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Call for Artist Submissions – Shevchenko Month Bookmarker
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...
Kobzar Book Award 2020 Shortlist announced
The Shevchenko Foundation is pleased to announce the shortlist for the 2020 Kobzar Book Award. Thank you to jury members Matt Bower, Dr. Lindy Ledohowski and Nino Ricci. The award will be presented at a celebration event on Thursday, March 12, 2020 in Toronto. To...
Emerging Writers Short Prose Competition – Open for Submissions
The Ukrainian Canadian Foundation of Taras Shevchenko is committed to encouraging and promoting new authors who write on a topic with a tangible connection to the Ukrainian Canadian experience. The Shevchenko...
Shevchenko Foundation Welcomes New Chair – Investment Committee
Dave Chucko FCA has been appointed the new Chair of the Shevchenko Foundation Investment Committee. Mr. Chucko brings a wealth of experience as Managing Partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers and in the field of business and wealth services. He has been a volunteer on...
Shevchenko Foundation Welcomes New Director
The Ukrainian Canadian Foundation of Taras Shevchenko is proud to announce the appointment of Boris Balan to its Board of Directors in the position of Vice-President. Mr. Balan has worked for over 20 years at Northland Power and currently holds the position of Vice...
Shevchenko Foundation Welcomes New Executive Director
The Board of Directors of the Ukrainian Canadian Foundation of Taras Shevchenko is pleased to announce that Bohdana Bashuk will be taking over from Lesia Szwaluk as Executive Director of the Shevchenko Foundation on July 1, 2019. Ms Bashuk brings over 15 years of...
Andrew Kushnir – Recipient of Inaugural REACH Mentorship/Residency for the Arts Funding
Emerging Canadian theatre artist Andrew Kushnir, of Toronto, has received $21,000 from the inaugural $25,000 REACH Mentorship/Residency for the Arts grant program, a project of the Shevchenko Foundation in partnership with the Ihnatowycz Family Foundation. The 2018-19...
Job Opportunity: Executive Director
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...
Inspiring visual artists!
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...