Art centers in Ukraine
Stedley Art Foundation was founded by Stella Beniaminova in 2011 as a private initiative. Stedley Art Foundation represents Ukrainian artists and estates who have been instrumental in shaping its identity, and who are the inspiration for foundation’s diverse range of activities that engage with art, education, conservation, and sustainability.
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Dim Zvuku / The House of Sound
Dim Zvuku / The House of Sound was founded on the basis of Lviv Radio and RadioGarage. The main areas of activity of the House of Sound are interdisciplinary exhibitions and installations. Sound and media laboratories. Residencies for interdisciplinary artists digitizing sound library archives and their actualization through events. Recording studio. Performance (sound, media, interdisciplinary). The goal is creating a like-minded environment with the availability of unique heritage research content.
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Having been founded in 2003 on the territory of a revitalised 18th-century arsenal, the Mystetskyi Arsenal is the biggest art space in Ukraine. While owning a minor collection of Ukrainian avant-garde art, MA does not have a permanent exposition and is mainly functioning as a kunsthalle, exhibiting both Ukrainian and international art of various periods.
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IZOLYATSIA. Platform for Cultural Initiatives
IZOLYATSIA is a non-profit, non-governmental platform for cultural initiatives, founded in 2010 on the site of a former insulation factory in Donetsk. In June 2014, the territory of IZOLYATSIA was seized by armed representatives of the self-proclaimed ‘Donetsk People’s Republic’. The foundation was forced to move to Kyiv, where the IZONE creative hub was founded, as its new location.
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Founded in 2012, YermilovCenter is the largest exhibition space in Kharkiv, representing contemporary Ukrainian art.
Creator: Dmytro Pashko
Jam Factory Art Centre is a contemporary art institution with the intention of becoming an interdisciplinary centre of contemporary art in the revitalised space of an industrial site of neo-Gothic style with a rich history. Until the full-scale opening of the centre in 2021, the public programme takes place in temporary spaces located in the area adjacent to the factory, and some activities are held at the sites of partner organisations.
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Centre for Urban History of East Central Europe
The Centre for Urban History of East Central Europe was founded in 2004 as a private non-profit organisation. It is committed to non-material aims. Through conferences, seminars, and exhibitions, it promotes scholarly and cultural exchange.
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Founded in 2006, PinchukArtCentre is the largest private contemporary art centre in Ukraine.
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DCCC (Dnipro Center for Contemporary Culture)
The Dnipro Centre for Contemporary Culture (DCCC) is an international cultural institution that has been operating in Dnipro since 2019. It is a platform for international cooperation, research on local contexts, and collaborations between artists and experts.
Creators: Oleh Samoilenko, Ania Maslova, Olia Vasylets
Asortymentna Kimnata (The Assortment Room)
The Assortment Room is a space for fresh, bold collaborative art projects that rethink the local context and synchronize it with world discourses.
Creator: Taras Telischak
The Lviv Municipal Art Centre is a new landmark on the cultural map of the city. It is a multi-functional space located in an authentic neo-Gothic building with a modern architectural solution. The centre includes a gallery, lecture halls, a media library, a bookshop, a cosy café, and a workshop.
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Museum of Kharkiv School of Photography
The Museum of the Kharkiv School of Photography (KSOP), including a publishing house, opened in 2018. The museum, managed by Sergiy Lebedynskyy, collects and preserves works from all generations of the Ukrainian artistic photography movement KSOP, as well as other Ukrainian and international artists.
