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OPEN CALL | The Other Nearby | June 19, 2025 — September 19, 2025
Korsaks’ Museum of Ukrainian Contemporary Art announces an open call for artists to join the large-scale interdisciplinary project “The Other Nearby”
This project is more than just an art event — it is a profound ethical and aesthetic initiative designed to raise critical questions of our time. It explores the human-animal relationship, pushing it beyond conventional perception.
The animal is not a resource, not a function, not “mine.”
It is the Other. Beside us.
“The Other Nearby” is an exhibition about presence without possession.
About the Other who need not be conquered, domesticated to helplessness, adorned or trained into convenience.
About the animal as a personality: independent, capable of connection, emotion, and empathy — but not necessarily of submission.
This exhibition is an attempt to look not at the animal, but with it.
Not through a human lens, but side by side.
Not “what it is to us,” but “who it is — in and of itself.”
Exhibition goals:
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To propose a new mode of thinking — not anthropocentric, but ethically coexistent.
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To inspire a shift in perspective: from “owner” to “partner.”
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To create an artistic and emotional space where the Other is not a threat, but an opportunity to become more fully oneself.
We invite artists to join the conversation about coexistence, care, freedom, respect, and empathy.
About the possibility of being together without ownership.
About another form of love — quiet, equal, present.
Key themes:
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The animal as witness — silent, deep, present in our sorrows, love, loneliness, wars, escapes, and returns.
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A reciprocal gaze — what does a cat see when it looks at a human? What does a dog feel when it hears our tears?
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Dignity without words — no need to speak to be worthy of love.
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Equality in coexistence — not an object of care, but a subject of connection.
“The Other Nearby” is:
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A new public space for reflecting on ethics in relationships between living beings.
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An attempt to reshape visual and social narratives where the animal appears not as an object but as an equal participant in the world.
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A platform for dialogue between artists, philosophers, researchers, activists, and the public.
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A large-scale exhibition combining visual art, sound, text, body, digital practices, and the experience of observation.
Artistic focus of the exhibition:
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Works that reject sentimentalization — not “cuteness,” but ethical depth.
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Depictions of animals not in positions of weakness, but in their own environment, in their own gaze, in their own choice to be near.
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Art where human and animal are not master and subordinate, but two beings in a shared space of trust.
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Video, photography, painting, installations that explore silent unions, unspoken love, the gaze as a form of language.
We welcome artists working in:
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Painting
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Graphics
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Photography
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Textile
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Installation
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Digital art
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Video art
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Sound art
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Performance
To apply:
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Send an email to: [email protected]
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Use the subject line: OPEN CALL “The Other Nearby”
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Include:
– your CV or a short bio
– samples of your work that best align with the project concept
Organizational info:
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Selected works will be chosen by the Expert Council of KMUCA (Korsaks’ Museum of Ukrainian Contemporary Art)
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All participating artists will receive a copy of the exhibition catalog
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Artwork transportation will be provided by the museum
The project is supported by the Lutsk City Council.
Deadline: September 19, 2025
On August 1, 2025, at 5:00 PM, the Korsaks’ Museum of Modern Ukrainian Art will host the opening of the project “Place of Existence” by artist and curator Dmytro Erlikh and sound engineer and sound artist Illia Petrov.
On August 1, 2025, at 5:00 PM, the Korsaks’ Museum of Modern Ukrainian Art will host the opening of the project “Place of Existence” by artist and curator Dmytro Erlikh and sound engineer and sound artist Illya Petrov.
The project “Place of Existence” is an attempt to capture the moment before a leap, before making a decision, before a change.
The installation is built as an environment between cliffs — both physical and metaphorical — creating a space of choice. It is a place where intuition meets doubt, spontaneity meets decision.
You are welcome to join us!
We will be glad to see you at the opening, to share a moment of silence before movement, a space before choice, a thought before the leap.
On Friday, July 18 at 5:00 PM, a lecture by Yevheniia Kupchan titled “Photography as Post-Performance” will take place at the Korsaks’ Museum. Запитати в ChatGPT
Can photography be more than just a document — can it become an independent artistic gesture? How does the act of documenting a performance transform into its continuation?
Let’s talk about post-performance — a phenomenon that emerges at the intersection of photography and performative art. During the lecture, we will explore:
– how the idea of post-performance originated;
– why photography has become its primary medium;
– what defines post-performance in Ukraine (through the lens of Pavlo Mazai and other artists);
– how studying the body as a carrier of experience through post-performance became a personal artistic practice for the lecturer.
