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March 9th marks the 207th anniversary of the birth of our namesake, Ukraine's greatest poet - Taras Shevchenko. Every March, since 2001, the Shevchenko Foundation has commemorated his work by engaging Canadian artists of Ukrainian heritage in interpreting the poetry...

In celebration of the 20th anniversary of the Shevchenko Bookmark Campaign, we are excited to announce a nationwide Children's Bookmark Contest to encourage a new generation of visual artists and a new generation of readers of Taras Shevchenko's poems. How it works...

The Shevchenko Foundation congratulates Valeriy Semenko for his winning submission of artwork for the 2021 Shevchenko Foundation bookmark, based on the chosen literacy excerpt from Taras Shevchenko’s poem “Бандуристе, орле сизий…”/ “Bandurist, my blue-grey eagle…”...

2021 Emerging Writers Short Prose Competition Winner   The Shevchenko Foundation is pleased to announce that “Carpathian Spruce” by Thunder Bay area writer Adrian Lysenko is the winner of the 2021 Emerging Writers Short Prose Competition. The $1,500 prize is...

Call for Applications to Board of Directors December, 2020 The Ukrainian Canadian Foundation of Taras Shevchenko Call for Applications to Board of Directors Mission: The Ukrainian Canadian Foundation of Taras Shevchenko is a national, chartered philanthropic...

The Ukrainian Canadian Foundation of Taras Shevchenko is a national, chartered philanthropic institution dedicated to the preservation, promotion and development of the Ukrainian Canadian cultural heritage and to the advancement of a flourishing Ukrainian community...

APPOINTMENT OF NEW CHAIR OF THE ENDOWMENT COUNCIL OF THE CANADIAN FIRST WORLD WAR INTERNMENT RECOGNITION FUND (CFWWIRF) The Board of Directors of the Ukrainian Canadian Foundation of Taras Shevchenko, Shevchenko Foundation, is pleased to announce the appointment of...

Every March, the Shevchenko Foundation commemorates the work of poet Taras Shevchenko by distributing thousands of bookmarks to children across Canada who are enrolled in Ukrainian language classes in public, private, and Saturday schools. All Ukrainian dance schools...

In loving memory of Anne (Mysyk) Wach, 96 years who passed away peacefully on Tuesday, August 25, 2020 at Holy Family Nursing Home in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Anne was predeceased by loving parents John (Ivan) and Katherine (Kotyk) Mysyk, husband Peter, sons George and...