Summer school PinchukArtCentre
*The art centre is closed in case of an air raid alert. For safety reasons, the presence of parents is mandatory. Thank you for your understanding.
● 1st Course of the Summer School (Ages 10–14)
From 4 to 6 June, we invite children and teenagers aged 10 to 14 to take part in the first course of our Summer School, titled ‘Between Objects and Spaces’.The course is authored and led by artist Daria Molokoiedova.
Classes will take place from Wednesday to Friday in the educational room on the 5th floor of the PinchukArtCentre.Sessions begin at 12:15 pm and each lasts for 1.5 hours.
Please note that participants are expected to attend all three sessions.Participation is free of charge, registration is required: https://forms.gle/ShqHXJG5uM8YPkCb8
During the ‘Between Objects and Spaces’ course, participants will explore:● how everyday objects can become works of art;● how space influences the meaning of an artwork;● how to create their own installation.Three days of theory, play, material experimentation, and the creation of individual works.
Course programme:Wednesday, 4 June – ‘The Thing’What is an art object? We’ll study examples, play with objects, and create new meanings.Thursday, 5 June – ‘Space’What is an installation? How does spatial arrangement alter meaning? We’ll begin working on our own pieces.Friday, 6 June – CompletionWe’ll finalise our objects or installations, followed by a presentation and group discussion.
Daria Molokoiedova is a multimedia artist. She was born in 2001 in Kramatorsk, Donetsk region. In 2023, she earned a Bachelor’s degree from the Kharkiv State Academy of Design and Arts, specialising in photography and visual practices. In 2022, she studied at the Lviv National Academy of Arts, Department of Contemporary Art Practices. Since 2023, she has been living and working in Kyiv.In her artistic practice, Daria explores themes of home, childhood, love, and the duality of life. She is featured in the second edition of the Ukrainian section of Secondary Archive, as well as in archival projects The Sky Is Open. Voices From Ukraine and Ukraine on Fire (Mala Gallery of the Mystetskyi Arsenal). She is a nominee for the PinchukArtCentre Prize 2025, and the founder of the interdisciplinary project about love, It’s love, darling.
● 2nd Course of the Summer School (Ages 6–9)
From 11 to 13 June, we invite children aged 6 to 9 to take part in the second course of our Summer School, titled ‘A Fantastic Forest, or Where the Wild Things Are’. The course is authored and led by Lora Litkovska.
Classes will take place from Wednesday to Friday in the educational room on the 5th floor of the PinchukArtCentre.Sessions begin at 12:15 pm, and each will last for 1.5 hours.
Please note that participants are expected to attend all three sessions.Participation is free of charge, registration is required: https://forms.gle/R3oPdqcj9UmSf2uL6
Who or what are the Wild Things, and where can they be found?Together with a group of imaginative young minds, we will try to find out. We’ll build a boat and embark on an imaginary journey into the depths of our ideas about ourselves and the world.
This three-day workshop will be dedicated to the collective transformation of space into a fantasy forest, and the creation of your own character – a “Wild Thing” that will help you understand and feel something meaningful about yourself.
Course Programme:
Wednesday, 11 June – ‘Who Are the Wild Things, and Where Are They Found?’A circle of discovery. We’ll get acquainted with Maurice Sendak’s Where the Wild Things Are and create a boat for our journey.Thursday, 12 June – ‘Where Are We Going?’We’ll imagine a fantastic forest and draw a map of it.Then we’ll bring the idea to life: divide responsibilities, decorate the space, and work on our art objects.Friday, 13 June – ‘Creating Your Own Wonderland. Boarding the Boat’We’ll set off on our final journey and hold a photo shoot to mark the adventure.
Lora Litkovska is an art educator who believes in the healing power of creative practices and self-expression as a form of therapy. She is also an artist and a singer.
● 3 course (6-9 years old)
The PinchukArtCentre announces the call for applications for the 3rd course of the Summer School for children aged 6-9 years old entitled “How do we tell about ourselves?”. The course will be taught by Lada Verbina.
The course will take place from June 19 to 21.
Classes start at 12:15 on the 5th floor in the PinchukArtCentre's educational room. The class lasts 1.5 hours.
Please note that the course requires attendance at all classes. Participation is free of charge. Registration is required: https://forms.gle/NLEoYYne6AcC1khQ7
What and how do we communicate about ourselves? Throughout history, people have used various means to share information with each other. Many of them are related to culture and art: painting, photography, theater, and many others.
During three classes together with the artist Lada Verbina, children will learn what helps us to get acquainted with the world around us since childhood. We will talk about fairy tales, illustrated books, drawn and told stories, and look for answers to the following questions:🔸Why do we need fairy tales?🔸Why are there pictures in books? 🔸Why do animals tell people more than they tell themselves? 🔸Why do we often want to decorate everything around us?
Course program:June 19, Wednesday - we will get acquainted with illustration and colorful works in books and try to explore the question of why there are so many animal protagonists in fairy tales. During the practical task, we will look at the stylization of images and create our own large illustration of a fairy tale character.
June 20, Thursday - let's look at the history of theater and make paper interactive puppets from your favorite story, fairy tale, cartoon, etc.
June 21, Friday - we will invent our own story and create a mini-theater in a box with scenery and cardboard characters based on it. Presentation-exhibition of the created works.
Lada Verbina is an artist and teacher of children's art classes. She works with various mediums, but mostly with painting and graphics. She also often uses photography and objects. In her artistic practice, the leading theme and method of research is memory and memories, archiving the past.
*The art center is closed in case of an air raid alert. For safety reasons, the presence of parents is mandatory. Thank you for your understanding.