Join us with special community ticket access

Please join us for a special community evening featuring a theatrical performance of The Division by @andrewkushnir , followed by a post-show gathering by @institut.to (a new underground speakeasy c/o @svi.toronto ) with a performance by @nastasia.y (Ukrainian neo-soul trio) in support of artists living and creating through war.

Proceeds from the evening support Aid for Artists, a project of the Canada-Ukraine Foundation that works with Ukrainian artists and cultural institutions to strengthen and sustain the country’s arts community during the ongoing war.

About the Play
In The Division, Kushnir journeys back to his family homeland, Ukraine, to confront mysteries about his grandfather’s life as a soldier and watchmaker.

The family mythology he unearths has astonishing connections to the present, not least of which the fallout of Russia’s full-scale invasion. With his award-winning style of documentary theatre, Kushnir faces the unspoken truths that shape our personal and collective histories.

Event Details
Friday, April 24, 2026
Crow’s Theatre • 345 Carlaw Avenue, Toronto
8:00 p.m. • Theatrical performance of The Division
9:30 p.m. • Reception hosted by INSTITUT, an intimate speakeasy experience presented in collaboration with the St. Volodymyr Institute
10:00 p.m. • Performance by NASTASIA Y (Ukrainian neo-soul trio)

$60 | Special ticket pricing available with promo code UKRAINE
A portion of ticket sales will support Aid for Artists

Additional information available at projecthumanity.ca.

** Tickets are extremely limited. To access this special pricing:

• Use promo code UKRAINE

• Select “Tier B” tickets

• The discount will only appear in your cart once the promo code has been applied

2026 Ukrainian Art Song
Summer Institute

Who Can Apply

Vocal artists and collaborative pianists—professional, emerging, upper-undergraduate, and graduate—are invited to apply to the Ukrainian Art Song Summer Institute taking place in Toronto, Canada, from August 10 to 16, 2026.

• Eight (8) vocalists will be selected to develop their classical singing technique while exploring the rich and varied repertoire of Ukrainian art song.

• One (1) pianist will be selected to develop their professional collaborative skills while studying the style, context, and composers of Ukrainian art song.

Application deadline: extended to April 10, 2026

The Ukrainian Art Song Project is an affiliated organization of St. Volodymyr Institute

Similar to Pysanky, Driapanky involves dyeing eggs in a single colour, but to decorate the egg, you gently scratch away the surface to reveal the white shell beneath. This practise, known as "to scratch" in Ukrainian (driapaty/дряпати) and sometimes spelled as Dryapanky, which is less common in Ukraine but more common in many western Slavic countries, particularly Poland, Czech Rebulic, Hungary, Lithuania, Slovakia, and amongst Sorbians. Driapanky designs can feature simple patterns or intricate designs, often inspired by nature and imbued with symbols of protection and goodwill. They can range from simple patterns to more illustrative qualities, making them a great choice for those who enjoy drawing.

In this workshop, we will delve into various aspects of Driapanky creation. We'll explore the differences between using aniline and natural dyes for eggs, discuss a range of designs and motifs, become acquainted with the different tools required for the craft, delve into the rich tradition of Ukrainian decorated eggs, and learn techniques for protecting your Driapanka without the need for emptying or lacquering the egg.

Duration: 2 hours
Instructed by Oksana Hawrylak
This workshop is best for you if you've already made pysanky and would like to learn a different technique.

Please note that sharp tools will be used in the workshop and are not suitable for children.
All materials will be provided, including a dyed egg, scratch tools, and reference materials.

TRADITIONAL UKRAINIAN PYSANKY WORKSHOP with Liudmyla Zymbovych

Learn the traditional art of writing Ukrainian pysanky in this hands-on workshop led by pysanka master Liudmyla Zymbovych. Using dyes and a wax-resist technique, you’ll create beautifully detailed, symbolic folk art on eggs while exploring a rich, cultural tradition.

