00pm – 2:30pm ACUA Gallery 10554 110 St NW Unit 100, Edmonton, AB Registration Fee Members: $15 per family Registration Fee Non-Members: $20 per family Register by: February 14, 2024 This is a special family event hosted by Borys Tarasenko and Hilary Mussell, and thier daugher Alma! Learn to sculpt your very own Butter Lamb […]
History of Ukrainian Canadian Traditional Wedding Music
1:00pm – 3:00pm ACUA Gallery 10554 110 St NW Unit 100, Edmonton, AB Registration Fee Members: $15 Registration Fee Non-Members: $25 Register by: February 16, 2024 Join our historical, reflective, and interactive presentation of Ukrainian Canadian wedding music from the perspective of a Ukrainian Canadian musician in Edmonton. Learn about the many pieces of music […]
Painted Helmets of the Maidan
11:00am – 1:00pm ACUA Gallery 10554 110 St NW Unit 100, Edmonton, AB Registration Fee Members: $35 Registration Fee Non-Members: $45 Register by: February 9, 2024 During the Euromaidan Revolution in 2013-2014, there was an interesting movement in Ukraine. As mass antigovernment protests took place, activists painted construction helmets to protect their heads from the […]
