# 🇺🇦 SLAVA UKRAINI! 🇺🇦
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# It’s Art Friday!* Show us what you got!
*\*YMMV. Since our audience is global, “Friday” refers to more than the 24 hours designated “Friday” in any one time zone.*
We’re inaugurating *this* Art Friday with a celebration of *last* Art Friday!
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# Art Friday Awards!
[Art Friday Awards for the week of January 8, 2024](https://preview.redd.it/plrva7lqe3dc1.png?width=3438&format=png&auto=webp&s=508189bea2244f54c2141f84ca5bd4ff9a7a070a)
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**For your listening pleasure while you peruse**
[Ukraine anthem done in GarageBand because its Friday](https://www.reddit.com/r/ukraine/comments/194r04d/ukraine_anthem_done_in_garageband_because_its/), done in Garage Band and submitted by [u/Parchokhalq](https://www.reddit.com/user/Parchokhalq/) .
[A Performance dedicated to the people of Ukraine](https://www.reddit.com/r/ukraine/comments/196mq1m/a_performance_dedicated_to_the_people_of_ukraine/), submitted by [u/UMP-United\_in\_Music](https://www.reddit.com/user/UMP-United_in_Music/)
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# The (Not So) Big Damn Heroes Award
**Charity Auction Success & Other Art Friday Pieces**, created and submitted by the anything but casual u/ACasualCollector.
\[[LINK](https://www.reddit.com/r/ukraine/comments/1959kjn/charity_auction_success_other_art_friday_pieces/)\]
# The Because It’s Wonderful, But Also Because Cat Award
**In honor of ArtFriday, I’ll show you our new magnet**, submitted by u/21_vetal_01, whose family is basically Ukraine’s Got Talent.
\[[LINK](https://new.reddit.com/r/ukraine/comments/194wfcd/in_honor_of_artfriday_ill_show_you_our_new_magnet/)\]
# The Sunflower Fields Forever Award
(Sorry. It was right there.)
‘Sunflower Fields’ by Rado Javor, submitted by u/RoninSolutions. The artist, of course, is [Ravo Jador](https://www.artstation.com/radman).
\[[LINK](https://new.reddit.com/r/ukraine/comments/194nmih/sunflower_fields_by_rado_javor_a_ukrainian_t64/)\]
# The People’s Choice Award
**Take a step back in time with Nikolay Kornilevich Pymonenko**, submitted by u/TotalSpaceNut, who I feel should change their name to TotalUkrainianArtNut, but that whatever. Space is cool, too.
You can read more about master Pymonenko in [this sunrise post from day 192.](https://www.reddit.com/r/ukraine/comments/x4k522/615_eest_the_sun_is_rising_on_the_192nd_day_of/)
\[[LINK](https://www.reddit.com/r/ukraine/comments/194usoo/take_a_step_back_in_time_with_nikolay_kornilevich/)\]
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Now that your appetite is whetted, perhaps you’d be interested in some
# Art You Can Own!
[Pressed flower frame by u\/Bohemialife1](https://preview.redd.it/ivjngpekj61c1.png?width=541&format=png&auto=webp&s=2e136a1b8ca3154537432c2d23a352dc03911bb7)
A few weeks ago, r/Ukraine happily welcomed a new addition to our roster of talented Ukrainian artists who work to support the war effort: u/Bohemialife1, who [weaves camo nets for the soldiers by day](https://www.reddit.com/r/ukraine/comments/17xkkhm/we_weave_camouflage_nets_for_our_soldiers_and/) and makes surpassingly beautiful pressed flower frames by night. She sells the frames in [her Etsy shop](https://bohemiahome.etsy.com/), and uses the proceeds to support volunteers and soldiers.
