MYKOLA BABAK FOUNDATION

On December 14, 2021, a tripartite Memorandum between the Mykola Babak Foundation, the Ukrainian House and the Cherkasy Art Museum on the implementation of the project “Contemporary Art of Ukraine. Museum collection” was signed. Following the signed document, the first major presentation of the project will take place in March 2022 at the Ukrainian House. Follow the implementation of the signed agreement onFacebook

The Mykola Babak Foundation continues to work on the formation of the Collection of Contemporary Art of Ukraine, which is based at the Cherkasy Art Museum. The Foundation has already donated more than 100 works by contemporary Ukrainian artists to the museum for permanent display. See more in the video by Suspilne TV

On August 18, the General Director of the Mykola Babak Foundation presented the Cherkasy Art Museum with 9 works of middle-scale sculptures from his own collection. Among the donated items are 2 works “Makosh” and “Tree of Life” by sculptor-ceramist Mykola Churukanov (1947 – 2021). Other art objects were created by a member of the Union of Folk Masters of Ukraine, Honored Master of Folk Art of Ukraine, potter and artist Serhiy Radko. The donated objects of art have already taken their honorable places in the permanent exposition of the decorative and applied department of the museum. See more in the video by Suspilne TV

Within the framework of the signed agreement on cooperation between the Mykola Babak Foundation and the Cherkasy Art Museum, represented by the director Olga Gladun, the Foundation initiates the creation of a permanent exhibition of contemporary art of Ukraine on the basis of the museum. To this end, the Museum Directorate has decided to provide its own space for the exhibition. There are intentions and there is hope that the Museum of Contemporary Art will be in the heart of Ukraine! The advent of culture coincides with the birth of intelligence (Claude Levi-Strauss). Follow the process of creating a collection on a separate page of the project on Facebook

On May 11, at 4 pm, the Cherkasy Art Museum hosted the opening of the 17th International Exhibition of Contemporary Art “Intermission”. The exhibition featured works by 33 artists from 25 countries. Curator of the project – Volodymyr Yakovets. The event was held in support of the Mykola Babak Foundation. Video from the opening of the exhibition on YouTube

The Mykola Babak Foundation has made the video-presentation of the catalogue of pieces of art, which exhibited at the Cherkasy Art Museum during the international art-exhibition “Dialogues 10”. Video-presentation makes it possible for everyone to see the pieces of contemporary art, which is very important in the time of quarantine restrictions. Please use the following link to watch the video-presentation on YouTube 

The creative group of the Radio Free Europe has made a New Year and Christmas video greeting using the photo from the “Folk Photo of the Middle-Upper-Dnieper Region of the late 19th – 20th c.” fom the Mykola Babak Foundation’s collection. The Foundation was happy to cooperate with the Radio Free Europe. Please use the following link to watch the video greeting in Facebook