Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art

12/10/2022

TOMORROW: The Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art will hold a fundraising concert: “Festival of Carols…We Stand with Ukraine.”

Sunday, December 11, 2022, at 1:00 pm
at St. Nicholas Catholic Cathedral
835 N. Oakley Boulevard

Choral groups from Chicago’s Croatian, Lithuanian, Polish, Swedish, and Ukrainian communities along with the Chicago Bandura Ensemble
and the Women’s Chorus of Holy Name Cathedral, will participate in this holiday fundraising event that echoes the world’s unwavering support for Ukraine, its people, heroes, and leadership.

Learn more and secure your tickets here: https://uima-chicago.org/events/2022/12/11/festival-of-carolswe-stand-with-ukraine

12/08/2022

Ukrainian Institute Of Modern Art Hosting Market, Holiday Concert To Support War-Affected Ukrainians

Thank you Block Club Chicago for featuring our Holiday Makers Market and Holiday Concert!

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Featuring local choral groups, the holiday concert will benefit Help Heroes of Ukraine and the Ukrainian Medical Association of North America.

12/07/2022

Our galleries will be closed during our normal hours from Dec. 7-9 and Dec. 12-15 for installation.

We will be open this weekend for our second Makers Market (Dec. 10-11 from 12-5 pm), and we will resume our normal hours on Dec. 17 with the opening of new two exhibitions: “Resist! A Visual History of Protest” and “Children of War.”

Learn more about our upcoming events here: https://uima-chicago.org/upcoming-events-1

12/04/2022

One week from today: The Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art will hold a fundraising concert: “Festival of Carols…We Stand with Ukraine.”

Sunday, December 11, 2022, at 1:00 pm
at St. Nicholas Catholic Cathedral
835 N. Oakley Boulevard

Choral groups from Chicago’s Croatian, Lithuanian, Polish, Swedish, and Ukrainian communities along with the Chicago Bandura Ensemble
and the Women’s Chorus of Holy Name Cathedral, will participate in this holiday fundraising event that echoes the world’s unwavering support for Ukraine, its people, heroes, and leadership.

Learn more and secure your tickets here: https://uima-chicago.org/events/2022/12/11/festival-of-carolswe-stand-with-ukraine

12/02/2022

12 Exhibitions to Visit in Chicago this Winter - TravelMag

Thank you to TravelMag for including our upcoming exhibition “Resist!: A Visual History of Protest” in their list of 12 Exhibitions to Visit in Chicago This Winter.

See our feature and the full list here:

There’s no better way to escape the cold chills of a Chicago winter than by ducking inside one of the city’s prestigious museums to catch an exhibition. Among the largest cities in the US, Chicago is typical of any major metropolis as being home to a large number of museums and other cultural ve...

12/02/2022

We are so happy to welcome back Baba Bags to second Makers Market, taking place next weekend December 10 - 11, 2022 from 12 - 5 p.m.

The word “Baba” in Ukrainian means grandmother, and Baba Bags seeks to treat the planet, their customers, and Ukraine like its grandchildren and give them unconditional love, attention, and care. All bags are handmade in Ukraine and 100% of the sales from Baba Bandanas go to the Ukrainian non-profit Misto Dobra, which houses, feeds, and educates mothers and children who were displaces due to the war in Ukraine.

Learn more about the market, vendors, raffle, and more here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ukrainian-institute-of-modern-art-holiday-makers-market-tickets-470075156447

12/01/2022

Don’t miss these two exhibitions before they close on Sunday, December 4th: “At Home” and “Owen McHugh and Abstraction in the Permanent Collection.”

Gwendolyn Zabicki, “Blow Dry,” 2022, oil on canvas, 30 x 30 inches

William Pura, “Bits of Red,” 1979, Screenprint on paper, 27.25 x 22 inches, Gift of the artist, n.d.

11/30/2022

We are so excited to link up 🔗 with Asrai Garden and feature their Forever, Ever Jewelry at our upcoming Holiday Maker’s Market!

Swipe through to see their stunning chain options. These perfectly sized, permanent bracelets, anklets, and necklaces are soldered on with a single spark, leaving you with a sparkling piece you’ll have forever.

From jewelry to prints to paintings, see the full list of vendors here: https://uima-chicago.org/events/2022/12/10/holiday-makers-market

11/30/2022

We are honored to present our next exhibition “Children of War,” featuring Art for post-trauma recovery of children of Ukraine.

