The evolution of Ukrainian artists’ artistic strategies in the last decade, by Yulia Kostereva

Yulia Kostereva showed how artists’ methods and strategies have changed during the ten years of war, based on the activity of the platform Open Place. Her presentation will explore how the full-scale invasion in 2022 has affected society, cultural life and artists in Ukraine.

In Building cultural safe spaces in rural regions, Rusanda presented projects she worked on since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, working with displaced people from Ukraine and integrating them in Moldovan rural communities. She also touched on building trusting relationships with communities in the Gagauzian region.

Rusanda Curca [MD] – cultural, environmental and civic activist from Moldova. She is the co-founder of the Centre for cultural projects ”Arta Azi”, an organisation that promotes access to art and culture in rural areas and marginalised groups. She is also the director of the Coalition of the Independent Cultural Sector from the Republic of Moldova, an umbrella organisation that unites representatives of the independent cultural scene. 
Yulia Kostereva [UA] – artist, curator, and organizer. She graduated from the National Academy of Fine Art and Architecture, Kyiv (2001). Her practice concerns both visual arts and art of interaction. In 1999, with the artist Yuriy Kruchak, she launched the interdisciplinary platform Open Place.