Saturday, March 28 • 12:00 pm to 3:00 pm
$70 per person • 12 & under $50 (each child must be accompanied by an adult)*
All materials included • Space is limited • Instruction in English

Location: St.Volodymyr Institute, 620 Spadina Avenue, Toronto

February 24, 2026 marks four years since the start of russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. HOPE is presented at the SVI Art Gallery to acknowledge that date and to affirm that solidarity continues and attention has not faded.

This exhibition brings together artists whose work reflects on hope — not as an abstract idea, but as something that keeps people going, carried through daily life, memory, and creative practice. Hope is found in gestures of care, in the preservation of culture and language, in acts of resistance, and in the decision to continue.

Working across photography, graphic design, printmaking, drawing, painting, and textiles, the artists present personal and collective responses shaped by the realities of war, displacement, and connection to community. Some works speak directly to the present moment. Others approach it more indirectly, through symbolism, material, and process.

Together, the exhibition holds space for reflection while looking forward. In this context, hope is not passive. It is active, shared, and sustained through creative work.

Participating Artists

Diana Nadia Lawryshyn
Dima Lavrentiev
Iryna Tashlitska
Olenka Kleban
Olha Tkachenko
Lena Pogrebnaya
Mariya Haponenko
Ruslana Makarova
Sasha Theodora

Window display:
Anastasiia Bielohryvtseva – Paper Light – Contemporary Vytynanka Window Installation
Alex Slywynskyj – Sunflower – Stained glass

Tickets: $15 suggested · Sliding scale

If you are able to pay more, we encourage you to do so. Your generosity directly supports Oksana's work and St. Volodymyr Institute's ability to continue community-focused organizing in Toronto.

Paying $20 is $25 is a meaningful contribution to the work of keeping Ukrainian culture visible.

The Stain of Blood: On Art in Wartime Ukraine. A Performative Reading by Oksana Briukhovetska

What does it mean to make art when your country is at war? When your studio is a shelter, your subject is survival, and some of the artists you love have gone to the front and not come home.

Kyiv-based artist, curator, and writer Oksana Briukhovetska will bring her answers in a performative reading that is part testimony, part meditation, part act of witness. Drawing on her deep engagement with Ukraine's contemporary art community, she will share what art looks like from the inside of an ongoing war: the daily realities, the impossible choices, the strategies people use to keep creating and keep living. And she will honour the artists and fighters Ukraine has lost.

About Oksana Briukhovetska

Oksana Briukhovetska is an artist, curator, and writer whose practice centres on textile collage and critical writing about Ukrainian contemporary art. Her work engages themes of memory, trauma, women's labour, feminism, solidarity, and decolonization.

She served as a co-curator for the Ukrainian chapter of Secondary Archive, the platform for women artists from Central and Eastern Europe (2021–2024), and as curator at the Martin Roth Initiative residency for Ukrainian women artists (2024–2025), which culminated in the publication and exhibition Meaning after Loss (2025). In 2025, Oksana published Voices of Black Lives Matter, based on interviews conducted with Americans during the 2020–2021 protests.

She lives and works in Kyiv.

Learn to make traditional Ukrainian Pysanky with Marika Zdaniw

TRADITIONAL UKRAINIAN PYSANKY WORKSHOP with Marika Zdaniw

Learn the traditional art of writing Ukrainian pysanky in this hands-on workshop led by pysanka master Marika Zdaniw. Using dyes and a wax-resist technique, you’ll create beautifully detailed, symbolic folk art on eggs while exploring a rich, cultural tradition.

Wednesday, March 18 • 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm
$70 per person • 12 & under $50 (each child must be accompanied by adult)*
All materials included • Space is limited • Instruction in English

Location: St.Volodymyr Institute, 620 Spadina Avenue, Toronto

* this workshops involves the use of candles and hot wax. Children must be supervised.

The Holodomor Research and Education Consortium (HREC), an initiative of the Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies (CIUS) at the University of Alberta, has announced the launch of a new Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) titled Famine as Genocide in the 20th Century: The Case of the Holodomor. Scheduled to be fully accessible online on March 23, 2026, the 13-module course will be delivered globally on the Coursera platform, offering a vital resource for scholars, students, and the public alike to examine one of the 20th century's most devastating, yet understudied, episodes of mass violence.

