Ukraine
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Art to aid Ukraine hospital
Romsey artist Debbie Daks is raising funds for Ukraine’s Okhmatdyt children’s hospital with her most recent artwork. The bright and cheerful original art features Australian animals and will be shipped to the hospital in Kyiv. Prints and postcards of the artwork will be sold at Romsey’s Community Co-op to raise funds. Okhmatdyt is Ukraine’s largest…
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Art with Ukraine in the heart
Displaced Ukrainian youths taking refuge in Melbourne have been using art as a means for healing and this weekend will showcase their work.
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Artist supports Ukraine efforts
The devastating impact of the war in Ukraine has inspired Romsey artist Debbie Daks to spring into action to raise funds through her work. Having formed friendships there through a mutual love of american cocker spaniels and dog showing, Debbie felt she had to do something to show her support. Known for her whimsical and…
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Paramedic Ukraine-bound
Angela Crawford Lancefield paramedic Jodie Rogers is headed to war-torn Ukraine in February where her training in tactical combat casualty care will be put to good use. Jodie is volunteering for three months with charity organisation, Smart Medical Aid, to teach CPR and tourniquet application to people on the streets and work alongside Ukrainian paramedics.…
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Taproom art supports war-torn Ukraine
Eve Lamb A new art exhibition that’s just gone up at Castlemaine’s Taproom is raising funds to help people impacted by the war in Ukraine. Simply titled 71, this bold, bright showing features large-scale architectural deconstructivist works by well-established Castlemaine artist Phillip Head. “They’re all a play on deconstructing architecture of the same Bendigo building – No…
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United with Ukraine
Kyneton Town Hall is lighting up with Ukraine’s colours for seven days as a show of support and respect for the war-torn nation. The blue and yellow light display began on Friday, following Macedon Ranges Shire councillors unanimous support for the move at the ordinary meeting for April. “We want to show that this council…
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Artist fundraises to support Ukraine
Liz Zylinski, like the rest of us, was dismayed and disturbed as she watched the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February. While her friends drove 2000 kilometres to rescue a mutual friend who had managed to escape the chaos, the local artist felt ‘isolated’ in our safety at the bottom of the world, helpless to…