[ L-R: Limited edition engraved knife and painted bullet shells by Maxim Kilderov ](https://preview.redd.it/1u3j18rmclvb1.png?width=3954&format=png&auto=webp&s=1820c705f863b0fbfad2aba2d1de5d2b0747a785)
Artist and [actual legend](https://www.reddit.com/r/ukraine/comments/14aidn4/comment/jodebop/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3) [u/kilderov](https://www.reddit.com/u/kilderov/), whom you can read about [here](https://www.reddit.com/r/ukraine/comments/1387v5y/527_eest_the_sun_is_rising_over_kyiv_on_the_436th/), was forced to leave occupied Nova Kakhovka for his own safety. Yes, Nova Kakhovka, home to the dam that russia destroyed with catastrophic results on June 6, 2023. He now sells his work to support the civilians in his city and the warriors from it, who are mostly fighting in and around Bakhmut. Check out his ongoing [painted shells initiative](https://www.reddit.com/r/ukraine/comments/12fxtlr/painted_bullet_shells_to_help_nova_kakhovka/), his limited edition series of [engraved knives](https://www.reddit.com/r/ukraine/comments/12etqmj/white_on_black_camo_series_limited_edition_of_18/) signed by the artist (I have one and I love it), and [his latest post](https://www.reddit.com/r/ukraine/comments/190aj2p/some_available_pieces_by_kilderov_short_versions/). DM him if anything catches your eye!
So far, [r/Ukraine](https://www.reddit.com/r/Ukraine/), you’ve helped him raise well over USD 40,000 for [Humanity](https://quicknote.io/d2edacb0-fd2d-11ec-b0ea-1752dc463003), which provides humanitarian aid and evacuation in Nova Kakhovka and Kherson, and for Nova Kakhovka’s warriors at the front. [Here’s](https://www.reddit.com/r/ukraine/comments/11b30aq/this_week_i_was_created_more_art_pieces_and/) a great example of what he’s doing with the funds you help him raise.
[Some of u\/21\_Vetal\_01’s handiwork](https://preview.redd.it/pntumh7cb61c1.png?width=696&format=png&auto=webp&s=024abb60099c4e089a3a215ccee1408ec337e098)
u/21_vetal_01, whom you can read about [here](https://www.reddit.com/r/ukraine/comments/13f7np2/515_eest_the_sun_is_rising_over_kyiv_on_the_443rd/), turns scraps of destroyed russian equipment into trophies and souvenirs, and his wife makes beautiful little treasures and beautiful little treasure boxes. Proceeds support every facet of the war effort, from military aid to humanitarian aid to cash assistance for families of the fallen. Here are [some examples of what they make](https://www.reddit.com/r/ukraine/comments/15ong07/in_honor_of_art_friday_i_will_show_you_new/), here is [some of their latest work](https://new.reddit.com/r/ukraine/comments/18ypsla/in_honor_of_the_first_art_friday_in_2024_i_will/), here are some [beautiful little Christmas decorations](https://www.reddit.com/r/ukraine/comments/17myrru/wooden_box_for_decorations_in_the_form_of_a/), and here’s a very, very small example of the astonishing variety of things they do [with the funds they raise](https://www.reddit.com/r/ukraine/comments/15ohhtl/hi_all_not_a_big_photo_report_from_the_front_from/). Check them out on Instagram at [Two Souls Creations](https://www.instagram.com/twosoulscreations/).
DEFINITELY be sure to check out his wife’s line of [hand-painted Christmas ornaments](https://www.reddit.com/r/ukraine/comments/17bqos8/while_we_are_raising_funds_to_purchase_batteries/)!
https://preview.redd.it/tmllqzhyb61c1.png?width=767&format=png&auto=webp&s=0e37cb720c41d717833ab77311a83dd19a788677
[u/brammo1991](https://www.reddit.com/u/brammo1991/) skillfully and with style creates Ukraine-inspired Space Marine dioramas, then auctions them off and donates the proceeds to U24 and Come Back Alive. He takes commissions; [here’s a recent one he finished](https://www.reddit.com/r/ukraine/comments/17xruok/finished_another_ua_spacemarine_commission_all/). DM him if you want one of your own!
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The 694th day of a nine-year invasion that has been going on for centuries.
One day closer to victory.
# 🇺🇦 HEROYAM SLAVA! 🇺🇦
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