MSWPS—SUNFLOWERS FOR UKRAINE
29 Sep 2022 – 10 Oct 2022
Opening Event Sunday 2 October at 2pm
Location: Cato Gallery
These works have been created and donated by members and 100% of proceeds will go to the Red cross Ukraine Appeal.
Sunflowers—soniashynk in Ukrainian—have been grown in Ukraine since the mis 18th century and throughout Ukraine’s history the flower has been used as a symbol of peace.
View the full exhibition online here:
Banner image: 'Towards the light’ by Karen Hopkins
The works exhibited are a symbol of support from artists of The Melbourne Society of Women Painters & Sculptors reflecting the support of the Australian community.
Members of the Ukrainian Women's Association Australia—Alla Horska branch at the opening of the 'Sunflowers for Ukraine' Exhibition at the Victorian Artists Society.
Left: Yanina Dutka from the Ukrainian Women's Association Australia—Alla Horska branch, with Karen Hopkins, Committee Member of MSWPS, responsible for developing the 'Sunflowers for Ukraine' campaign.
Acknowledgment of traditional owners.
We would like to pay our respects to the traditional owners of the land on which our building stands, their leaders, past, present and emerging.