Opening Saturday, December 17 at 12 noon
Exhibit from December 17 to February 12

Children in Ukraine were caught in the midst of missile attacks on civilian targets and the horrors of Russian occupation. While many were killed or kidnapped and taken by force to Russia, others were hiding in bomb shelters or escaped to the West. They witnessed the killing of their parents and siblings, and the horrors of war. Experiencing trauma, horror, loss of life, and loss of innocence, they developed post-traumatic stress that prevented them from communicating or feeling safe.

UIMA is proud to exhibit these children’s magnificent works and joins the efforts to help the children through this humanitarian crisis. These children are reaching out to us through their works as art is humanity's most essential, most universal language.

11/30/2022

Thank you to everyone who supported our fundraising gala Ukraine, My Love 💛

For those who were not able to attend, but would like to make a donation, we invite you to donate today on . We depend on donations and community support to preserve and display its internationally renowned permanent collection and to offer exciting exhibitions and other events for the benefit of our community. Please considering giving a gift today here: https://uima-chicago.org/support

11/29/2022

Winter Wishes for Ukraine

Winter Wishes for Ukraine

Support UMANA IL Learn about the work that UMANA Illinois and the UMANA Foundation have done to help Ukraine

11/29/2022

At Home Artist Talk

Missed our “At Home” artist talk? You can watch it in its entirety here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1gzyvMrA54

This exhibition presents works by four Chicago artists with a focus on paintings: Cindy Bernhard, Ellen Greene, Ann Toebbe, and Gwendolyn Zabicki. As the exhibition title suggests, the show's premise is about the artist's exploration of the layered emotional resonance of the concept of home. We have been living in a pandemic when most people have spent an unusually long time in their homes.Conversely, around the world, refugees have been forced to leave their homes, some with the hope of returning and others seeking a new life and home. We are asking the question; what does home mean? Is it a familiarity with the environment, or is home just an abstract place in our minds?

The Artist Talk was moderated by Alexandra Senycia.

This exhibition presents works by four Chicago artists with a focus on paintings. As the exhibition title suggests, the show's premise is about the artist's ...

11/28/2022

We’re counting down the days until next weekend’s Holiday Makers Market!

We are delighted to feature Elena Diadenko, a Chicago artist and teacher born in Ukraine who makes both traditional and contemporary paintings. Swipe through to see her incredible works!

See the full list of 25+ makers, learn more about the market, and purchase your tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ukrainian-institute-of-modern-art-holiday-makers-market-tickets-470075156447

11/28/2022

We are thrilled to announce our next exhibition: “Resist!: A Visual History of Protest,” opening on December 17th, 2022.

Exhibit of acclaimed Chicago artist, Franklin McMahon’s fifty years of protest in vibrant drawings and paintings. In the 1940s, McMahon was a cartoonist depicting conditions in WWII POW camps. He mailed his drawings back to Extensions Magazine in Chicago. In 1955 McMahon covered the Emmett Till Trial for Life Magazine in Sumner, Mississippi that transformed him into an artist-reporter. The 1960’s began with him drawing the construction of the Berlin Wall and continued with his art coverage of Dr. Martin Luther King’s peaceful protests, including the march from Montgomery to Selma across the Edmund Pettus Bridge and the Chicago Eight Conspiracy Trial. Five decades of social change are documented in his brilliantly painted graphite on paper images through to 2008 when Senators Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton debated. In capturing historic events through art or major publications from the Chicago press to national publications McMahon chronicled current events that nudged society in a more just direction.

On view from Dec. 17, 2022- 12 February, 2023
Curated by Margot McMahon, daughter of Frank McMahon

11/26/2022

Today on , we’re looking back to our 2013 exhibition “Artists Respond to Genocide.”

Between 1932-1933, 6-10 million Ukrainians were deliberately starved to death by the Soviet Union’s government as an attack against Ukrainian culture and its people. Even though this genocide was nearly 90 years ago, this attack continues to this day in Ukraine. The Holodomor was hidden from the world and its existence is still denied.

Patricia Zalisko, “Holodomor X-1932,” 2013 Acrylic, dirt, berries, graphite, ink, pastel on linen 24 x 64 in

11/24/2022

Wishing all of our followers a very happy and bountiful Thanksgiving! 🌽

Corn woodblock print by Jacques Hnizdovsky from UIMA’s permanent collection

11/23/2022

This week we will be open Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday from 12-4 pm.

We will be closed on Thursday, Thanksgiving Day, and on Friday.

11/21/2022

Sponsorship opportunities are now available for our Holiday Maker’s Market! We are also looking for donations for our raffle from local businesses.

