Open Call for Ukrainian Artists
Exhibition Concept
The group exhibition aims to reflect on the diverse impacts of the ongoing war in Ukraine, referring to both the historical consequences and contemporary realities. Through a variety of media, the artists will share the full story of the war's impact, highlighting the realities from different perspectives. From living under constant threat to common uncertainty about the future, the exhibition draws attention to the shared experience of loss, displacement and identity, connecting audiences and spreading solidarity. It will also reflect on the emotional impact of the ongoing aggression and explore how art can process trauma, reconstruct identity, and provide hope for the future.
Instead of focusing on differences, the exhibition highlights unity, presenting the Ukrainian voice as one - no matter where you live or what personal struggles you face.
If you feel your work resonates with this concept, we are looking forward to receiving your…
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Two Years of Support for Ukrainian Artists Office Ukraine Book Presentation in Linz
The publication »Office Ukraine. Two Years of Support for Ukrainian Artists« (Verlag für moderne Kunst) highlights the extensive work of the platform founded in 2022 in response to the Russian war of aggression and presents the numerous collaborations with artists and institutions throughout Austria.
In the following panel discussion, Ukrainian artists will talk about their living and working situation in Austria and, together with members of Office Ukraine and supporters, discuss suitable support measures for displaced cultural workers.
Program
- Welcome address by Hemma Schmutz / director Lentos Kunstmuseum Linz
- Presentation of the publication by Andrei Siclodi and Susanne Jäger / Office Ukraine
- Panel discussion with Anastasiya Yarovenko / artist and curator, Anastasiia Vasylchenko Mamay / artist, Olia Fedorova, artist
and Office Ukraine team member,…
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Book presentation in Innsbruck: “Office Ukraine. Two years of support for Ukrainian artists”
The publication Office Ukraine. Two Years of Support for Ukrainian Artists (Verlag für moderne Kunst, 2024) highlights the extensive work of the platform founded in 2022 in response to the Russian war of aggression and presents the numerous collaborations with artists and institutions throughout Austria.
Following the book presentation by Anastasiia Diachenko (Office Ukraine), Kseniya Kharchenko and Oleksandra Terentyeva will explore the contemporary publishing world in Ukraine, the activities of members of the Ukrainian literature scene in diaspora, and the importance of international collaborations.
Moderation: Veronika Riedl (Office Ukraine).
Andrei Siclodi (Office Ukraine) will guide through the evening.
The publication was made possible through the generous support of the Federal Ministry for Arts, Culture, the Civil Service and Sport (BMKOES).
The event is a cooperation between Office Ukraine and Literaturhaus am Inn.
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A Lost Glove, or the Meaning of Solidarity.
In March 2022, the BMKÖS (Austrian Federal Ministry for Arts, Culture, the Civil Service and Sport) founded the networking platform “Office Ukraine” in cooperation with civil society.
The diverse activities with Ukrainian artists and institutions throughout Austria are presented in the publication "Office Ukraine. Two Years of Support for Ukrainian Artists" published by Verlag für moderne Kunst / Vienna.
On the occasion of the book fair Buch Wien 2024, the publication will be presented.
In the panel discussion organized by the BMKÖS and Office Ukraine: “A lost glove, or the meaning of solidarity”, the publication of the networking platform Office Ukraine will be presented, which comprises the diverse activities of Ukrainian artists and institutions throughout Austria.
On the panel, writer Tanya Malyarchuk, children's book author Oksana Maslova, musician Roman Trubchaninonv and Georg Schöllhammer from Office Ukraine, moderated by Simon Mraz, will discuss the work of Ukrainian…
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Studio Visit and Get Together with artist Andreas Fogarasi
As part of this Get Together, Ukrainian artists and cultural professionals will have the opportunity to visit the studio of Andreas Fogarasi as part of a guided tour, view his works and talk to the artist about his understanding of art and his professional experiences.
In his installations, architectural interventions, sculptures, videos and photographs, artist Andreas Fogarasi (*1977, Vienna) deals with the act of showing and of representation. Formally inspired by Minimal Art and Conceptual Art, Fogarasi's works are both documentary and autonomously sculptural. Fogarasi was awarded the Golden Lion for his exhibition in the Hungarian Pavilion at the 52nd Venice Biennale in 2007 and received the Otto Mauer Prize in 2016.
Solo exhibitions a.o.: Kunsthalle Wien, Georg Kargl Fine Arts, Vienna, Proyectos Monclova, Mexico City, Galerie für Zeitgenössische Kunst, Leipzig, Museum Haus Konstruktiv, Zurich, Prefix Institute of Contemporary Art, Toronto, Museo Reina Sofia, Madrid, Ludwig Forum, Aachen, MAK,…
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Open Call for Ukrainian Curators
In the context of the third Remembrance Day of Russia's large-scale war of aggression against Ukraine, Office Ukraine Vienna is planning a group show with Ukrainian artists in cooperation with Veronika Dirnhofer / chairwoman solidarity matters in March 2025.
