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If you are planning to apply to the Shevchenko Foundation for funding please consider attending one of our webinars to learn more about our application and adjudication processes, and how to submit a successful application. Who can benefit from these webinars?...
Today – we are all Ukrainian!
Over 200 guests gathered at the Art. Gallery of Ontario on May 12 for the 2022 Tryzub Awards Gala to honour (Ret.) Lt.-Gen. Paul Wynnyk and Dr. Timothy Snyder for their contribution to strengthening the Ukrainian brand. This year’s recipients of the Tryzub Award are...
What’s New in May?
In this issue... KOBZAR Book Award Winner Announced Winners of National Children's Bookmark Contest Announced Upcoming opportunities to show solidarity with Ukraine May is Leave a Legacy Month Click here to read our news
Maria Reva wins 2022 KOBZAR Book Award
A fascinating book, brutal, hilarious and ‘completely bonkers.’ It embraces the grotesque and the absurd in a way which is reflective of a sensibility and dark humour particular to post-Soviet nations. – KOBZAR Book Award Jury Canadian writer Maria Reva is the winner...
What’s new in April?
In this issue of our e-bulletin: KOBZAR Book Award rescheduled TRYZUB Awards to be presented in May Deadline around the corner for the Children's Bookmark Contest Our amazing artists demonstrate their solidarity with the Ukrainian people Updates on Foundation programs...
Veronica Post Awarded $30,000 “REACH Mentorship/Residency for the Arts” Funding
Veronica Post, an award-winning graphic novelist based in Halifax, NS, will receive the $30,000 REACH Mentorship/Residency for the Arts for 2022, a project of the Shevchenko Foundation in partnership with the Ihnatowycz Family Foundation. Now in its fourth year, the...
In Memoriam
VASYL BALAN 1949-2022 The Ukrainian Canadian Foundation of Taras Shevchenko mourns the passing of trusted adviser and avid supporter Vasyl Balan. Vasyl Balan was well known for his contributions to shaping the political and cultural landscape in Canada, his...
What’s new in March?
In this issue of our e-bulletin: The postponement of the KOBZAR Book Award Presentation of the 2022 commemorative bookmark celebrating the legacy of Taras Shevchenko Our amazing artists demonstrate their solidarity with the Ukrainian people Ways to help Ukraine Click...
Commemorative bookmark released
We are pleased to share with you the 2022 bookmark celebrating the legacy of renowned Ukrainian poet Taras Shevchenko. Designed by Canadian artist Olya Tkachenko, the imagery dramatically reflects the words of the selected poem in which the bard reveals the true power...