On March 22, 2024, a performative action titled “This Is Art” took place, supported financially by Culture Helps — a project co-funded by the European Union as part of a special call aimed at supporting displaced persons from Ukraine
as well as the Ukrainian cultural and creative sectors.The project was implemented with the support of Insha Osvita (UA) and zusa (DE)
Artists from Odesa and across Ukraine participated in the event, including internally displaced persons (IDPs)
Also, an exhibition featuring works created by IDP artists was held as part of the initiative
The art work was made during the performance by Denys Nedoluzhenko
The art work was made during the performance by Kateryna Biletina
The initiators and creators of “This Is Art” are the team of the Bloom Art Workshop and the creative collective Aloha Theatre.
Author and Director: Andriy Liubov
Assistant Director: Anastasiia Pozhyvatenko
“In the most difficult period of the war, when many people lost their stable means of living, we come together to create a space of hope for a new beginning. ‘This Is the Kind of Art’ is an attempt to unite a large family of artists
and give them an opportunity to integrate into Odesa’s cultural community.”
Artists
Serhii Anufriiev
Serhii Koniakhin
Kateryna Chalaia
Lisa Angelchuk
Volodymyr Umanenko
Olena Orlenko
Olha Yarova
Oleksandr Tanasiuk
Yevhen Zapotochnyi
Andrii Utenkov
Stas Lenin
Mark Pan
Kateryna Biletina
Oleksandr Perutskyi
Ute Kilter
During the performance, an auction was held featuring artworks created by the artists during the event
This offers an additional opportunity to contribute to the ongoing lives and creative paths of those who have endured the hardships of war