The course addresses a profound paradox: the famines of the 20th century occurred in an age of unprecedented global food abundance. As the case of the Holodomor illustrates, the catastrophic 20th-century famines were not merely humanitarian disasters but were often forms of political violence that targeted marginalized populations in the pursuit of transformative political projects.

The 1932-33 famine in Soviet Ukraine—the Holodomor—represents the epitome of this kind of violence. Famine as Genocide in the 20th Century explores the Holodomor through an interdisciplinary lens, engaging with famine studies; Soviet , Ukrainian, and global history; colonial and genocide theory; as well as memory studies. Organized by the Holodomor Research and Education Consortium at the University of Alberta, the course draws on decades of international research conducted by leading experts.

The course consists of 13 modules, or lessons, that integrate a wealth of recent scholarship related to the Holodomor.The delivery method via the Coursera platform will feature interviews with leading international experts, archival documents, videos and photos, guest lectures, primary and secondary source readings, and scalable assessments.Module topics include “Dying and Living,” which explores the experience of those who suffered the Holodomor; “Ukrainian Cultural Renaissance and the Destruction of Ukrainian Culture,” which looks at the policy of Ukrainianization and its brutal conclusion; “What Did the World Know?” which addresses what the international community knew about the famine at the time it was happening; and modules on the aftermath and longer-term impact of the Holodomor as well as how knowledge of the Holodomor has been preserved and shared over time.  

The collaboration between the University of Alberta and Coursera ensures that the course fulfills a dual mandate: While University of Alberta students—specifically through the Department of History, Classics, and Religion—will be able to register for Famine as Genocide in the 20th Century: The Case of the Holodomor, the online course will be accessible to the general public globally at no cost.

Participants will gain knowledge of the Holodomor’s impact on Ukrainian, Soviet, and world history, improve their ability to analyze primary sources and oral history, and develop a critical understanding of Stalinist society. 

Crucially, the course compels reflection on the Holodomor's enduring relevance to current political developments in the region and the Russian war on Ukraine, addressing themes like disinformation and ‘fake news’ within the context of historic Russian-Ukrainian relations.

This project is made possible through the dedicated efforts of CIUS and HREC, with generous support from the Helen and Paul Baszucki Family and the Temerty Foundation.

About the Course:

Famine as Genocide in the 20th Century: The Case of the Holodomor is a wide-ranging exploration of the 1932-33 famine in Ukraine. Learners will gain a deep understanding of the Holodomor in the context of other 20th century famines, genocide studies, survivor experience, knowledge dissemination, disinformation and denial, and Ukrainian and Soviet history. 

The Holodomor, one of the major tragedies of the twentieth century, became the subject of serious study only since the fall of the USSR. Through an exploration of recent research and through the prisms of colonialism, empire, genocide, famine and food security, (dis)information dissemination, and Ukrainian-Russian relations, Famine as Genocide in the 20th Century: The Case of the Holodomor makes the case that the Holodomor is crucial to understanding Ukrainian, Soviet, European, and world history as well as current events.

This course is offered online in thirteen modules through University of Alberta’s partnership with the platform Coursera through which courses are offered for-credit to UofA students as well as to the general public.

Dumai Dunai + Paul Chin + Orbital Ensemble + Tarek Funk: Wavelength Music Festival + Conference 2026

Presented with Sonic Boom
In partnership with TO Live

Co-presented with Uma Nota Culture

Dumai Dunai (Montréal // Slavic dub-punk party band)
Orbital Ensemble (Toronto // psychedelic post-bossa nova)
Paul Chin (Cayman Islands & Toronto // DIY DJ, producer & friendship breakup expert)
Tarek Funk (Hamilton // Arabesque Afrobeat-infused hip-hop)

Wavelength Music Festival + Conference 2026 heads down the Dundas West strip for our last show of the festival. With its intimate setting and eclectic decor in Toronto’s hippest neighborhood, The Garrison is a celebration of independent live music. We’re thrilled to wrap up the fest with this global-meets-hip-hop celebration in partnership with our friends at Uma Nota, producers of Mixto Fest and the Geary Art Crawl.

