7:11 EET; The Sun is Rising Over Kyiv on the 722nd Day of the Full-Scale Invasion. Art Friday is now OPEN! + Art Friday Awards and Art You Can Own!

# 🇺🇦 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!

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[Art Friday Awards for the week of February 8, 2024](https://preview.redd.it/y1xpqhhuplic1.png?width=2579&format=png&auto=webp&s=82e6d46f7723fb33e3deeb5739e2ab256509506e)

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# For your listening pleasure while you peruse

[KASATKA INGA – Україна | Ukraine (2024) ⟅Kharkiv⟆ ⦓Nokturnal Mortum Cover⦔](https://www.reddit.com/r/ukraine/comments/1amkazp/kasatka_inga_%D1%83%D0%BA%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%97%D0%BD%D0%B0_ukraine_2024_kharkiv/) and [HASPYD – Київська Русь | Kyivan Rus (2020) ⟅Kharkiv⟆ ⸂pagan metal⸃ ⦓The Rough Translation is in the Comments⦔](https://www.reddit.com/r/ukraine/comments/1anf8zn/haspyd_%D0%BA%D0%B8%D1%97%D0%B2%D1%81%D1%8C%D0%BA%D0%B0_%D1%80%D1%83%D1%81%D1%8C_kyivan_rus_2020_kharkiv/), both submitted by u/_pessimist_

[Sunflowers – a Sweet Song for Ukraine by Eliza Gilkyson; art by Ineke Goes.](https://www.reddit.com/r/ukraine/comments/1amww0l/sunflowers_a_sweet_song_for_ukraine_by_eliza/) submitted by u/atxcats

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# New works available!

u/Bohemialife1 graced us with some more of [her stunning pressed flower frames](https://www.reddit.com/r/ukraine/comments/1amqwx6/life_in_ukraine_now_is_a_difficult_test_to/).

u/21_vetal_01 showed off [a couple new boxes](https://www.reddit.com/r/ukraine/comments/1am8iyi/in_honor_of_artfriday_a_little_of_our_family/). One of them is all dragony!

Scroll down to the Art You Can Own section to find out how you can … well, own them!

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# The Unbreakable Ukrainians Award

**”We Will Stand and We Will Win” – Painting from 11yo from Odesa, an inspiring and talented young patriot**, submitted by u/WabashCannibal.

\[[LINK](https://www.reddit.com/r/ukraine/comments/1amxuf1/we_will_stand_and_we_will_win_painting_from_11yo/)\]

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# The Strongest Souls, Most Massive Characters Award

*Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars.*
\–Khalil Gibran

**”The Drone Operator”, acrylic on canvas by me, 2023**, painted and submitted by u/asernesesealsasesos.

Writes the artist:

> My first painting in a series of paintings depicting the war. This one portrays a lone drone operator in a destroyed landscape. Devoid of life, like a scar in the landscape.
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>It is my attempt to process the war and the needless suffering through art, and to share with those who are about to forget the struggle Ukraine is going through.

\[[LINK](https://www.reddit.com/r/ukraine/comments/1amqb8f/the_drone_operator_acrylic_on_canvas_by_me_2023/)\]

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# The Because Cats, But Definitely Not ONLY Because Cats Award

**The many windows of contemporary Ukrainian painter Maria Chepeleva**, submitted by u/TotalSpaceNut.

Her cats are completely perfect, and so is everything else in her scenes.

\[[LINK](https://www.reddit.com/r/ukraine/comments/1amjxux/the_many_windows_of_contemporary_ukrainian/)\]

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# The Starting Tomorrow Award

[(ICYMI)](https://kilkennyobserver.ie/women-with-their-rifles-under-their-ruffles/)

**”Konotop Witch”, acrylics on cardboard, by panimorfiart (me). in this painting I tried to show a mystical character who is often mentioned in Ukrainian culture. she can be your best friend or become your worst enemy if you hurt her or her loved ones…**, painted and submitted by u/pmart_ist

\[[LINK](https://www.reddit.com/r/ukraine/comments/1am1zaz/konotop_witch_acrylics_on_cardboard_by/)\]

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# The O General! My General! Award

**Painting “My General” by Ukrainian artist Nataliia Bahatska**, submitted by u/RoninSolutions

\[[LINK](https://www.reddit.com/r/ukraine/comments/1ambztc/painting_my_general_by_ukrainian_artist_nataliia/)\]

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# The People’s Choice Award

That title isn’t just a reference to upvotes this week.

Sigh.

**”God is with us and chieftain Zaluzhny”**, submitted by u/buttmodel.

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https://preview.redd.it/qnomhmdvtkic1.png?width=640&format=png&auto=webp&s=a60646132b8458fe8d5e36610b75eb78e36cc69e

\[[LINK](https://www.reddit.com/r/ukraine/comments/1amjav5/god_is_with_us_and_chieftain_zaluzhny/)\]

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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)

u/Bohemialife1 [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. [She graced us with some new frames this week!](https://www.reddit.com/r/ukraine/comments/1amqwx6/life_in_ukraine_now_is_a_difficult_test_to/)

[ 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/1ahbsjp/kilderov_this_week_in_my_studio_0_energy_as_usual/). 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://www.reddit.com/r/ukraine/comments/1am8iyi/in_honor_of_artfriday_a_little_of_our_family/), 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/).

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[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’s raised over €1400 so far!](https://www.reddit.com/r/ukraine/comments/1ahk0x6/ukraine_space_marine_project_update/) 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 722nd day of a nine-year invasion that has been going on for centuries.

One day closer to victory.

# 🇺🇦 HEROYAM SLAVA! 🇺🇦

by most_unseemly