Yevheniia Kupchan is a multimedia artist and independent curator. In her work, she combines photography, performance, and media as tools for reflecting on experience.
We warmly invite everyone — join us for a rich and captivating discussion on contemporary post-performance.
Korsaks’ Museum of Modern Ukrainian Art
Free entry
FILM DAY at the Korsaks’ Museum of Ukrainian Modern Art — July 13 at 6:00 PM
59 Seconds Video Festival & AI59 – Anniversary Screening in Lutsk!
To mark the 20th anniversary of the legendary 59 Seconds Video Festival, the international art project Project 59 is launching a global series of 20 screenings — and Lutsk is on the map!
Program Highlights:
– A curated selection of the best 59-second videos from the 2005–2008 collection
– New works created with artificial intelligence in 2025
Each video is exactly 59 seconds long, yet speaks louder than a full-length film.
Expect documentaries, political satire, narrative and experimental video, visual poetry, and provocative mini-masterpieces — all united by one rule: 59 seconds of unleashed creativity.
2005 was the era of early video editors (Final Cut Pro, iMovie) — tools that democratized video art for creators worldwide.
2025 brings a new wave of experimentation — with AI, algorithmic creativity, and digital hybridity.
This anniversary screening is a bridge between two eras.
A creative dialogue of then and now, in a format under one minute — yet vast enough to hold entire worlds.
The exhibition “At the Intersection of Time and Space” by Dmytro Velychko will open at the Korsaks’ Museum on June 27 at 5:00 PM
On June 27, at 17:00, the Korsaks’ Museum will open an exhibition by Dmytro Velychko „At the Intersection of Time and Space“.
Dmytro Velychko is an Odesa-based artist known for his abstract compositions that explore the relationship between time and space.
Entrance to the event is free.
Location:
м. Lutsk, 1 Ivan Korsak str.
Korsak Museum of Modern Ukrainian Art
Opening hours:
– Mon-Fri: 12:00-20:00
– Sat-Sun: 11:00-20:00
Contact number:
066 142 51 18
The exhibition “Liubist” by Pavlo Mazai will open at the Korsaks’ Museum on June 20 at 5:00 PM.
“Liubist” is a rarely used Ukrainian word that means the same as “love.” The same — yet not quite. Liubist carries an additional dimension — an all-encompassing sincerity, authenticity, and dramaturgy that Pavlo Mazai always seeks.
Dramaturgy and authenticity are his favorite words, and this very liubist culminates in a kind of self-portraited infinity — Mazai as a demiurge, once again creating heaven and earth, channeling this entire mad Universe through himself.
In his works, he is always alone, surrounded, in the epicenter of the elements. He is both egg and grain, fire and water, root and plowed soil, and a scythe striking stone.
It takes not only an insatiable artistic thirst but a certain creative audacity to close this eternal cycle of creation upon oneself.
And thirst is something Pavlo has plenty of. He still has no idea what “creative crisis” means — exhaustion and burnout, the usual woes of an artist’s unique life, somehow pass him by. Or maybe it’s he who bypasses them.
Moreover, Mazai says that right now he feels “a very powerful surge of creativity. I’ve never experienced such a strong creative rise as during the war.”
Life, despite everything, inspires him every day. He’s always in motion, always searching, always working — and always outside the city. Because in the city, there are walls. And walls don’t inspire. In the city, he prints his works and holds exhibitions.
Mazai works in series — some are born from things that suddenly catch his eye and instantly spark a concept, a theme, an idea. Others take longer to unfold, until all the pieces fall into place. Meticulousness and spontaneity are his signature.
In fact, Pavlo values photography because “it is silent,” because “it needs no words. It speaks differently and reaches everyone in their own way.”
This exhibition is a kind of extract from various cycles: Myron’s Land, The House Where I Am Not, Ovum, Metrica.
The most important. The most essential. The most sincere. The most authentic.
Liubist.
— Yulia Piatetska
Exhibition curator: Alina Ocheretiana
June 20, 5:00 PM — Korsaks’ Museum of Modern Ukrainian Art
Lutsk, 1 Ivana Korsaka Street
Admission is free. You are warmly invited.
An artistic soirée with Lyudmyla Davydenko will take place on June 15 at 5:00 PM
We invite you to a special event on June 15 at 5:00 PM — an artistic soirée with ceramist and artist Liudmyla Davydenko, held as part of the exhibition “Cycle”.
