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.
A tour of the legendary Moscow theatre “LENCOM” started in Kyiv. The Ukrainian spectators will have the chance to see three performances in the coming three weeks: “The City of Millionaires”, “Va-Bank” and “One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest” (The Eclipse). This is the first full-fledged tour of the theatre in Ukraine in the last five years.
The PinchukArtCentre, one of the largest contemporary art centers in the Eastern Europe, will present Ukraine at the 52nd International exhibition of contemporary arts in Venice (La Biennale di Venezia) which will last from June 7th through November 21st 2007.