Dumai Dunai is here to sweep you up in the blasting horns of Balkan wedding brass bands and the joys and sorrows of Ukrainian village polyphony. The seven-piece channels multi-lingual lyrics and punk rock energy through deep dub grooves, delivering something that feels like pure, unfiltered ecstasy.
Joining them, Orbital Ensemble offers an immersive blend of psychedelic grooves and jazz melodies shaped by MPB influences. The lineup also features professional illustrator, community organiser, recording artist, and DJ Paul Chin, alongside Syrian Palestinian MC and multi-instrumentalist Tarek Funk, whose sound moves through hip hop, funk, and Afrobeat.

Saturday March 21
The Garrison
1197 Dundas St. W. - Toronto
Doors 8pm
19+

TRADITIONAL UKRAINIAN SOROKOKLYN PYSANKY WORKSHOP with Irene Chromej Johnston

Learn the traditional art of writing Ukrainian pysanky in this hands-on workshop led by pysanka master Irene Chromej-Johnston, focused on the traditional sorokoklyn (48-triangle) division. Using dyes and a wax-resist technique, you’ll create beautifully detailed, symbolic folk art on eggs while exploring a rich, cultural tradition.

This workshop will be taught using heated electric kistky (writing tools) and hot wax. Children must be supervised.

Saturday, March 21 • 12:00 pm to 3:00 pm
$70 per person • 12 & under $50 (each child must be accompanied by adult)*
All materials included • Space is limited • Instruction in English

Location: St.Volodymyr Institute, 620 Spadina Avenue, Toronto

This exhibition brings together artists reflecting on hope — not as an abstract idea, but as something carried through daily life, memory, and creative practice. The works on view speak to endurance, solidarity, and the quiet persistence that sustains individuals and communities through war and displacement.

As we gather during International Women’s Month, we also recognize the powerful role of women as artists, cultural workers, caregivers, organizers, and witnesses in carrying memory forward and shaping spaces of resilience. Many of the exhibiting artists are women whose work engages deeply with questions of care, survival, and collective strength.

Most artworks in the exhibition are available for purchase. Proceeds from sales directly support participating artists and help sustain community-focused cultural programming at St. Volodymyr Institute.

See the artworks: https://www.stvolodymyr.org/art/hope

Participating Artists:

• Diana Nadia Lawryshyn

• Dima Lavrentiev

• Iryna Tashlitska

• Lena Pogrebnaya

• Olenka Kleban

• Olha Tkachenko

• Mariya Haponenko

• Ruslana Makarova

• Sasha Theodora

Window Display:

• Anastasiia Bielohryvtseva
  Paper Light – Contemporary Vytynanka Window Installation

• Alex Slywynskyj – Sunflower – Stained glass

We look forward to gathering in conversation, reflection, and continued solidarity.

Learn the traditional art of writing Ukrainian pysanky in this hands-on workshop led by pysanka master Marika Zdaniw. Using dyes and a wax-resist technique, you’ll create beautifully detailed, symbolic folk art on eggs while exploring a rich, cultural tradition.

Wednesday, March 18 • 6:00 pm to 9:00pm
$70 per person • 12 & under $50 (each child must be accompanied by adult)*
All materials included • Space is limited • Instruction in English

Location: St.Volodymyr Institute, 620 Spadina Avenue, Toronto

* this workshops involves the use of candles and hot wax. Children must be supervised.

Window Installation at SVI
Artist: Anastasiia Bielohryvtseva
Last Day – February 28th

‘Paper Light’ is an oversized Vytynanka created for DesignTO 2026, planned as a window installation in downtown Toronto. The project reinterprets traditional 19th-century Ukrainian papercutting in a contemporary context, transforming a window into a luminous cultural focal point.