Please reach out to [email protected] for inquiries.

11/19/2022

Take “At Home” home with you with the exhibition’s catalogue available at UIMA and online here: https://www.lulu.com/shop/ellen-greene-and-gwendolyn-zabicki-and-ann-toebbe-and-cindy-bernhard/at-home/paperback/product-wdjvmv.html?page=1&pageSize=4&q=at%20home%20

11/17/2022

We are so excited to feature mother daughter founded brand Tertulia for the second time at our upcoming maker’s market! Founded in Venezuela and currently based in Chicago, this international brand makes beautiful bags with meaning and good vibes.

UIMA Holiday Maker’s Market
December 10-11, 2022
12-5 pm

11/16/2022

Now on view through December 4th: “Owen McHugh and Abstraction in the Permanent Collection.”

Kathie Shaw, “Tipping Point: Red Sky in the Morning,” 2018, Oil on canvas, 36 x 45,” Gift of the artist.

11/11/2022

TOMORROW: Ukraine, My Love 💛

Please consider supporting UIMA's efforts by making a donation. Any amount is appreciated.

Over the past year, everyone including UIMA, has been affected by the war in Ukraine. Since February, the Institute has shifted focus to providing mutual humanitarian aid through fundraising and educational initiations, while still honoring our core mission of bridging cultural diversity through artistic expression.

To maximize the fundraising efforts we've been functioning off of our operational reserve funds as a result of our Ukrainian aid efforts. We are asking for your help now, to support us as we venture into the new year and hope to continue serving the Ukrainian community.

https://uima-chicago.org/checkout/donate?donatePageId=633ce7b0be6e846079876aff

11/09/2022

Available now: the catalogue for “Owen McHugh and Abstraction in the Permanent Collection” both at the museum and online.

This exhibition highlights abstract, non-representational works in UIMA’s Permanent Collection alongside Owen McHugh’s most recent works from 2017 to the present. Artists exhibiting from the Permanent Collection include Corey Postiglione, Kathie Shaw, John Hoyland, Alexander Hunenko, Martin Hurtig, Lida Petruniak-Colucci, Michael Mandziuk, Irma Osadsa, William Pura, and David Samila.

Shop the catalogue here: https://www.lulu.com/shop/christina-wyshnytsky-and-owen-mchugh/owen-mchugh-and-abstraction-in-the-permanent-collection/paperback/product-29k4e9.html?page=1&pageSize=4&q=Owen%20mchugh

11/08/2022

SOLD OUT

Thank you to everyone who purchased tickets to our fundraising gala Ukraine, My Love 💛

11/08/2022

Register for our action in conjunction with our annual fundraising gala Ukraine, My Love. This auction will help raise funds for the Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art in coordinance with the gala Ukraine, My Love, which will take place November 12th, 2022.

Register and see the auction catalogue here: https://event.auctria.com/20639a9a-84b1-4ebb-b757-d5a206fe0d90/

11/08/2022

‘Dia de los Muertos’ Exhibit Honors Shared Grief at Chicago’s National Museum of Mexican Art

Thank you for Loyola Phoenix for including us in your thoughtful article “‘Dia de los Muertos’ Exhibit Honors Shared Grief at Chicago’s National Museum of Mexican Art.”

Read the full piece here:

For some, the final days of October are an excuse to dress up in costume, rewatch classic horror movies and consume copious amounts of candy. For those of

11/07/2022

Upcoming this week at UIMA: ”At Home” Artist Talk

Join us for At Home Virtual Artist Talk with Cindy Bernhard, Ellen Greene, Gwendolyn Zabicki and Ann Toebbe, moderated by Alexandra Senycia

This exhibition presents works by four Chicago artists with a focus on paintings. As the exhibition title suggests, the show's premise is about the artist's exploration of the layered emotional resonance of the concept of home. We have been living in a pandemic when most people have spent an unusually long time in their homes.Conversely, around the world, refugees have been forced to leave their homes, some with the hope of returning and others seeking a new life and home. We are asking the question; what does home mean? Is it a familiarity with the environment, or is home just an abstract place in our minds?

The exhibition is curated by Stano Grezdo and Linda Dorman.

Thursday, November 10th at 6 pm via Zoom.

Zoom Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84004193389

11/06/2022

Thank you to everyone who joined us for last weekend’s event and to our speakers: Lourdes Guerrero, artist and educator; Indira Freitas Johnson, artist, educator and community activist; Arlene Raconcay, former director of the Chicago Artists Coalition; Fern Shaffer, artist and former director of Artemisia Gallery.

