Inaugural New York fair for Ukrainian artists wants to show that the country is ‘a solution, not a problem’

Photo caption: Ceramics by ASSHA (Sasha Plavinska). Photo © Andrew Grey. Article by George Nelson. The Art Newspaper – March 24, 2023.

The event, called I Am U Are, is demonstrating that Ukraine’s creative industries are alive and kicking despite Russia’s invasion

More than 100 artists, brands and companies from Ukraine have set up shop in the Skylight at Essex Crossing on New York City’s Lower East Side for the inaugural I Am U Are Ukrainian Creators Fair (until 26 March). Co-founded by Anna Pagava, the chief executive of the Los Angeles-based public relations agency Gogola, and Kristina Skripka, a hospitality expert, the event aims to show that Ukrainian “culture, technology, art and design have […]

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