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A Show Featuring Contemporary Art from Ukraine is Coming to Bedford
BEDFORD: The Gallery @First Parish in Bedford is pleased to announce the up-coming art exhibit “Affirmation of Life: Art from today’s Ukraine” which will be exhibited September 23-October 7. The Gallery @First Parish is located in First Parish Church at 75 Great Road. This will be a rare opportunity to see and enjoy contemporary art from Ukraine. Works in this exhibit represent a whole spectrum of art being made by Ukrainian artists today. Much of this art will be on view for the first time in the United States having been collected for this show by Bedford residents Vlad Shapiro and Nataliya Proskura.
The opening weekend will be September 23-24, with an opening ceremony on the 23 at 10am with the exhibit open until 4pm. Then, at 5pm there will be a concert featuring Ukrainian soprano, Olga Abakumova who escaped from Ukraine with her young daughter and now lives in Sudbury. She will be accompanied by pianist Clemens Teufel playing the music of A. Kos-Anatolsky, H. Majboroda, G. Gershwin, R. Schumann, J. Strauss as well as others. There will be a small reception following the concert.
On September 24 at 11:30am there will be a talk in the gallery about the art and the importance of these pieces. The Gallery will also be open during church hours, 9am-2pm Monday through Friday, for the rest of the exhibit. Private showings can be arranged. Attendees will have a unique opportunity to appreciate the depth and richness of the Ukrainian culture, coming directly from artists currently living and working there.
All proceeds from this show will go to Mriya (https://mriya-ua.org), a non-profit organization created by local Ukrainians, mostly young professionals and students, to provide humanitarian support for Ukraine as well as support for the arts.
This show has the support of the Bedford Cultural District Partnership, The First Parish Church of Bedford, and the Ukrainian Cultural Initiatives. For more information, visit http://ukrainian-cultural-initiative.com.
The opening weekend will be September 23-24, with an opening ceremony on the 23 at 10am with the exhibit open until 4pm. Then, at 5pm there will be a concert featuring Ukrainian soprano, Olga Abakumova who escaped from Ukraine with her young daughter and now lives in Sudbury. She will be accompanied by pianist Clemens Teufel playing the music of A. Kos-Anatolsky, H. Majboroda, G. Gershwin, R. Schumann, J. Strauss as well as others. There will be a small reception following the concert.
On September 24 at 11:30am there will be a talk in the gallery about the art and the importance of these pieces. The Gallery will also be open during church hours, 9am-2pm Monday through Friday, for the rest of the exhibit. Private showings can be arranged. Attendees will have a unique opportunity to appreciate the depth and richness of the Ukrainian culture, coming directly from artists currently living and working there.
All proceeds from this show will go to Mriya (https://mriya-ua.org), a non-profit organization created by local Ukrainians, mostly young professionals and students, to provide humanitarian support for Ukraine as well as support for the arts.
This show has the support of the Bedford Cultural District Partnership, The First Parish Church of Bedford, and the Ukrainian Cultural Initiatives. For more information, visit http://ukrainian-cultural-initiative.com.