Stories
Amplifying Ukrainian voices to change the narrative
“What is it to discover that you've been loving something that doesn't love you back? And even worse, I suppose, to invest in a culture that wants your culture to disappear?” – Andrew Kushnir Playwright Andrew Kushnir wrote an article in 2023 entitled: Why...
Helping everyone to love Ukraine
It’s always more than music. Always more than me. Always more than everything. It’s this kind of connection. I want audiences to feel what I’m feeling, what I live through in like an hour. – Marichka If you’ve been listening to Kultura Rising, you’re familiar...
Short story captures cultural conflicts of a young Ukrainian newcomer
Anastasia Skrypnyk, a Toronto-based Ukrainian-Canadian writer, won The Shevchenko Foundation Emerging Writers Short Prose Competition in 2026 for her story JCS: Impressions, Pt. 1. In this short story, her first unpublished non-fiction work, Anastasia shares...
Ottawa artist designs commemorative bookmark
Photos courtesy @chrystiachudczak Akseniia Karpachova is an Ottawa-based Ukrainian artist, architect, teacher, and designer of the 2026 TSF Shevchenko Commemorative Bookmark. Akseniia's artwork reflects an academic arts education combined with many years of...
Short Prose winner publishes heartwarming novella
Melissa Morelli Lacroix, winner of the 2023 Emerging Writers Short Prose Competition, has published a poignant, music-inspired novella titled Adventures of Ivan. The novella, set during the early months of the COVID-19 lockdown, shares the adventures of Ukrainian...
Inspiring Living Legacies
Exhibit at Ukrainian Museum of Canada, National, Saskatoon Tapestry by Myroslava Boikiv, Ukrainian Museum of Canada, Ontario Branch Ukrainian Museum of Canada, Edmonton Branch, volunteers at Ukrainian Heritage Day Volunteers at Ukrainian Museum of Canada, Manitoba...
Short Prose winner published in literary journal
Matthew Kruchak's winning short story, "Business Men’s Lunch," has been published in the latest issue of So It Goes: The Literary Journal of the Kurt Vonnegut Museum and Library. “Business Men’s Lunch,” a story that succinctly underscores the working man’s desire for...
Igniting community spirit with sport
““Sport is a unifying force that builds community while providing a platform for cultural expression. The Shevchenko Foundation is proud to support the historic exhibition Ukrainian Football: The Game Goes On that promotes our national identity and ignites...
A unique lens into history
“Although this project is one of cultural preservation, it is also an invitation to participate in telling the story. With today’s global community this project helps to bring us closer together by creating a sense of belonging.” – Larisa Sembaliuk Cheladyn Ukrainian...