MYKOLA BABAK FOUNDATION

In December 2020 the Mykola Babak Foundation had got the grunt “Culture in the times of crisis: institutional support” from the Ukrainian Cultural Foundation. The Mykola Babak Foundation is pleased to get the grunt, which would assist the effective work of the Foundation in the circumstances of the quarantine restrictions due to the pandemic of COVID-19.

On the 9th of December 2020 Ukrposhta started selling the postage stamp of a joint production of the Ukraine and the Kyrgyz Republic under the title “The traditional jewelry” made as a pair of postage stamps. Together with postage stamps are also on sale the postal card and the envelope. In the design of philatelist production the photo of unknown photographer is used, which is named “Maria Tkach and her daughters Ustyna and Marpha in national clothes” (Cherkasy oblast, Chornobai region, 1910) from “The Village Photo of the Middle-Upper-Dnieper Region of the late 19th – 20 th c.” from the Mykola Babak Foundation’s collection.

In November 2020 Mykola Babak, the General Director of the Mykola Babak Foundation, and Olha Hladun, the Director of the Cherkasy Art Museum signed the partnership agreement in order to realize the projects in the sphere of art, culture and historical heritage. The Mykola Babak Foundation hopes to mutually beneficial work!

On the 10th of November 2020 Cherkasy Regional Art Museum presents the tenth exhibition of contemporary art «Dialogues». This year it is supported by the Mykola Babak Foundation. The history of the Dialogues project began in 2010 in the main exhibition hall of the Art Museum as a dialogue of generations, genres, images and opportunities. It is a dialogue of old friends and new acquaintances, but always a creative communication about art. In recent years the exhibition has acquired the status of an international project. This year the geography of participants has significantly expanded: representatives from UKRAINE, AUSTRIA, ARGENTINA, BELARUS, GREECE, IRAN, CANADA, CHINA, COLOMBIA, USA, MALAYSIA, MEXICO, GERMANY, POLAND, PORTUGAL, SOUTH KOREA, RUSSIA, FRANCE, CHILE, SWEDEN, JAPAN became its members. A wide range of works from professional artists to beginners, different age groups from 6 to 70 years present to Cherkasy a diverse, bright palette of contemporary art. Each viewer will be able to find something special for themselves – realistic or abstract: painting, graphics, decorative arts, photography or installation. The initiator and constant leader of the project is a famous Ukrainian artist Volodymyr Yakovets. It again disturbs the silence of our city: it attracts, motivates, concentrates, pushes. Participants demonstrate freedom of expression, artistic impulse and their own philosophical reflections. The curator of the project declares creativity, perhaps provocation, but always stylish and with harmony. He and his team enrich contemporary visual art by combining creativity and depth of tradition. The Dialogues project is always a search, experiment and striving for perfection. Please use the following link to watch the video from the opening of the exhibition YouTube

On the 24th of May the Mykola Babak Foundation organized one more platform in the social net Facebook under the name “Photo Chronicle of Ukraine” to present and popularize the Ukrainian photo. During 6 months of its existence the group has reached the number of 3000 users from Ukraine, Canada, the USA, France, Poland, Italy, Germany, the Great Britain and other countries. Please use the following link to join the FB group