# 🇺🇦 SLAVA UKRAINI! 🇺🇦
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# It’s Art Friday!* Show us what you got!
*\*Depending on where you are.*
We’re changing things up! Starting today, 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 January 1, 2024](https://preview.redd.it/9qgli0qj4pbc1.png?width=2579&format=png&auto=webp&s=d66653c1842fb6ba6305645006ea9750ea377b63)
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**For your listening pleasure while you peruse**
[Ukrainian accordionist played Vivaldi in the bomb shelter](https://new.reddit.com/r/ukraine/comments/18z5y3d/ukrainian_accordionist_played_vivaldi_in_the_bomb/), submitted by u/antongradskiy.
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This week, we want to start by celebrating the achievements of two of our contributors (which you helped with!)
# Thanks for what you do, guys.
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https://preview.redd.it/a37p82te6pbc1.png?width=2683&format=png&auto=webp&s=225aded5130becb8868477e51a6069bf98723984
u/brammo1991’s [Ukraine Space Marine project raised well over €1300 for Come Back Alive and United24.](https://new.reddit.com/r/ukraine/comments/18z6r5f/ukraine_space_marine_project_2023_recap_138351/) He takes commissions. If you want one, hit him up!
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https://preview.redd.it/oudkmwys6pbc1.png?width=2831&format=png&auto=webp&s=bc197f4846677cd602a57f4ed27efa8ec1271560
u/kilderov ***raised over US $140K*** for Humanity and the UAF. He also got a fiancé and an impossibly cute cat. [See his 2023 review post for art and кіт Патрон](https://new.reddit.com/r/ukraine/comments/18ylwh1/art_forces_2023_review_many_projects_many_orders/) (cat Patron).
Kilderov has a lot of new work for sale. [Check it out here.](https://new.reddit.com/r/ukraine/comments/190aj2p/some_available_pieces_by_kilderov_short_versions/)
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# The What is it Good For? Absolutely Nothing Award
**Why Are People At War?**, a new mural from [Konstantin Kachanovsky](https://www.facebook.com/p/Konstantin-Kachanovsky-100012165854923) submitted by u/RoninSolutions.
\[[LINK](https://new.reddit.com/r/ukraine/comments/18yvoxh/i_want_to_wish_everyone_a_happy_new_year_and_to/)\]
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# The No Drear Here Award
**One of my favorite Ukrainian impressionist painters, Anna Kolos** , submitted by u/TotalSpaceNut.
Make sure you look at the cat in the foreground of number 5.
Her last name keeps getting [this song](https://youtu.be/wa-Q7SepuoE?si=GHLXVd-8ifvAoiWF) stuck in my head.
\[[LINK](https://new.reddit.com/r/ukraine/comments/18z71oz/one_of_my_favorite_ukrainian_impressionist/)\]
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# The Mighty, Mini Award
u/FiveSkinn graced us with the latest installment in his mini-series on Ukrainian history:
**My mini-series on Ukrainian history at different sites and cities – Today’s city is Poltava (Battle of Poltava)**
\[[LINK](https://new.reddit.com/r/ukraine/comments/18tknin/my_miniseries_on_ukrainian_history_at_different/)\]
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# The People’s Choice Award
**Tableau vivant/Living picture: President Zelenskyy imitated the painting “Russian warship, go \*\*\*\* yourself” by Boris Groh** submitted by u/ChimeraofLight.
\[[LINK](https://new.reddit.com/r/ukraine/comments/18z7uhj/tableau_vivantliving_picture_president_zelenskyy/)\]
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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/16fe1hm/art_forces_of_ukraine_kilderov_one_or_two_months/). 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 678th day of a nine-year invasion that has been going on for centuries.
One day closer to victory.
# 🇺🇦 HEROYAM SLAVA! 🇺🇦
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# Verified Charities
* [u/Jesterboyd](https://www.reddit.com/u/Jesterboyd/): Jester is one of the moderators of our community living in Kyiv. Currently raising money for tacmed supplies for Viktor Pylypenko (see [here](https://www.reddit.com/r/ukraine/comments/140uyea/jester_is_back_heres_a_report_on_what_we_did_as_a/)), one of Ukraine’s openly queer soldiers saving lives as a battlefield medic.
* [United24](https://u24.gov.ua/): This site was launched by President Zelenskyy as the main venue for collecting charitable donations in support of Ukraine. Funds will be allocated to cover the most pressing needs facing Ukraine.
* [Come Back Alive](https://savelife.in.ua/en/): This NGO crowdfunds non-lethal military equipment, such as thermal vision scopes & supplies it to the front lines. It also provides training for Ukrainian soldiers, as well as researching troops’ needs and social reintegration of veterans.
* [Trident Defense Initiative](https://www.instagram.com/trident_defense_initiative): This initiative run by former NATO and UA servicemen has trained and equipped thousands of Ukrainian soldiers.
* [Ukraine Front Line](https://ukrainefrontline.org/) US-based and registered 501©(3), this NGO fulfills front line soldiers’ direct defense and humanitarian aid requests through their man on the ground, [r/Ukraine](https://www.reddit.com/r/Ukraine)’s own [u/jesterboyd](https://www.reddit.com/u/jesterboyd).
* [Ukraine Aid Ops](https://ukraineaidops.org/about/): Volunteers around the world who are helping to find and deliver equipment directly to those who need it most in Ukraine.
* [Hospitallers](https://www.hospitallers.life/needs-hospitallers-copy): This is a medical battalion that unites volunteer paramedics and doctors to save the lives of soldiers on the frontline. They crowdfund their vehicle repairs, fuel, and medical equipment.
* [Humanity](https://quicknote.io/d2edacb0-fd2d-11ec-b0ea-1752dc463003): Co-founded by [u/kilderov](https://www.reddit.com/u/kilderov), Humanity is a small team of volunteers securing and distributing humanitarian aid to the most vulnerable populations in temporarily occupied Kherson Oblast. Kilderov and his friends were under occupation in Nova Kakhovka in 2022.
You can find many more charities with diverse areas of focus in our vetted charities list [HERE](https://www.reddit.com/r/ukraine/wiki/charities/).
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Slava Ukraini! Glory to artists! Good night. 🎨🇺🇦💪