This program was generously supported by the Terra Foundation Art Design Chicago.

11/05/2022

Only a few days away! Join 3Arts Chicago for the 2022 3Arts Awards to celebrate remarkable Chicago artists who have a powerful, indelible impact on our city and beyond on Monday, November 7th from 6-7 pm CT live on YouTube.

To support Chicago’s arts ecosystem, they are generously splitting donations made during the event with us as this year’s designated co-beneficiary.

The event features ASL interpretation, audio description, and open captioning.

Learn more and register for this free, digital event here: https://3arts.org/event/

11/04/2022

Now on view: “At Home,” featuring works by Cindy Bernhard, Ellen Greene, Ann Toebbe, and Gwendolyn Zabicki.

We are open from 12 - 4 p.m. this weekend.

Ann Toebbe “Friends: Lisa and Tim,” 2018, Gouache and paper collage on panel, 30 × 40 inches

11/04/2022

Save the date and get ready for some holiday shopping 👀

Stay tuned for more information coming soon!

11/02/2022

10 days before our 2022 fundraising gala, Ukraine, My Love, we’re looking back at last year’s sold out gala, Sounds of Celebration.

Tickets are still available for Ukraine, My Love 💛 Please consider supporting UIMA's efforts by buying a ticket, or making a donation. Along with an exceptional program for the evening featuring acclaimed Ukrainian-American artist Ola Rondiak as the keynote speaker, Serhiy FOMA Fomenko, a Ukrainian fusion folk singer from the band Mandry, as a special musical guest.

Along with cocktails and dinner, an online auction will be held, featuring pieces from our archive as well as an Ola Rondiak original.

Reserve your tickets here: https://uima-chicago.org/events/2022/11/12/uima-annual-fundraising-gala

11/02/2022

Now on view: “Owen McHugh and Abstraction in the Permanent Collection.”

Corey Postiglione, “Rondel #4,” 2020, Acrylic on round canvas, 20” diameter, Gift of the artist, 2021

10/31/2022

Join us for At Home Virtual Artist Talk with Cindy Bernhard, Ellen Greene, Gwendolyn Zabicki and Ann Toebbe, moderated by Alexandra Senycia

This exhibition presents works by four Chicago artists with a focus on paintings. As the exhibition title suggests, the show's premise is about the artist's exploration of the layered emotional resonance of the concept of home. We have been living in a pandemic when most people have spent an unusually long time in their homes.Conversely, around the world, refugees have been forced to leave their homes, some with the hope of returning and others seeking a new life and home. We are asking the question; what does home mean? Is it a familiarity with the environment, or is home just an abstract place in our minds?

The exhibition is curated by Stano Grezdo and Linda Dorman.

Zoom Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84004193389

Learn more here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/at-home-virtual-artist-talk-tickets-453023293867?aff=ebdssbonlinesearch

10/31/2022

Happy Halloween!

Heorhii Narbut print from 1919

10/21/2022

Our next Art After Hours is only 1 week away! 🪩

Featuring performances by:
Stafford
milkweed b2b loma
Alejandro Marenco

Sound by Signal Clearance

Lighting and environmental design by Nix

Friday, October 28th
Doors open at 7:30 pm
🎟 $15/$20 at the door
21+
Halloween costumes are encouraged! 👻

Price of the ticket includes admission + beer and seltzer donated by Solemn Oath Brewery (while supplies last).

Tickets available here: https://uima-chicago.org/events/2022/10/28/art-after-hours

10/20/2022

Did you know that museum goers spend about 30 seconds looking at a piece of art?

From painting to embroidery, you could spend a whole day discovering new details in Ellen Greene’s works now on view in “At Home.”

Learn more about the exhibition here: https://uima-chicago.org/at-home

10/19/2022

UIMA ANNUAL FUNDRAISING GALA : UKRAINE, MY LOVE — UIMA

Interested in becoming a sponsor?

We are asking for your help now, to support us as we venture into the new year and hope to continue serving the Ukrainian community. Please consider supporting UIMA's efforts by buying a ticket, making a donation, or becoming a sponsor of our upcoming fundraising gala Ukraine, My Love. 💛

Learn more about sponsorship opportunities here:

Interested In Becoming A Gala Sponsor? $500 Bronze Level Mention In The Program 100% Tax Deductibility $1,000 Silver Level Promotion Across All Digital Platforms Invitation To Exclusive Sponsor Only Event Friday, November 11th All Previously Mentioned $2,500 Gold Level Preview Of