Curatorial team:
Anton Tkachenko & Magarethe Makovec
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * The HOME Residency Program is a collaborative
initiative by 127 garage
in Kharkiv, Ukraine and < rotor > Centre for Contemporary Art in
Graz, Austria.
The project is bringing together five artists from Ukraine with five Ukrainian
artists based in Graz supported by Office Ukraine. Shelter for ukrainian
artists.
The program explores the theme of HOME as a complicated concept combining
physical, emotional and social dimensions.The project provides a platform
for artistic expression, cultural exchange, and community engagement,
responding to the consequences of the war.
The primary focus is on displaced families, particularly children, affected
by the russian war in Ukraine. HOME engages this audience through art
events, workshops, and activities, fostering a supportive and empowering
environment. Working in collaboration with Ukrainian Graz-based NGO Ridna
Domivka, the program aims to address the complex emotions, experiences
and challenges faced by displaced Ukrainian families.
The residency program stimulates artists to create individual and
collaborative art projects exploring the theme of HOME from diverse perspectives.
These projects will be shown in 20 lightboxes in Graz
in February 2024.
Collaboration between Ukrainian artists who stayed and those who left
creates
a safe space for mutual experience exchange and support.
This collaboration enriches artistic practices, deepens understanding
of each other's contexts, and promotes empathy and cooperation. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * “Culture
Helps" is a project co-funded by the European Union under a dedicated
call for proposals to support Ukrainian displaced people and the Ukrainian
Cultural and Creative Sectors.
The project is a cooperation between Insha Osvita (UA) and zusa (DE).
Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and
do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European
Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA).
Neither the European Union nor EACEA can be held responsible for them.
*
* * * * * * * * * * * * *
