The Assembly is Back! ArtsLink Assembly: Beyond Greener Grass in Lviv

The Beyond Greener Grass Assembly continues CEC ArtsLink’s strategic approach to supporting the cultural sector in Ukraine as they deal with critical and existential challenges during the war and envision the post-bellum future. In partnership with Jam Factory Art Center, this Assembly is part of our ongoing sustained and deep engagement with the cultural community of Ukraine over many years.

As the war waged by Russia against Ukraine enters its eleventh year and the destructive full-scale invasion reaches its fourth year, Ukrainian artists and cultural workers face non stopping loss of colleagues and peers, displacement both within Ukraine and abroad, disrupted personal and professional connections, the destruction of homes and spaces essential for creating and showcasing work, ongoing power outages, and the deliberate destruction of cultural heritage.

The clear need for a strategic and structured approach to uniting the cultural field to create opportunities, tools, and networks for the support of independent Ukrainian cultural workers and institutions emerged during the Beyond Greener Grass series of workshops for artists and cultural leaders in Lviv, Kyiv, Berlin and Warsaw in March-June 2024.

Beyond Greener Grass gathers key artists and cultural leaders in Ukraine and those displaced abroad together with international partner organizations and funding agencies at Jam Factory Art Center. It will present critical ideas, build networks of cooperation, solidarity and support, develop constructive proposals for future action and initiate a new cultural ecology for Ukraine.

MAY 23 – 24 | Save the date to your calendar!

Registration is required to attend in person. If you are interested in attending, please email Hnat Zabrodskyy at bgg(at)cecartslink(dot)org

The full program, and details of the speakers will be available on the Assembly page in the coming weeks.

ArtsLink Assembly: Beyond Greener Grass is produced by CEC ArtsLink in partnership with Jam Factory Art Center and in association with Ukrainian Institute Kyiv. Support is provided by the European Cultural Foundation, Fonds Podiumkunsten/Performing Arts Fund NL, the Kirby Family Foundation, and the Trust for Mutual Understanding. Livestream is produced and supported by HowlRound.com.