The intricate, large-scale yellow graphic acts as a modern talisman of resilience and light, bringing warmth and comfort during Toronto’s deep winter. Yellow was chosen for its associations with the sun, vitality, and an inner glow that seems to emanate from indoors — a counterpoint to the city’s short, dark winter days. When installed, the window will appear to glow from within, offering a quiet, radiant presence to passersby.

Rooted in Ukrainian tradition yet expressed through a contemporary lens, ‘Paper Light’ shares cultural heritage in a simple, clear way. The work emphasizes meticulous craft, layered patterns, and light, translating folk art into a modern, visually striking installation for winter.

Find out more at DesignTO.org

February 24 marks the anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine—a year that has tested the strength and courage of the Ukrainian people. Every day, Ukraine’s defenders stand on the front lines, protecting their nation’s sovereignty and freedom.

As we reflect on this somber milestone, we honour the lives lost, the sacrifices made, and the unwavering dedication of those who continue to fight for Ukraine’s future.

Join us in standing with Ukraine and showing support for its people. Together, we remain united in hope and determination for peace and victory.

Слава Україні! Героям Слава!

Photo: Illustration by Olga Shtonda

As the war in Ukraine continues, ongoing attacks on cities and infrastructure are affecting civilian life, particularly during the winter months. Many communities are experiencing disruptions to essential services, including heating, electricity, and water.

This rally provides an opportunity for people in Toronto to come together in solidarity and to express continued support for Ukraine and its people.

All are welcome to attend.

More information ucctoronto.ca

HUTSUL MOTANKA DOLL WORKSHOP with Lucy Ireland

This workshop will provide participants the opportunity to create a traditional Hutsul-style Motanka doll from a kit prepared by the workshop leader. These kits include everything you need to create your own Hutsul Motanka!

Saturday, February 21 • 12:00 noon to 5:00 pm
Ages 12+, space is limited
$75 per person, supplies included
INSTRUCTION IN ENGLISH

INSTRUCTOR BIO: Lucy Ireland is a retired elementary school teacher from the Durham District School Board, where she specialized in teaching art and vocal/instrumental music for the last 10 years of her career. She served as the choir director at St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Oshawa for 15 years. Having recently moved to Toronto, she is eager to contribute to the Ukrainian cultural community here in Toronto.

This workshop is part of our programming series for Museum’s current exhibition, Kosiv Bazaar: A Living Archive of the Carpathians

The Ukrainian Museum of Canada, Ontario Branch is a resident organization at St. Volodymyr Institute.

A hands-on textile collage workshop with Ukrainian feminist artist Oksana Briukhovetska

Bring your cast off florals and brightly coloured rags and create a textile collage under the guidance of renowned Ukraine artist Oksana Briukhovetska. She has recently given workshops in Ukraine to women grieving loved ones lost in war. Whether you are preoccupied by the war in Ukraine, responding to other conflicts, injustices, and environmental crises globally, or simply wanting to be crafty, Oksana will guide you in assembling images and colours on fabric to tell stories of courage, protest, and hope. Oksana will give a short presentation with examples of textiles as resistance: Chilean arpilleras, Ukrainian embroidery, African-American quilts. We’ll also drink tea and talk about our experiences and dreams of protest and resistance.

Participants may work on a solo piece or choose to collaborate on a collective (group) project.
Sliding scale – $45 suggested

Oksana Briukhovetska’s current artistic practice focuses on textile collage. She also works as a curator and writes about Ukrainian contemporary art, addressing topics of memory, trauma, woman’s labor, feminism, solidarity and decolonization.  In 2020-2021 she interviewed Americans about Black Lives Matter protests and in 2025 published the book Voices of Black Lives Matter. She was the Ukraine co-curator for Secondary Archive, the platform for women artists from Central and Eastern Europe (2021-2024), and a curator at the Martin Roth Initiative (MRI) residency for Ukrainian women artists (2024-2025) that resulted in the publication and the exhibition both titled Meaning after Loss (2025). She lives in Kyiv.

