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SUMMARY:Ode to a Butterfly
DESCRIPTION:\nOpen Call for Artists\nThe World Federation of Ukrainian Women’s Organizations (WFUWO)\, the Permanent Mission of Ukraine to the United Nations and the Ukrainian Institute of America are celebrating the 150th anniversary of the birth of Ukrainian soprano Solomea Krushelnytska with an open call for visual artists to submit works inspired by the colorful life of the opera star for an exhibition to be held at the Ukrainian Institute of America in New York. \nOde to a Butterfly\nExhibition dates: November 18\, 2022 – February 19\, 2023\nOpening reception: November 18\, 2022 \nAs part of a wider programming initiative marking this milestone occasion\, the exhibition is seeking works of artists’ unique creation which can include portraiture\, nature/landscape\, still-life\, imagined musical voyages\, culinary pleasures (Ms. Krushelnytska originated and collected exceptional food recipes)\, passages of discovery and exploration of mind\, representative or abstract\, encouraging imaginative interpretations—influenced or motivated—on the theme and life of Solomea Krushelnytska. \nDownload full artist prospectus and submission information here. \n\nCurators \nAndrew Horodysky / Board member (UIA)\, advisor to Art at the Institute\nRymma Mylenkova\, PhD / WFUWO Cultural Committee member\, Fulbright scholar\, artist\, and educator \n\nDates and Deadlines  \nDeadline for entries: October 23\, 2022\nExhibition dates: November 18\, 2022 – February 19\, 2023\nOpening reception: November 18\, 2022 \n\nAbout Solomea Krushelnytska \nSolomea Krushelnytska (1872–1952) was one of the greatest international operatic stars of the early 20th century\, a modern symbol of cultural diplomacy and trailblazer of women’s independent standing in the arts\, leading a brilliant and conscious singing career. \nBorn in the village of Biliavyntsi in Halychyna\, her formative years were filled with music – hearing folk songs sung by villagers as they worked in the fields. She first took to the stage at age 11 when her singing instantly gained her recognition. Krushelnytska’s operatic career began with her studies at the Lviv Conservatory\, where she made her debut as Leonarda in a production of Donizetti’s “La Fontina.” \nNotably in 1904\, Solomea Krushelnytska saved an Italian production of Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly.” Studying and performing in Italy\, Krushelnytska settled in Viareggio\, on the Apennine Peninsula\, South of Genoa. From the balcony of her home\, she would marvel at the fantastic beauty of the sunset and the sea. Sources say that this reminded the singer of Ukrainian wheat fields undulating in the wind. \nFor many years to come\, Solomea would divide her time between Milan\, Lviv and numerous touring engagements\, necessary to ensure sufficient funding for her ongoing studies. Naturally\, the passion for learning along with incredible talent brought their dividends: Solomiya had performed in most famous venues all over the world\, including La Scala\, The Paris Grand Opera\, the theatres in Naples\, Warsaw\, St.Petersburg\, Rome\, Cairo and Alexandria\, among others in North and South America. \nAfter 1920\, Solomea changed her career path from opera singer to concert performer. Knowing eight languages\, and having performed over sixty roles\, she included songs of many nations in her concert programs\, but always remembered to add Ukrainian folk songs and popular works by Ukrainian composers to her vast repertoire. \nDespite the hardships the singer suffered during the Nazi and Soviet regimes\, and not being able to give big stage performances during the last decades of her life due to the Iron Curtain\, Krushelnytska has remained a great figure\, acknowledged and recognized in the world of opera music. \nSolomea Krushelnytska died at the age of 80 in Lviv\, Ukraine. A monument was erected at her grave site in Lviv\, and her home has since been converted into a museum in her honor. The Lviv Opera House\, Ukraine’s most notable theater\, is named in her memory. \n\nTo learn more about Solomea Krushelnytska\, her life\, career\, home and museum\, please visit: \nhttps://salomeamuseum.com.ua\nhttps://bit.ly/3RaoeFQ\nhttp://www.orpheusandlyra.com/krushelnytska.html \n\nDownload full artist prospectus and submission information here. \nFor further information please email Andrew Horodysky at andrew@ukrainianinstitute.org. \n  \n  \n \n
