MYKOLA BABAK FOUNDATION

In December 2022, it became known that the “Artification”project  (the author of the project, Veronika Ganiechko, coordinator of the Foundation’s project activities) was included in the collection of the best stories of cooperation of civil society organizations, government and business.

During July-August 2022, in the wonderful halls of the Cherkasy Art Museum, the Foundation exhibited an exhibition of photos by Hryhoriy Shevchenko of the late 19th and early 20th c. from its collection, and also conducted charity tours with the participation of representatives of culture, art, psychology, business, and the beauty industry. In total, 8 events were held on various topics, which were attended by both local residents and internally displaced persons. During the excursions, the guests made charitable donations, which made it possible to purchase the necessary things for defenders undergoing inpatient treatment: basic necessities, hygiene products, crutches, etc. The total number of project participants is more than 500 people. Follow the link to know more about the Project.

Contest organizers:
Ministry of Culture and Information Policy of Ukraine
Secretariat of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine
United States Agency for International Development
ISAR Ednannia
Ukrainian Independent Center for Political Studies
Center for Democracy and Rule of Law

In October 2022, the Foundation started cooperating with the CO Technopark Center of Medical Innovations (Lutsk) to perform logistical functions related to the supply of medical products of the CO to the military: individual first-aid kits, medical shoulder bags, evacuation slings, and soft frameless stretchers.

In July 2022, the Mykola Babak Foundation launched the “Artification” Project, the main purpose of which was to hold charitable artistic events to draw attention to wounded soldiers undergoing inpatient treatment in Cherkasy medical institutions. During this time, 8 excursions and 3 master classes for children were held. The Foundation is deeply grateful to its partner, the Cherkasy Art Museum, in the person of its director, Ms. Olga Gladun, for the opportunity to implement the project in the exhibition spaces of the museum.

The Foundation is deeply grateful to the speakers who took part in the project, including Igor Yefimov, Olena Pochtaryova, Anastasia Pavlyuchenko, Iryna Kulyk and Yevgenia Morgun. We thank the NGO Our Battalion in the person of Olga Rachynska, thanks to whom master classes for children were held. In total, more than 100 people took part in the events, including both Cherkasy and internally displaced persons.

The Foundation is grateful to its partners of the chain of cafes “Bread and Coffee” and Winetime, which became an integral gastronomic decoration of each event. The Foundation thanks the Cherkasy jewelry and gift shop “Rubin” for participating in the event dedicated to Ukrainian jewelry. The Foundation thanks the printing company “DSM Service” and its director Serhiy Dyachenko for printing the first edition of postcards by H.P. Shevchenko of the late 19th and early 20th c.! Thank you Cherkasy Suspilne for the invitation to your studio and the opportunity to talk about the project!

The campaigns made it possible to purchase necessary items for 50 wounded soldiers, including: basic necessities, hygiene products, crutches, etc. Thanks to the Foundation’s partner GG Barbershop, the military was provided with free haircuts.
And the original result of the first stage of the project was the congratulation of the military in 15 hospital wards with the Independence Day of Ukraine, which was made possible thanks to your donations, friends.
Together – we will win! 🇺🇦

In September 2022, the General Director of the Foundation, Mykola Babak, presented the Cherkasy Regional Art Museum with a collection of naïve paintings of Central and Northern Ukraine of the 20th c. More about the gift is on the website of the Museum

On June 23, 2022, the opening of the exhibition “Photos of Hryhoriy Petrovych Shevchenko of the late 19th – early 20th c.” (from the Foundation’s collection) took place in the halls of the Cherkasy Art Museum. About 100 authentic photos of the author and a collection of antique cameras were presented at the exhibition. More about the event on the website of Suspilne

The Mykola Babak Foundation strongly condemns the barbaric invasion and deployment of large-scale military action by the Russian Federation and its satrap in this crime of Belarus on the territory of independent and sovereign Ukraine.
The Foundation appeals to the international community to strongly condemn the aggression of these countries and to take all possible diplomatic and other actions that will help end hostilities that destroy the country’s infrastructure and, most importantly, kill civilians: women, the elderly, children.
The terrible consequences and crime of hostilities are the destruction of Ukraine’s cultural heritage. Already a proven fact is the partial loss of the artistic work of Maria Prymachenko. 7 UNESCO World Heritage Sites located in Ukraine are under great threat of destruction.
The Foundation appeals to Ukrainians living at home and abroad to unite in a powerful fist around our official authorities, the invincible Armed Forces of Ukraine, the national police, territorial defense units, volunteers, doctors, and all those who work hard to win over the plague of the 21st century.
We are already showing the world that the state of Ukraine is a nation of unconquered and invincible people who heroically, at the cost of their lives, fight for the Freedom and Democracy of all Mankind.
Mykola Babak, General Director of the Foundation

Dear friends of the Foundation and fans of art! Summing up 2021, I want to say that it was different: with losses, problems, illnesses, experiences and disappointments. But its achievements give strength and inspiration with faith and hope to look forward to the coming year! Happy New Year 2022! Sincerely, Mykola Babak(In the greeting is used the folk painting by an unknown artist from the collection of the Foundation. Tiger and fox. Cherkasy region, 1961)