The War Museum Hosted the Summation of the Creative Competition “Language. Resilience. Identity”
The War Museum hosted the summation of the creative competition “Language. Resilience. Identity,” jointly organized with the Kyiv City Methodological Center for Cultural and Educational Institutions to mark the Day of Ukrainian Literature and Language.
Students from art educational institutions in Kyiv participated in the competition across two competitive age categories (13–14 and 15–17 years), as well as younger talents who wished to submit their creative works. In total, over 130 works were received for the competition, each of which was evaluated by an expert jury, which included, among others, Museum representatives: Anton Lohov, Merited Artist of Ukraine and leading Museum artist, and Liubov Krupnyk, Senior Research Scientist in the Sector for Memorialization and the Formation of a Culture of Remembrance.
Although every work was worthy of high praise, the jury had to make a selection. 11 works were chosen, and their authors were invited by the Museum to the award ceremony.
In her welcoming speech, the State Language Protection Commissioner, Olena Ivanovska, emphasized that the War Museum is a place where the word “resilience” acquires special meaning, as everything here reminds us that Ukrainian freedom is the result of courage, memory, and faith in one’s people and one’s Motherland. Olena thanked the young artists for conveying the power of the Ukrainian word through means of visualization.
Kateryna Sauk, a methodologist at the Kyiv City Methodological Center for Cultural Institutions and Educational Institutions, expressed gratitude to the students for their activity, and to the educators and parents for their mentorship, wishing them further creative achievements. Folklorist Hanna Zorko captivated the audience by playing the sopilka (Ukrainian flute) and introduced the attendees to folk dance melodies from various ethnographic regions of Ukraine. Hanna noted how important it is not just to preserve the Ukrainian language and Ukrainian traditions, but to ensure that they are a part of the everyday life of each and every one of us.
When you look at these talented children, who are in love with art, faith is born in your heart. This generation, unfortunately, learns about war not from textbooks, but from daily realities. Yet, at the same time, it stands firmly on its land and knows well the price we are paying today for the opportunity to communicate in Ukrainian.
The Museum sincerely congratulates the winners and wishes them not to rest on their laurels.
You can view the winning entries at the link.
