Head of the Elton John AIDS Foundation, David Fernish and the founder ANTIAID Foundation, Elena Franchuk have dedicated the first half of the Saturday, June, 16, to the study of situation on spread of HIV-AIDS in Ukraine.
The exhibition, entitled ‘A Poem about an Inland Sea', features artists from the Ukraine, the United Kingdom, Germany and the United States who demonstrate a cohesive vision and commitment to exploring new and active roles for artists in society.
“An Instinctive Eye: A Selection of Contemporary Photographs from the Sir Elton John Collection” exhibition is be open June 16 through August 12 2007 in the PinchukArtCentre.
On May 22, 2007 in Chernnivtsi City, a new neonatal intensive care centre was opened under the auspices of the “Cradles of Hope” Program sponsored by the Victor Pinchuk Foundation.
The Centre for Contemporary Art PinchukArtCentre (Kyiv, Ukraine) presented a personal exhibition of the world famous Brazilian artist and photographer Vik Muniz “Vik Muniz: A Survey”. The works of the artist were exhibited in the largest museums of the world and at the most prestigious exhibitions of the last decade.
On March 26- 28, in the framework of the events organized by “European Debate Forum” initiated by the non-government network “Yalta European Strategy” (YES), meetings were held of one of the EU leading politician, President of Poland (1995-2005) Aleksandr Kwasniewski with representatives of the authorities and the public of Lviv, Dnipropetrovsk and Donetsk.
The dismantling of GENERATIONS.UsA exhibition started on March 20. Now the preparation for the next exhibition to be opened in April is underway.
The exhibition GENERATIONS.UsA of young Ukrainian and American artists excited much interest both among the Ukrainian visitors, and foreign guests of Kiev. Over 40 000 persons attended the exhibition in three months.