Support Artists from Bakhmut, Ukraine + Fundraiser

Support Artists from Bakhmut, Ukraine + Fundraiser

HOSTED BY: Open Source Gallery
DATE: Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023
TIME: 4-8pm
LOCATION: 306 17th St, Brooklyn
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Open Source Gallery event page: https://open-source-gallery.org/support-artists-from-bakhmut-ukraine-fundraiser/

Facebook event page: https://fb.me/e/2T9MyODto

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ART:

Showing and selling the work of five artists/craftspeople from Bakhmut (eastern Ukraine), including ink drawings, blouses, tote bags, aprons, table runners, dolls, beaded necklaces, wood plates, ornaments, and more.

All proceeds will go to the artists.

+ Food/Drink and Raffle

($10 suggested donation)
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FUNDRAISING:
Support Bakhmut artists: https://gofund.me/7d505d72

Humanitarian aid: Bakhmut Ukrainian (@bahmutukr): https://www.facebook.com/donate/870185987320122/

Animal evacuation & shelter: https://gofund.me/443e2a20
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In collaboration with Oberih Creative Workshop of Bakhmut (@OberigTM) and the Ukrainian American Coordinating Council (@UACCusa). Organized by Natasha Wanchek, a former Peace Corps Volunteer in Bakhmut, 1999-2001 ([email protected]).

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ARTICLES related to the artists (in Ukrainian):

1. “I’m needed right here”: a volunteer from Bakhmut about why she decided to stay in the city, Vilne Radio, Dec. 2, 2022: https://bit.ly/3GN4sxP
2. Dolls, beaded jewelry, amulets and folk clothes. Masters of Donetsk region are invited to an exhibition, Vilne Radio, November 3, 2021 – https://bit.ly/3ViG0Jk
3. In Donetsk region, looking for creative youth from all over the country for a street art camp, Vilne Radio, July 22, 2021 – https://bit.ly/3GoIJLi