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SUMMARY:Russian War Crimes
DESCRIPTION:Russian War Crimes\nAn exhibition documenting Russia’s atrocities committed in Ukraine \n  \nThe Ukrainian Institute of America\n2 East 79th Street\, New York\, NY 10075\nTel. (212) 288-8660\nwww.ukrainianinstitute.org \n  \nNEW YORK\, NY— The Office of the President of Ukraine\, the Victor Pinchuk Foundation and the Ukrainian Institute of America announce “Russian War Crimes\,” an exhibition documenting Russian war crimes committed in Ukraine\, providing evidence of the horrific reality of Russia’s war against Ukraine and the Ukrainian people. \n“Russian War Crimes” begins with an expansive map of Ukraine\, assembled in cooperation with the General Prosecutor of Ukraine\, that indicates all independently verified war crimes and victims registered to date. The exhibition continues with a series of documentary photographs taken from all regions of Ukraine since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion on February 24\, 2022. They depict images of atrocities accompanied by individual accounts describing these crimes. While addressing only a fraction of known brutal and inhuman crimes\, these photographs transform anonymous statistics into real identities\, affording some victims a posthumous platform to have their silenced voices heard. \nAt the center of the exhibition\, a monumental video installation combines 4\,683 verified photographs as evidence of war crimes\, created in cooperation with leading contemporary Ukrainian artist\, Oleksii Say. While the images pulse on the screen\, audio clips of Russian soldiers\, boasting of their atrocities on intercepted telephone calls\, are heard in the background. \nUltimately\, “Russian War Crimes” demonstrates the systematic iniquities against civilians which have been central to Russia’s assault on Ukraine. \n“Russian War Crimes” was first shown at the Russian War Crimes House\, the former Russia House\, in Davos during the World Economic Forum in May 2022. In June\, it opened in NATO headquarters in Brussels\, and also at the PinchukArtCentre in Kyiv\, where it will remain until October 2022. It opened last week at the European Parliament in Brussels. This exhibit has been met with widespread recognition and acclaim. \n___________ \nThe destruction\, civilian suffering\, the deadening silence that follows the detonation of bombs\, the mass killings in Bucha and other Ukrainian cities will leave no visitor indifferent. These photographs are testimony to the sacrifice of Ukrainians\, in the name of our collective freedom.\n– Roberta Metsola\, President of the European Parliament \n  \nThis [exhibition] is painful evidence of the war crimes committed in Ukraine and forms the evidentiary base\, the reality\, of this bloody war which is aimed at\, not only denying Ukrainian statehood\, not only taking over Ukrainian lands\, but to destroy Ukrainians as a people\, as a nation. We need to disclose these crimes and all the perpetrators should be brought to justice\, all murderers should be brought to justice.\n– Denys Shmyhal\, Prime Minister of Ukraine \n  \nOur goal is a special tribunal and legal retribution. The more active and united we all are\, the faster Europe will achieve this result. The Russians must be held accountable for individual atrocities\, but the leadership must also be brought to justice. The reaction of the international community to Russian aggression against Ukraine was extremely soft in 2014\, which led to a new bloody war. We need to create a new framework for international security.\n– Andriy Yermak\, Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine \n___________ \nThe project is presented by the Victor Pinchuk Foundation and PinchukArtCentre in partnership with the Office of the President of Ukraine\, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine and the Ukrainian Association of Professional Photographers. \n  \nPublic exhibition hours:\nDaily from Thursday\, September 22 to Sunday\, October 2\, 2022 from 12:00 – 6:00PM. Exhibition entry is free to the public. \n  \nFor media information:\nPlease contact the Ukrainian Institute of America at media@ukrainianinstitute.org \n
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