Hart House, in partnership with Kosa Arts and St. Volodymyr Institute, is proud to present a special evening of art, history, and community action. This event brings together song, scholarship, and storytelling to reflect on Ukraine’s deep cultural roots and its ongoing significance in shaping our shared world.

The event will feature a keynote lecture by Dr. Timothy Snyder, acclaimed historian and Chair in Modern European History, supported by the Temerty Endowment for Ukrainian Studies, at the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy at the University of Toronto, who will offer insights on Ukraine’s place in global history—from the earliest human settlements north of the Black Sea to the enduring myths and ideas that continue to influence modern culture. 

Kosa Arts singers will open the evening by sharing the living culture of Ukrainian folk songs, traditions passed down through generations. Singing is one of the oldest ways humans have communicated and carried knowledge, and these songs reflect that history. They hold traces of earlier cultural practices in their stories, structures and worldviews, offering a way to listen to how memory, ritual and community move through time and continue to shape Ukrainian life today.

The event is free for students and by donation for guests, with all proceeds supporting humanitarian initiatives by the Canada-Ukraine Foundation. 

 Keynote Lecture Description:  

The application of advanced technology has had the greatest impact on the earliest periods of history and indeed on pre-history. In the lands of today’s Ukraine, north of the Black Sea, the effect has been especially striking; it forces a reconsideration of the origins of large-scale human settlement and confirms a thesis about the origins of Indo-European languages. But this is just the beginning: familiar landmarks of European and global history take on a different form when viewed from the perspective of those lands, and indeed elements of what might seem to be our own modern or post-modern culture take on a surprising coherence. This lecture will begin with the pre-history, alienate and then reclaim familiar aspects of Greek, Roman, and medieval history, and close with an attempt to integrate, on the basis of some new knowledge of the past, some canonical myths and legends. 

Timothy Snyder Biography:  

Timothy Snyder holds the inaugural Chair in Modern European History, supported by the Temerty Endowment for Ukrainian Studies, at the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy at the University of Toronto. He is also a permanent fellow at the Institute for Human Sciences in Vienna and the head of the academic advisory council of Ukrainian History Global Initiative.  

A scholar of the history of Central Europe, Ukraine, the Soviet Union, and the Holocaust, Snyder speaks five and reads ten European languages. He is the author or editor of twenty books published in forty languages. Snyder writes for the press on Ukraine, the U.S, authoritarianism, digital politics, health, and education. He has also appeared in documentaries, on television, and as an expert witness before several parliaments. He has received state orders and decorations as well as honorary doctorates.   

His work has inspired demonstrations, sculpture, posters, punk rock, rap, film, theatre, and an opera.  

timothysnyder.org 
snyder.substack.com
munkschool.utoronto.ca/phl    

Fundraising initiative:

Canada Ukraine Foundation

Founded in 1995 during the 18th Ukrainian Canadian Congress (UCC), the Canada-Ukraine Foundation (CUF) was established to coordinate, develop, and deliver humanitarian assistance from Canadians to Ukraine.   

CUF continues to play a vital role as a national charitable foundation, working to monitor, promote, and support humanitarian aid initiatives. Its mission includes evaluating projects, fostering collaboration among aid providers, setting strategic priorities,

 and ensuring resources are directed where they can have the greatest impact. CUF also serves as a forum for individuals and organizations—across community, private, and public sectors—committed to supporting Ukraine.   

In addition to its work abroad, CUF also supports related initiatives within Canada. To learn more:cufoundation.ca

About presenters:

Kosa Arts
This initiative is part of the Talking Walls exhibition titled Future Folkways: Reclaiming Rituals, Remaking Roots, marking the 15th anniversary of Kosa Kolektiv, a Toronto-based community of artists, cultural activists, and diaspora members exploring, reclaiming, and celebrating Ukrainian and Slavic folk traditions. Through this community, Kosa Folk Arts was established (formerly known as Folk Camp), continuing the work of cultural preservation and creative reinvention.

SVI
St. Volodymyr Institute (SVI) is a Ukrainian cultural and educational centre in downtown Toronto that for more than six decades has supported learning, artistic expression, and community engagement. With a residence, theatre, library, archives, and exhibition spaces, SVI hosts a wide range of cultural programs and provides space for organizations focused on Ukrainian Canadian heritage.

