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Give Old Fabrics New Life!

Discover the art of transforming discarded textiles into something beautiful and useful!

Join us at the Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art for a hands-on Mini Weaving Workshop with Emilka Wolniewicz, where creativity meets sustainability.

Learn how to turn fabric scraps into yarn, prepare a frame loom, and weave your own miniature rag rug using traditional weaving techniques, including plain, basket, and twill weaves.

No experience necessary! All tools and some fabric scraps will be provided. You're also welcome to bring your own old clothing or textiles to give them a second life.

Create something new. Waste a little less. Discover the joy of weaving!

Join us for an afternoon talk series featuring Professor Olha Khometa and MFA Graduate Student Malina Infante.

Professor Khometa will be presenting her research titled "Ukraine's Mystic Pavlo Tychyna: 'The Solar Clarinets' as a Symbol of the Divine." This lecture will analyze the mystical philosophy and poetry in Tychyna's 1918 debut poetry collection The Solar Clarinets.

Malina Infante will be presenting her comparative literary analysis on Lesya Ukraïnka and Ol'ha Kobylianska, which considers the role of their feminist philosophies in the construction of the Ukrainian national consciousness. Malina will also read her poetry informed by Ukraïnka and Kobylians'ka's work.

Opening reception starts at 2:30pm, formal program begins at 3:00pm

Tickets are available for $25.00/person. If you are an enrolled university student, please email mgi2@illinois.edu to receive a student discount code.

What does it mean to witness a nation at war – not from a distance, but through the lives of those enduring it?

Join us at the Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art for a compelling conversation with photographer Eric Bladholm, presented in conjunction with his exhibition, Ukraine: Voices from the Gray Zone.

Through nine humanitarian missions to Ukraine between 2022 and 2026, Bladholm has documented the human realities of Russia's war against Ukraine. His photographs and videos reveal not only the devastation and growing dangers faced by civilians, but also their extraordinary resilience, courage, and determination to carry on.

More than a photographic record, the exhibition bears witness to lives disrupted by war, communities under siege, and the enduring strength of the human spirit.

Hear firsthand from an artist who has returned to Ukraine time and again – not simply to document what is happening, but to understand the people, their stories, and the lives behind the images.