We are organising two Open Calls for the exhibition:
As part of the first Open Call, we are looking for a Ukrainian curator who will present a concept for the exhibition. For the second Open Call, which will be published at a later date, artists can apply to participate in the exhibition based on the selected curatorial concept.
Open Call 1: For the exhibition concept and subsequently the selection of the artists, a Ukrainian curator is now being sought in the course of this first Open Call.
We are asking interested curators to submit a short exhibition…
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Allgemein
1. September 2024
According to Eurostat, 77,700 temporarily displaced persons from Ukraine were registered in Austria at the end of June this year. According to the country’s statistical service, the largest group is people under 19 years of age (25,089 people), followed by people under 40 years of age (23,873 people), then up to 60 years of age (21,426 people). Slightly more than half of the arrivals receive social benefits. All Ukrainians who came to Austria as a result of Russia’s full-scale invasion are entitled to free language learning up to the C1 level. According to the Austrian Integration Fund (ÖIF), over 54,000 course places have been taken up by Ukrainians in Austria to date. In the first six months of this year, 11,505 Ukrainians attended German courses. Most of them studied the language at the A1 and A2 levels. Detailed statistics can be found on the Integration Fund website.
We talked to artists…
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Office Ukraine Wien
Learning German and navigating through life
1. September 2024
The ÖIF representative told us that the pass rates of the exams show that Ukrainian displaced persons are making good progress in learning German and that the need for higher course levels is constantly increasing. This also corresponds to the generally very positive feedback from the Ukrainian community.
In addition to the German courses offered by course providers, the ÖIF also expanded the freely accessible online German learning programmes on Sprachportal.at, the largest German learning platform in the German-speaking world: in addition to its own online German courses, which are implemented in cooperation with the Ukrainian universities of Drohobych and Uzhhorod and which Ukrainian displaced persons can attend without registering, the ÖIF expanded its part-time and job-specific German learning programmes in particular last year. At www.sprachportal.at, a range of daily online German courses and job-specific online courses as well as free learning and practice materials are available to all German learners.
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Office Ukraine Graz
Language Barriers for the Ukrainian Artist* Community in Graz
The Ukrainian Artist* Community has already been an active part of the arts and cultural scene in Graz and Styria for more than two years. In order for inclusion to succeed not only as a private individual, but also as an artist* or cultural worker*, it is necessary to learn German. In this respect, however, Ukrainian artists* living in Graz are confronted with a number of challenges. Although there is a wide range of German language courses on offer in the Graz area, only certain course formats are free of charge for Ukrainians* with displaced person status living in Austria. In line with the Austrian Integration Act, Austrian Integration Fund (ÖIF) provides German language courses from the teaching of literacy skills to language level C1 free of charge. The situation is different for language courses that are not provided by the ÖIF. If you decide in favour of a different language…
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Office Ukraine Innsbruck
Language is the key to everything
1. September 2024
Interview with Maryna Kryvinchuk and Iryna Kozhyna
Learning German is a key challenge for all temporarily displaced persons in Austria. We asked journalist Maryna Kryvinchuk and artist and cultural manager Iryna Kozhyna about their language learning experiences, what tools they use and what advice they would give to anyone who finds themselves in a similar situation.
© Maryna Kryvynchuk; 2024; photo: Sophia Martseniuk
Maryna Kryvinchuk was born in the capital city of Ukraine and studied at Borys Grinchenko Kyiv University, majoring in Media Communications. In Ukraine, she worked in television, at the Ukrainian Book Institute, and in news analytics.
In Austria, Maryna hosted the Voice of Peace radio broadcast about the fate of Ukrainians during the war on FREIRAD – Freies Radio Innsbruck. The enthusiastic singer was also a choir member for a production at…
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Presentation of the publication ‘Office Ukraine. Two Years of Support for Ukrainian Artists’
We are pleased to present the publication Office Ukraine. Two Years of Support for Ukrainian Artists (Verlag für moderne Kunst).
The publication presents the diverse activities of Office Ukraine over two years throughout Austria and provides insights into our collaboration with artists and institutions.
The book also includes interviews with Ukrainian artists and art workers who came to Austria fleeing the war, as well as essays by Ukrainian author Tanya Malyarchuk about personal experiences with those who stayed in Ukraine and linguist and migration expert Ruth Wodak on global migration policy.
Over the course of our work, we have organised–mostly in cooperation with art institutions and culture initiatives–about 270 events with around 580 invited Ukrainian artists and theorists, many of them making their way onto the pages of the book. Also, each…
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Kaleidoscope – Maybe Displaced but Still Connected
Office Ukraine presents the exhibition Kaleidoscope – Maybe Displaced but Still Connected at Parallel Vienna, inviting Ukrainian artists currently in Ukraine and those living in other EU countries due to the war.
Office Ukraine's contribution to Parallel Vienna revolves around the perspective of interconnection. Artists and cultural practitioners from Ukraine, who due to the Russian large-scale war of aggression and their subsequent flight to other countries are now scattered in various countries, are building their practice in different environments maintaining relations with each other. Displaced yet connected they are still influenced by the same elements of experience – war, distraction, and entanglement with both the country they left and the country they are in now.
