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CONNECTING ART, ACTIVISM AND CHANGE

Art Contact Ukraine is a dynamic curatorial platform dedicated to conceptual art that engages with urgent global issues. Founded in 2022 by curator and artist Yana Gryniv, our mission is to foster meaningful collaborations between Ukrainian and international artists, cultural institutions, and organizations. Our focus lies in conceptual art, cultural heritage, and addressing burning issues that demand attention. Through interdisciplinary projects and exhibitions, we create space for creative voices that challenge conventions, address critical topics, and inspire transformative action.

Since our founding, we have curated and organized art and cultural events at esteemed platforms such as the OSCE HQ and UN office in Vienna, as well as in museums, galleries, and non-traditional art spaces. By amplifying the presence of Ukrainian artists on the global stage, we create opportunities for exchange and collaboration that transcend borders. Through these international partnerships, we work to ignite cultural dialogue and foster connections that encourage awareness, resilience, and social change.

At Art Contact Ukraine, we believe in the transformative power of art as a catalyst for dialogue and societal transformation. Join us in shaping a future where art is not only seen, but truly felt—where it serves as a force for awareness, unity, and progress.

Exhibitions
Discussion
Presentations
Interviews
Guided Tours
Performances
Cooperation with diplomatic institutions

30+ successfully implemented
art&cultural projects since 2022

Cooperation with 40+ institutions, art spaces and NGOs

Participation of artists
120+ 

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Featured projects
curated by Yana Gryniv

2022, (Vienna) Austria

Open-Space Barbareum, "Buy art, help Ukraine"

TAITH Contemporary, “InSight of U”

TAITH Contemporary, “Garden of Gethsemane”

Academy of Fine Arts, "33 Senses" intervention

FLUC_Wanne, "33 Senses" performance

2023, (Vienna) Austria

OSCE HQ, Hofburg, “One Year of Resilience” photography exhibition

Volkskundemuseum Wien, “Women Avant-garde: FIGHT; SISTER”

Volkskundemuseum Wien, Panel Discussion “A Year After: What is My Stronghold?”

Volkskundemuseum Wien, Panel Discussion “Challenges in Violence Prevention”

TAITH Contemporary, “Spurren des Menschen”, curator of the Ukrainian part of the exhibition

Schwarzenbergplatz, “Unbesiegbares Cherson” photography exhibition

Open-Space Barbareum, “Pysanka After-Work” workshop for the OSCE diplomats

Public Artists City Gallery, “Flowers of Ukraine”

Aula der Wissenschaften, "Ukraine. Ivan Marchuk”, co-curator

Volkskundemuseum Wien, “Water Insecurity Amidst the Russian Aggression”

OSCE HQ, Hofburg, “10 Steps Further from Home”

Aula im West Space (alte WU), “Children in War”

Volkskundemuseum Wien, “BeLive: believe, be live”

Volkskundemuseum Wien, presentation of Ukrainian wine which survived the occupation with Vinos De La Luz (an art collaboration with Ivan Marchuk)

Volkskundemuseum Wien, “GRAIN: burning issue”

p_Art Gallery of the Polish Institute in Vienna, “Mariupol-Gdansk: sister cities, sister stories”

2024

(Vienna) Austria, Hofburg, OSCE HQ; Amtshaus Margareten; “Vertep with Gareth Jones” performance

(Lviv) Ukraine, Mariupol Reborn platform, “Mariupol-Gdansk: sister cities, sister stories”

(Vienna) Austria, Domivka NGO platform, “Pysanka After-Work” workshop for the OSCE diplomats

(Dnipro) Ukraine, Mariupol Reborn platform, “Mariupol-Gdansk: sister cities, sister stories”

(Vienna) Austria, Das LOT, "1 Gram of Life" (part 1)

(Vienna) Austria, Zukunftshof, "1 Gram of Life" (part 2)

(Vienna) Austria, ORF-Funkhaus, "Binary Bonds: New Media Expressions From Ukraine"

2025

(Vienna) Austria, OSCE HQ, Hofburg; UN office in Vienna, "Rozkolyada" concert and exhibition

(Vienna) Austria, OSCE HQ, Hofburg, "Grain of Life" exhibition

(Vienna) Austria, UN office in Vienna, "Three Years of Resilience" exhibition

(Lviv) Ukraine, Sheptytsky Center “Mariupol-Gdansk: sister cities, sister stories” exhibition 

(Vienna) Austria, Open-Space Barbareum, “Pysanka After-Work” workshop for the OSCE diplomats

Meet the Team

We are trusted

We have become a unifying force! 

Meet our wonderful partners that help us bring the change to the world through our conceptual art projects.

Our events have been co-organized with:

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We have organized projects at the following locations:

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We have curated projects for:

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We have partnered for various projects with:

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Our projects and events have been covered by Ukrainian and Austrian media:

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