SVI is now undertaking a major development project to create a renewed cultural hub, expanding partnerships, integrating innovation, and strengthening its role in cultural programming, education, and community connection.

Hart House at the University of Toronto
Hart House, a centre for experiential learning at the University of Toronto, has served as a gathering place since 1919. Located in a historic neo-Gothic building, it offers space for arts, dialogue, wellness, and community engagement, welcoming students and the broader public year-round.

Window Installation at SVI
Artist: Anastasiia Bielohryvtseva
Extended until February 28th

‘Paper Light’ is an oversized Vytynanka created for DesignTO 2026, planned as a window installation in downtown Toronto. The project reinterprets traditional 19th-century Ukrainian papercutting in a contemporary context, transforming a window into a luminous cultural focal point.

The intricate, large-scale yellow graphic acts as a modern talisman of resilience and light, bringing warmth and comfort during Toronto’s deep winter. Yellow was chosen for its associations with the sun, vitality, and an inner glow that seems to emanate from indoors — a counterpoint to the city’s short, dark winter days. When installed, the window will appear to glow from within, offering a quiet, radiant presence to passersby.

Rooted in Ukrainian tradition yet expressed through a contemporary lens, ‘Paper Light’ shares cultural heritage in a simple, clear way. The work emphasizes meticulous craft, layered patterns, and light, translating folk art into a modern, visually striking installation for winter.

Find out more at DesignTO.org

Make your own zine! Learn folding, cutting & stitching in this hands-on workshop. All materials provided, no experience needed.

Come spend an afternoon making your own zine using simple, hands-on techniques. This workshop is all about experimenting with folding, cutting, and stitching (no prior experience required).

Your zine can be about anything– a story, a drawing series, poems, found images, or something you make on the spot.

We will go through a few easy ways to put together zines and give you time to create your own. All materials will be provided, and you will also have the opportunity to scan and assemble your zine during the workshop, so you can leave with a finished copy or two. Completed zines can also be submitted to the Ukrainian Zine Library at SVI.

Find out more

This event is part of Future Folkways: Reclaiming Rituals, Remaking Roots
Presented by Kosa Arts and Hart House at the University of Toronto
In partnership with St. Volodymyr Institute

Join Kosa Folk Arts as a farewell to the winter holiday season of Koliada, with a showcase of Ukrainian winter songs and rituals, with surprise guests! Featuring Kosa Koliadnyky (carollers), folklore groups from across the GTA, and our Kryva Kosa folk band who will lead a set of dances. Be sure to arrive early to take part in all there is to offer!

2 pm | Doors open

3 pm | Koliada Showcase begins

There will be Ukrainian lunch made by Yulia Yerofeyeva & volunteers (all funds go toward medical supplies for the front); there will be a cash bar; there will be a display of stars, didukhy, a handmade marketplace, and much more!

Purchase your ticket(s) now!

Under 17 and U of T Students are free, but please register above! Online ticket sales end at noon on the 18th. There may be limited availability at the door. We will update our website and social media with this information the day of.

This event is part of the Talking Walls series connected with the Kosa exhibition at Hart House, running Nov-Feb. For the full program listing see the Hart House website.

Hart House, a centre for experiential learning at the University of Toronto, has served as a gathering place since 1919. Located in a historic neo-Gothic building, it offers space for arts, dialogue, wellness, and community engagement, welcoming students and the broader public year-round.

We’re embracing SVI’s retroness and bringing out some of our original décor from the 70s through 90s to set the scene for a nostalgic celebration of the old-new year. Gather with friends, old and new, for a night where jazz rhythms meet Ukrainian and retro sounds.

Enjoy a delicious dinner, live performances, an open bar, and a midnight table in a cozy, lively atmosphere. Dress to impress in Retro Canadian Formal or Retro Ukrainian Formal wear, you might just win an award for best outfit. There will also be live entertainment, raffle prizes, and more surprises throughout the night.

