Round table with Ukrainian partners of the international art project #365daysafter “Year of online broadcasting culture”
After the first lockdown in 2020, we held a panel discussion with our partners, the Ukrainian-Austrian news agency “The News & Culture” – “Online vs Offline” within the project “Who am I today”. A year of online broadcasting of culture, both Ukrainian and world, has passed. So, what has changed, has the culture become stronger, or is it still in the waiting room?
Project presentation
International art project #365daysafter is a continuation of the online project “Who am I today” by the art organization “MOKONSHU”, which explored the impact of self-isolation on creativity.
This was the first art event in Ukraine, which took place in a specially created virtual gallery for the challenges of lockdown 2020.
Given the growing impact of the pandemic on creative activity, we decided to continue research in this direction and expand our art project, making it international.
In February 2021, we began work on the idea and collaboration with potential partners, as a result, the scope of the study expanded to four countries: Ukraine, Croatia, Portugal and China. The project consists of two parts: life during the Covid-19 pandemic and a look into the future.
With this initiative, we aim to explore the local context of the four countries, combining experiences and creating a database of information material that will serve as motivation / instruction / experience on how to overcome the crisis caused by Covid-19 and deal with the consequences.Covid-19 і боротись з наслідками.
We believe that China’s involvement in the study will make it possible to bridge the gap between Europe and Asia in the search for a common solution in tackling the effects of the pandemic and its impact on artists. Our partners, as well as we, are currently studying the impact of self-isolation on creativity. That’s why we’ve joined forces in a joint study.
The project is created by like-minded people from four countries who have a common goal, namely the study of the impact of the pandemic on creative activity.
Partners:
• “Garaža KAMBA” Art Gallery (Zagreb, Croatia).
• International Artists Residency “DE LICEIRAS 18” (Porto, Portugal).
• Independent Institute of Contemporary Arts “Snarte Space” (Nanchang, China).
• “KAMSOMOL” Creative Agency (Kyiv, Ukraine).
In our opinion, the involvement of an active international art community can unite representatives of creative associations in a common goal and activity for the development of the cultural sphere, both local and global. Today, this is the only way to succeed and overcome difficulties together.
Round table “365 days after”
A round table with Ukrainian partners of the #365daysafter art project will be held on July 7 at the “Mytets” Gallery. Participants share experiences in finding common solutions to tackling the instability of the art sphere caused by the pandemic.
Discussion:
– Vectors of development of art projects in the conditions of limited social activity.
– Virtual reality and the Ukrainian context.
– Is the representation of Ukrainian culture in the world during a pandemic a myth or a reality?
– Strategy for forming a positive image of Ukraine abroad.
– Features of finding like-minded people to create joint projects, local and international.
– 2020-2021, as a period of strengthening the capacity of Ukrainian culture, education, science, civil society to international cooperation (strengths and weaknesses).
– Development of individual creative activity during a pandemic. Position – I am an Artist!
– Sustainability of art projects development during quarantine.
– Integration into virtual reality. Prospects and future of the Ukrainian art market.
– Advantages and disadvantages of offline and online.
The round table is an important component of the cultural sphere development study during quarantine, as well as the features of the Ukrainian aspect of integration into virtual reality.
The speakers
Iryna Vorona is a CEO and founder of the art organization “MOKONSHU” and co-founder of the creative agency “KAMSOMOL”. She is artist, curator and art critic, who is currently working on a PhD dissertation at the National Academy of Fine Arts and Architecture (Kyiv, Ukraine). She is a curator and author of the international art project “#365daysafter”, that is designed to explore the art of the 2020-2021 pandemic period with a special interest in four countries – Ukraine, Croatia, Portugal and China.
Stories and voices of artists from different local contexts are being collected within the framework of this project. Her idea of creating a “Library of artist`s stories” as an independent project recently won a third place in the Falling Walls Lab Ukraine competition of innovations.
Svitlana Korshunova is a curator and project manager of cultural projects, has her own agency of digital communications and media content production.
Representative of IHO European Institute of Chornobyl, on the basis of which we preserve and digitalize cultural heritage, implement cultural, social, educational, environmental projects with international and Ukrainian artists, and using modern media technologies such as VR, AR, laser and projector installations. Among the most famous projects: Sounds of Chernobyl, the official Chornobyl App, the first virtual exhibition of Chernobyl ARTEFACT presented at the MADATAC festival in Spain, the Lesson in memory of Chernobyl, the participation of Ukrainian artists in the Burning Man USA, and others.
Anton Khomik is a business person. Head of the NGO “Cultural Dimension”. One of the founders of the cultural project “The News & Culture” and the news portal BigNews.ua (soon to be launched).
Natalia Dmitrenko is an art historian, founder of the “We Buy & Sell Art Worldwide” art consulting agency. Works in the field of art since 2010.
Education:
• BA, MA, Ph.D – National Academy of Fine Arts and Architecture
• MA – Frederick University (Nicosia, Cyprus) on the Fine Art & Contemporary Art Practices program.
Main specialization: formation of private collections, expert assessment of art objects, logistics.
Marianna Abramova is the Art Director of the “ArtLine” Cultural Center, a member of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine, the National Union of Journalists of Ukraine, and the Association of Visual Arts of Central Greece (VAACG). Curator of international art projects.
Pavlo Baltazyuk is the chairman of the youth association of the Kyiv organization of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine, a member of the board of the Kyiv organization of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine. Head of the Department of Employers of Fine Arts, Borys Grinchenko Kyiv University.
Co-founder and Chief Technical Officer (CTO) of the creative agency “KAMSOMOL” and the art organization “MOKONSHU”. Virtual space architect, developer of 3D models, animations of 3D objects, 3D simulations, etc.
The event is part of the presentation of the international art project #365daysafter, from July 1 to 8 in the Kyiv gallery “Mytets”.
Information about the art project presentation: https://mokonshu.art/en/art-news-en/presentation-of-the-international-art-project-365daysafter/
Art Gallery “Mytets”, Kyiv, Str. Velyka Vasylkivska, 12.
daily from 11:00 to 19:00
on Saturday from 11:00 to 18:00
day off – Sunday
Art project #365daysafter