What to do while in Ukraine

  The British Embassy has chosen the winner of the competition for the best design of the unofficial logo for the coronation of Charles III. She was the Ukrainian designer Elizaveta Zubenko. The best emblem was determined by the jury, which included representatives of the Embassy of Ukraine, the head of the BRAND UKRAINE organization Mariya Lypyatzka and the head of the design, architecture and fashion programs of Study UK — British Council Anna Robinson. The crown and blue color became the main accent of the logo, as a symbol of the union of Ukraine and Great Britain. "I worked as an illustrator at the British company Boomf and I already had a ready-made illustration for the 70th anniversary of the coronation of Queen Elizabeth, which I put in a drawer. When I read about the contest, I thought, why not get it, look at it, and come up with something on the same topic? Then I looked for some supporting images to find the colors or the concept and remembered the unofficial...

The Sound of Freedom mural with augmented reality was opened in Liverpool in support of Eurovision 2023, the Ministry of Culture reports. It was created by Ukrainian artist Ptashka Somari and British artist Neil Keating. The mural contains elements of augmented reality. With the help of the app, visitors can see moving objects on the wall to the music of the band Tvorchi. Sound of Freedom is a continuation of The Wall project — 5 murals in Vienna, Berlin, Marseille, Brussels and Nairobi, created by the Port agency. in cooperation with the Ukrainian Institute.   This is the second mural that contains elements of augmented reality. The first is called Flower of Democracy and is located in Berlin.  

  Ukrainian graffiti artist RUBAE presented the first book with his own works. In it, the artist collected 132 graffiti, created by him on freight cars of trains of the "Kovalska" construction company from the fall of 2018 to the winter of 2022. The basis of the works is the interpretation of the logos of famous international and Ukrainian companies from RUBAE, which the artist himself calls "his main asset". "The main goal of creating this book was to document a unique period in the history of graffiti and popularize the underground among people who do not belong to this culture," the artist wrote. So far, 500 copies of the book have been released. It has already been launched for pre-sale. You can order via the link Rubae .

  Until April 20, House of Europe in cooperation with the Ukrainian Startup Fund is holding a competition for creative startups. We invite businesses from the creative industries to compete for a chance to represent Ukraine at the international startup competition Creative Business Cup BRIGHT in Denmark. 💡Creative Business Cup is an international competition for creative startups that has no analogues. Companies from more than 80 countries will compete for the title of the best startup of the year in front of investors and industry professionals. 🧶Creative startups that: 📌consider creative competencies to be their main asset; 📌position themselves as a Ukrainian company; 📌 work through a Ukrainian legal entity: FOP, LLC; 📌have a finished product or prototype with market potential; 📌have ownership rights to the product or prototype; 📌 have not yet received investments of more than 1 million dollars. 🤩What will the winner get? 🔹Participation in the international Creative Bus...

  The EQUAL project on Spotify is created to promote equality of women in the global industry and consists of a set of EQUAL music selections and sister programs. It is broadcast in 187 countries of the world, in particular in Ukraine. Spotify chose Jamala as the first Ukrainian ambassador for the global playlist and the first in its history — EQUAL Ukraine for International Women's Day. The track of the Ukrainian singer Take Me To A Place from the mini-album "Call" opens two music selections at once. In addition, the performer took part in the creation of playlists, providing recommendations on the strongest female artists of the Ukrainian scene. The March music selections of EQUAL Global and EQUAL Ukraine, which unite the most powerful female voices in music, are already available for Spotify users.

  Ukrainian online cinema Takflix released a selection of short animations " Secrets of Girls ". The collection includes five cartoons by Ukrainian animators: "Petrivka_requiem" about the decommunization of Kyiv; "Me and my fat ass" about accepting one's own body; "Deep Water" about female sexuality; "Tiger Roams Nearby" about getting out of a mental crisis; "Get out, Masha" about the real and online worlds.