The title is a metaphor for diverse perspectives, interpretations of reality, and life directions. Some works present narratives that…
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Time Maschine
Office Ukraine together with ÖBB are honored to present Time Maschine, an art installation by Anastasiia Vasylchenko Mamay, a Ukrainian artist who fled her homeland in March 2022 due to the Russian full-scale invasion. This installation is featuring ceramic train tickets in the design of the Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB).
The artworks are on view from August 19 until September 15 at the main train station of Vienna, directly in front of the Ticket Shop.
The official opening will take place on September 5 at 5 pm.
Anastasia Vasylchenko Mamay, who now resides in St. Pölten with her young son, has created this piece as a reflection of her experience of displacement and the altered perception of time that accompanies such profound life changes. The ticket, made entirely of porcelain, embodies the fragile yet enduring nature of memory and hope. Anastasia describes her project as a Time Machine—a symbolic return…
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Open Call for Ukrainian Artists: “Artist of the Week”
We are excited to announce our "Artist of the Week" project, a unique opportunity for Ukrainian artists (currently based in Austria or Ukraine) of all artistic fields to showcase their work on the social media channels of our platform.
Each week, we will feature one artist on Instagram to share their creative vision with a wider audience. You can see our first publication within this project for reference here.
Please submit your CV/ short bio and the content you would like to present (e.g. high quality images of your work, videos or any other formats that best represent your art and are suitable for social media).
Type of Instagram Video Size and Dimensions Video Format
Instagram Video 1080 x 1350p MP4, MOV, GIF
Instagram Story 1080…
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Professional Integration HUB 2.0 O Internship in Graz
Professional Integration Hub is a long-term internship program for Ukrainians residing in Austria as a result of Russia‘s aggression against Ukraine. Office Ukraine will collaborate with the professional Integration Hub in fall 2024.
The goal of the program is to facilitate the professional advancement of Ukrainian specialists by integrating them into the European professional environment. Additionally, the experience gained through the program will be a significant contribution to the post-war reconstruction of Ukraine and its integration into the EU. The program is initiated and funded by ERSTE Foundation and implemented by the European Centre for Freedom and Independence. Please visit program website for more details: www.professionalhub.at.
Office Ukraine was founded shortly after the beginning of the large-scale war of aggression against Ukraine by Russia for Ukrainian cultural workers at the beginning of March 2022.
The initiative serves as a platform for the coordination of diverse civil society and institutional initiatives and acts as…
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Professional Integration HUB 2.0 O Internship in Vienna
Professional Integration Hub is a long-term internship program for Ukrainians residing in Austria as a result of Russia‘s aggression against Ukraine. Office Ukraine will collaborate with the professional Integration Hub in fall 2024.
The goal of the program is to facilitate the professional advancement of Ukrainian specialists by integrating them into the European professional environment. Additionally, the experience gained through the program will be a significant contribution to the post-war reconstruction of Ukraine and its integration into the EU. The program is initiated and funded by ERSTE Foundation and implemented by the European Centre for Freedom and Independence. Please visit program website for more details: www.professionalhub.at.
Office Ukraine was founded shortly after the beginning of the large-scale war of aggression against Ukraine by Russia for Ukrainian cultural workers at the beginning of March 2022.
The initiative serves as a platform for the coordination of diverse civil…
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Fighting stereotypes and finding your voice: Internship at the Kunsthistorisches Museum
In winter, Kateryna started her internship at the Art History Museum in Vienna. The internship is a result of a cooperation between the Artists Solidarity Program Europe (ASoP Europe) supported by the Austrian Foreign Ministry, Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, and Office Ukraine. We talked with Kateryna to learn more about her life and her experience at the prominent Austrian museum.
Kateryna, please tell us more about your background.
Before the full-scale invasion, I lived in Kyiv. I worked as a corporate lawyer for 15 years, but according to the statistics, a certain number of lawyers later switch to the art field, and I was one of them. After two of my daughters were born, I decided to systematize thousands of paintings and hundreds of books in my head and get a proper art education. In 2021 I graduated from the National…
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The Artist in Residence Programme at MuseumsQuartier in Vienna
The Artist in Residence Programme at MuseumsQuartier in Vienna is part of ERSTE Foundation’s long-term endeavour to support contemporary art and to strengthen the fragile situation of its creators, especially in the region of Central, Eastern and Southeastern Europe.
The residency programme is carried out in close cooperation with ERSTE Foundation's key cultural partners: tranzit, Igor Zabel Association and Kontakt Collection (Kontakt Collection will collaborate with the Zagreb based WHW Akademija.) Thus, the residencies are aimed at artists and curators from Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania, Slovak Republic and Slovenia working in the field of critical contemporary visual art to do research in their respective area.
Taking into consideration the urgencies raised by the ongoing war against Ukraine, we would like to express our solidarity and add a grant of a…
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