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Calling all artists!
We're looking for this year's Christmas card! Submit an original artwork on a Ukrainian Christmas theme for an opportunity to have your art featured in our 2021 Christmas Card Campaign. Deadline for submissions: October 1, 2021 12,000 cards will be distributed (not...
Canadian First World War Internment Recognition Fund lends support to investigations into residential schools with Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) unit
The Canadian First World War Internment Recognition Fund (CFWWIRF) joins Indigenous communities and all Canadians in mourning the loss of thousands of innocent children at Canada’s residential schools. In support of the continued investigations into these deaths,...
Shevchenko Monument Unveiling – Winnipeg July 9, 1961
In 1959 the Ukrainian community in Canada embarked on a significant undertaking – to erect a monument to Ukraine's national poet, Taras Shevchenko, on the grounds of the Manitoba Legislature. This endeavour raised an astounding $175,000. Two years later, on July 9,...
Shevchenko Foundation Welcomes New Officers and Directors
The Ukrainian Canadian Foundation of Taras Shevchenko is pleased to announce the appointment of Officers and the election of three new members to the Board of Directors. During the Annual General Meeting held on June 18, 2021, the Board of Directors appointed the...
Temerty Covid-19 Relief Fund for Organizations
A collaboration for recovery between the Temerty and Shevchenko Foundations The Temerty Foundation, with management support from the Shevchenko Foundation, has generously created the Temerty Covid-19 Relief Fund in support of Ukrainian Canadian organizations, impacted...
Childrens’ Bookmark Contest Winners!
Thank you to all 230 young artists from coast to coast who submitted their own unique and original artwork in celebration of the 20th anniversary of the Shevchenko Bookmark Campaign. Because of your entries and the generosity of the Ukrainian Credit Union Limited,...
COVID-19 Relief Funding – Bolstering the Community!
The Board of Directors of the Shevchenko Foundation is pleased to report that over 50 organizations and individuals across Canada have received funding through its COVID-19 Relief Funding Initiative. Announced in October, 2020, the COVID-19 Relief Funding Initiative...
Anna Bucciarelli, Natalya Gennadi, and Stacey Yerofeyeva (Nastasia Y) to Share $25,000 “REACH Mentorship/Residency for the Arts” Funding
Emerging Canadian artists Anna Bucciarelli, Natalya Gennadi, and Stacey Yerofeyeva (Nastasia Y) will share the $25,000 REACH Mentorship/Residency for the Arts 2021 award, a project of the Shevchenko Foundation in partnership with the Ihnatowycz Family Foundation. Now...
Important Application Information for Individuals
SHEVCHENKO FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES GRANTS TO INDIVIDUALS COVID-19 RECOVERY PROGRAM Up to 90% of total budget is eligible for funding assistance In response to emergent difficulties and financial pressures caused by the pandemic to undertake projects initiated by grant...