Ukraine RESOURCE HUB
Ukraine resource hub
With the aim of offering assistance to members of the creative community who have been affected by the war in Ukraine, we have created a talent directory and invite those open to commissions to add their profile.
Additionally, below you will also find a Resource Hub where we have accumulated resources from the wider global creative community who are offering work, resources and opportunities.
Initiatives to Help
EU creative industry unites to help Ukrainian friends.
AdAid.eu is a platform created in cooperation with various associations from EU countries to provide Ukrainian professionals with offers of help from the EU advertising industry.
Open Platform
A new open platform has launched this week that encourages the global creative community to share photographs, images, illustrations and art to "give a face" to the War in Ukraine. Called Creatives For Ukraine, its founders believe creativity is a significant weapon at showing what is happening in the eastern European country. Learn more here.
Projector School: aiming to inspire and empower 5,000 Ukrainian women refugees to start creative & tech careersns and providing learning opportunities for Ukrainian women as temporary migrants.
UNICEF and partners are on the ground providing support to children and families in desperate need of safety, stability and protection.
Emergency Temporary Relocation Resources for Artists and Cultural Workers
A list of short-term residencies at arts institutions in Europe, including Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Greece, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Sweden, and the UK. Compiled by Artists at Risk (AR).
KARNE KUNST / RESIDENCY ART IS URGENT
This is an emergency residency program for Ukrainian artists and families at the Karne Kunst in Germany. As an emergency, the programme can host until three artists (FLINT*) with their families for one month (between April – June) for free. to apply please send CV or portfolio by email to karnekunst.com.
Contact:
Residency for Ukrainian artists. Art is urgent! - Karne Kunst
Support Ukraine
Illustrators
Here is a list of Ukrainian illustrators who could be contacted for commission: (via Olga Protasova)
Seeking Urgent Help
REFERENCE REQUEST
Ellie at Guts Gallery is looking for help from anyone representing UK institutions to give references to Ukrainian and Russian artists fleeing their home country and trying to get a talent visa.
Contact ellie@gutsgallery.co.uk if you want to help, or know of artists who need help.
DONATIONS
Direct donations can be made to the National Bank of Ukraine which go to UA Military & Resilience needs.
Return Alive Foundations: this civil society foundation provides humanitarian and direct assistance, including technical, gear & equipment assistance to UA military battalions. It is one of the most trusted in Ukraine.
The Creative Industries Association of Ukraine: the official community for creatives in Ukraine, donations will provide individual support for creators in Ukraine.
Resources
STORIES FROM UKRAINIAN PEOPLE
A group of journalists, illustrators and translators in Ukraine have created War. Stories from Ukraine on Instagram and Facebook, telling the stories of Ukrainian people
UKRAINIAN ARTIST CHRONICLES
In The War Diary of Yevgenia Belorusets a Ukrainian artist, photographer and writer uses her blog to chronicle a dramatically changing Kyiv
BANDA SHORT FILM
Kyiv-based creative agency Banda has released a short film about the crisis.
DEPOSITPHOTOS
Ukraine-based content platform Depositphotos has launched a free-to-use bank of images of the war, to tackle disinformation in Russia, and raise awareness worldwide
SOLIDARITY FROM RUSSIAN NEWSPAPER
Editor of Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta, Dmitry Muratov, publicly stands against Putin’s government press controls via The New Yorker
COMMENTS FROM RUSSIAN PAVILION
Comment from Raimundas Malašauskas, curator of the Venice Biennale Russian pavilion.
STOP PUTIN An alternative way to help Ukraine resist is to join anti-war rallies across the globe.