TICKETS / SPONSORSHIP

Вперше на великому екрані — історія головного гурту незалежної України, "Океан Ельзи"!

Вперше на великому екрані — історія головного гурту незалежної України, «Океан Ельзи: Спостереження Шторму»!

Стрічка поєднує унікальні архіви, невідомі факти та щирі спогади тих, хто творив і розвивав колектив, пісні якого стали символом свободи, любові та боротьби.

Це відверта розповідь про музичні перемоги, шалену популярність поруч із конфліктами, розривами та історичними викликами, які переживала країна.

«Зйомки фільму дали нам, музикантам, унікальну нагоду самим озирнутись на наш шлях у 30 років. Згадати такі події і моменти, про які мало хто пам'ятав, а дехто і не знав навіть. Усі ті виступи, репетиції, зустрічі, прощання, радощі та труднощі, важкі рішення... І пригадавши то все, розумієш, скільки моментів залишалося поза очима публіки. У фільмі ми чесні і відверті. Усі, хто брав участь у зйомках, хто в різні етапи був частиною життя і шляху ОЕ», — поділився Святослав Вакарчук.

Деталі показу:

18 грудня
Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema
506 Bloor St W
Двері відчиняються: 18:00
Початок показу: 19:00

Триваліть: 2 год 3 хв

За виробництво відповідала студія KNIFE! Films, відома за стрічкою «Яремчук: Незрівнянний світ краси», серіалами «ЕПІЗОДИ» та «СПАЛАХ».

«За час роботи над фільмом ми опрацювали величезну кількість архівних матеріалів, щоб скласти цілісну історію “Океану Ельзи”. Провели десятки годин відвертих інтерв’ю з колишніми й теперішніми учасниками, а також людьми, які були поруч із гуртом на їхньому шляху.

Неважливо, чи слухаєте ви їх щодня, чи знаєте лише головні хіти — значення цього гурту виходить далеко за межі музики. Завдяки фільму кожен зможе зрозуміти, як “Океан Ельзи” став легендарним явищем для нашої країни», — розповів Максим Сердюк, продюсер фільму, співзасновник KNIFE! Films.

For the first time overseas — the story of the main band of independent Ukraine.

We invite everyone to the screening of the documentary film “Okean Elzy: Stormwatch” in Toronto.

The film combines unique archival materials, unknown facts, and sincere memories of those who created and developed the band, whose songs have become a symbol of freedom, love, and struggle.

This is a candid and profound story about music, people, and the times that shaped our country.

“Filming gave us, the musicians, a unique opportunity to look back on our 30-year journey... We are honest and candid. Everyone who was part of OE's life and journey,” — Sviatoslav Vakarchuk.

Details of the screening in Toronto:

Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema
506 Bloor St W
Doors open: 6:00 p.m.
Screening starts: 7:00 p.m.
Duration: 2 hours 3 minutes

We believe that cinema is making Ukraine's voice louder than ever.

Celebrate the season in style with UCPBA Toronto as we bring together our business and professional community.

Join us on Saturday, December 13th, at Wine Academy for YALYNKA 2025 — an elegant evening filled with festive spirit, great company, and a toast to the community.

✨ Event Highlights:

🎶 Entertainment and live performances
🍷 Open wine bar featuring select wines from Ukrainian-owned Niagara wineries
🥂🇺🇦 🍢 Fine canapés created by a talented Ukrainian Canadian chef, complemented by a curated antipasto selection
🎁 Exciting lottery prizes generously provided by our sponsors

Celebrate the season in style with UCPBA Toronto as we bring together our business and professional community to reconnect and share in the joy of the holidays.

🇺🇦 Part of the event’s proceeds will be directed toward programs assisting Ukraine.

💡 All non-members who purchase a ticket will receive a one-year complimentary UCPBA membership (membership form to be completed at registration). No refunds.

We can’t wait to celebrate with all of you on Saturday, December 13th, at Wine Academy.

UCPBA Toronto is an affiliated organization of SVI.