British-Ukrainian Aid charity invites you to a webinar on the contemporary art in Ukraine, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia since the collapse of the USSR.
The webinar will feature a book presentation “Contemporary Ukrainian and Baltic Art. Political and Social Perspectives, 1991-2021”, edited by Svitlana Biedarieva, from the “Ukrainian Voices” series by ibidem Press, and a discussion.
WHERE: Online
WHEN:
Wednesday, 26th January 2022 at 18:00-19:30 GMT
The discussion panel will include the book editor Dr Svitlana Biedarieva (the Courtauld Institute of Art and University of London), a Ukrainian-Estonian artist Andrij Bojarov and Dr Uilleam Blacker (UCL), and will be moderated by Professor Andreas Umland (the Ukrainian Institute for the Future in Kyiv and the Swedish Institute of International Affairs in Stockholm).
The discussion will explore the transformations that art in Ukraine and the Baltic countries has undergone since their independence in 1991, and consider the resistance of culture against economic and political crises. You will hear about the conflicts and challenges of the last three decades and their impact on the reconsideration of identity.
Please register at Eventbrite:
DONATIONS are welcome! All funds raised throughout this event will go towards University Scholarships for Russian-Ukrainian war veterans within British-Ukrainian Aid’s ‘Reintegration through Education’ project.
We look forward to seeing you at our online event!
British-Ukrainian Aid