This will be a moment of genuine presence and openness. The artist will share more about the works included in the exhibition, offer her personal insights, and unveil familiar images in a new light. In a relaxed atmosphere, there will be reflections, memories, answers to questions — everything that allows you to experience art not only with your eyes, but also with your soul.
This event will serve as the final highlight of the exhibition, which has been on display at the Korsaks’ Museum of Modern Ukrainian Art for the past two months.
Admission is free. You are warmly welcome!
Location:
Lutsk, 1 Ivana Korsaka St.
Korsaks’ Museum of Modern Ukrainian Art
📞 066 142 51 18
The Korsaks’ Museum of Modern Ukrainian Art has received one of the seven prestigious awards of the European Museum of the Year Award 2025 in the Special Commendations category
The Korsaks’ Museum of Ukrainian Modern Art has received the prestigious European Museum of the Year Award 2025.
Lutsk, May 2025 — The Korsaks’ Museum of Ukrainian Modern Art has won the prestigious European Museum of the Year Award 2025 (EMYA), receiving one of seven Special Commendations from the European Museum Forum jury.
This award is given to museum that demonstrates a special commitment to addressing the challenges of the modern world through cultural practices. The judges’ decision emphasizes:
“The second Special Commendation was awarded to the museum which shows dedication to rediscovering forgotten artists and facilitating discussions about the impact of totalitarianism on artistic expression. Its exhibitions invite visitors to reflect on art’s profound role in society and its potential to foster free thought and diverse perspectives. The museum’s emphasis on accessibility and efforts to preserve cultural identity are particularly relevant in today’s geopolitical context, alongside its commitment to promoting and supporting new artistic creation during a time of global uncertainty.”
In 2025, 42 museums from 18 member states of the Council of Europe were nominated for the EMYA award. The Korsaks’ Museum of Ukrainian Modern Art is the only representative of Ukraine among the nominees. During the summer and autumn of 2024, members of the international jury visited each museum, often more than once.
In particular, in October 2024, the Korsaks’ Museum was visited by Amina Krvavac, chair of the EMYA2025 jury and director of the Museum of War Childhood (Sarajevo, Montenegro). She was deeply impressed by the concept and activities of the Korsaks’ Museum, calling it “a unique space that combines contemporary art with national identity.”
The European Museum of the Year Award (EMYA) was established in 1977 and is awarded annually by the European Museum Forum under the patronage of the Council of Europe. It recognizes the most innovative, interesting, and significant museums that make a major contribution to cultural exchange and social dialogue in Europe.
The annual EMYA2025 conference and award ceremony took place from May 21 to 25, 2025, in Białystok, Poland, at the Sybir Memorial Museum, winner of the Council of Europe Museum Prize in 2024. The event brought together representatives of the museum community from around the world, including former EMYA nominees, partners, and friends.
Special awards were also given to museums from Aarhus (Denmark), Istanbul (Turkey), Budapest (Hungary), Vienna (Austria), Athens (Greece), and Arnhem (Netherlands).
The special award given to the Korsaks’ Museum by EMYA2025 is a landmark event for Ukrainian culture and museums This highlights the significance of contemporary Ukrainian art in the global cultural context, as well as confirmation of the high standards of work and innovative approach of the KMUMA.
About the Korsaks’ Museum of Ukrainian Modern Art
The Korsaks’ Museum of Ukrainian Modern Art (KMUMA) was opened on August 24, 2018, in Lutsk. Its collection includes over 6,000 works of contemporary Ukrainian art — from paintings and sculptures to installations, video art, and augmented reality exhibitions. In six years of operation, the museum has implemented over 300 exhibition projects, welcomes over 100,000 visitors annually, and actively develops social, educational, and inclusive programs.
On May 30 at 5:00 PM, the Korsaks’ Museum of Modern Ukrainian Art will open the exhibition “KharBarBond. The Sign of Mariupol.”
On May 30 at 5:00 PM, the Korsaks’ Museum of Modern Ukrainian Art will open the exhibition “KharBarBond” featuring artists: Volodymyr Kharakoz, Serhii Barannik, and Oleksandr Bondarenko.
The exhibition explores the balance between the conscious and the unconscious, creating a space for emotional expression through line, color, and composition.
Admission is free. You are warmly invited !!!
Location:
Lutsk, 1 Ivana Korsaka Street
Korsaks’ Museum of Modern Ukrainian Art
Opening hours:
• Mon-Fri: 12:00 PM – 8:00 PM
• Sat-Sun: 11:00 AM – 8:00 PM
Contact number:
+380 66 142 51 18
