7:24AM EEST; The Sun is Rising Over Kyiv on the 967th Day of the Full-Scale Invasion. Art Friday is now OPEN! + Art Friday Awards and Art You Can Own!

# 🇺🇦 SLAVA UKRAINI! 🇺🇦

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# It’s Art Friday! Show us what you got!

*YMMV. Since our audience is global, “Friday” refers to more than the 24 hours designated “Friday” in any one time zone*[.](https://imgur.com/a/inDPSso)

We’re inaugurating *this* Art Friday with a celebration of *last* Art Friday!

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# For your listening pleasure

[“We Shall Meet In The Place Where There Is No Darkness” – techno track and music video by Ivan Doan dedicated to the Ukrainian Army,](https://new.reddit.com/r/ukraine/comments/1g177xa/we_shall_meet_in_the_place_where_there_is_no/) submitted by u/budokan3.

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# New works available!

u/kilderov is offering … oh, so many things! RPG 26 boomboxes, patches–including some based on his own brain–enemy trophies, and more! Check it all out [here](https://new.reddit.com/r/ukraine/comments/1g273op/weekly_studio_report_second_photo_ukrainian/)!

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[If he’s going to keep posting pictures of his cat, I’m going to keep using them to advertise his wares. Because cat.](https://preview.redd.it/vcu7fp1ng5vd1.png?width=1000&format=png&auto=webp&s=35f85369d8c75d697f97abd0331e09232a88f8a7)

u/21_vetal_01 is offering a [trophy piece of an Mi-28N shot down by Ukraine’s defenders in the battle for Hostomel Airport on February 25, 2022.](https://new.reddit.com/r/ukraine/comments/1g1e3ar/in_honor_of_artfriday_ill_show_you_a_new_product/)

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# Art Friday Awards!

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[Art Friday Awards for the week of October 11, 2024](https://preview.redd.it/6yu0uguvp5vd1.png?width=1558&format=png&auto=webp&s=44128242fde7d0f61b42b8c9828dd829091c01e2)

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# Smiles in Budanov

**In a chamomile field with a cat in his arms. A mural depicting the head of the GUR, Kirill Budanov, has appeared in Kyiv** , submitted by u/Exotic-Strawberry667.

The artist clearly took some liberties here.

\[[LINK](https://new.reddit.com/r/ukraine/comments/1g21gjh/in_a_chamomile_field_with_a_cat_in_his_arms_a/)\]

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# Finders Keepers, in Miniature

**A little diorama I made, inspired by the Ukrainian struggle. Слава Україні!**, created and submitted by u/frank42burns.

\[[LINK](https://new.reddit.com/r/ukraine/comments/1g1dsv3/a_little_diorama_i_made_inspired_by_the_ukrainian/)\]

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# Whimsy and Wonder and Warmth, Oh My

**The wonderful art of Oksana Zbrutska’s, she calls it “Ukrainian ethno-romanticism” where realism collides with the avant garde is rich in imagery and luscious in colour and texture creating compellingly beautiful paintings**, submitted by u/Exotic-Strawberry667.

\[[LINK](https://new.reddit.com/r/ukraine/comments/1g0k4dv/the_wonderful_art_of_oksana_zbrutskas_she_calls/)\]

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# OP Understood the Assignment Best

*Inktober is an annual challenge in which artists create a drawing based on a one-word prompt each day in October. This year’s prompt for October 7 was “Passport.”*

**Jast inktober drawing**, drawn and submitted by u/KostiantynBulkov

\[[LINK](https://new.reddit.com/r/ukraine/comments/1g1201y/jast_inktober_drawing/)\]

# The People’s Choice Award

**Bucha Massacre: The Story of Mary by Volodymyr Koziuk. Given to the Pope by Zelenskyy 11th October 2024**, submitted by u/housecatspeaks.

\[[LINK](https://new.reddit.com/r/ukraine/comments/1g18kvj/bucha_massacre_the_story_of_mary_by_volodymyr/)\]

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Now that your appetite is whetted, perhaps you’d be interested in some

# Art You Can Own!

[Pressed flower frame by u\/Bohemialife1](https://preview.redd.it/ivjngpekj61c1.png?width=541&format=png&auto=webp&s=2e136a1b8ca3154537432c2d23a352dc03911bb7)

u/Bohemialife1 [weaves camo nets for the soldiers by day](https://www.reddit.com/r/ukraine/comments/17xkkhm/we_weave_camouflage_nets_for_our_soldiers_and/) and makes surpassingly beautiful pressed flower frames by night. She sells the frames in [her Etsy shop](https://bohemiahome.etsy.com/), and uses the proceeds to support volunteers and soldiers. [She has some new frames!](https://www.reddit.com/r/ukraine/comments/1bfhefe/we_is_weary_of_the_dearth_of_good_news_volunteers/)

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Artist and [actual legend](https://www.reddit.com/r/ukraine/comments/14aidn4/comment/jodebop/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3) [u/kilderov](https://www.reddit.com/u/kilderov/), whom you can read about [here](https://www.reddit.com/r/ukraine/comments/1387v5y/527_eest_the_sun_is_rising_over_kyiv_on_the_436th/), was forced to leave occupied Nova Kakhovka for his own safety. Yes, Nova Kakhovka, home to the dam that russia destroyed with catastrophic results on June 6, 2023. He now sells his work to support the civilians in his city and the warriors from it. Check out [his latest post](https://new.reddit.com/r/ukraine/comments/1fgrylg/boomboxes_inside_rpg26painted_by_kilderov/). DM him if anything catches your eye!

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[Some of u\/21\_Vetal\_01’s handiwork](https://preview.redd.it/pntumh7cb61c1.png?width=696&format=png&auto=webp&s=024abb60099c4e089a3a215ccee1408ec337e098)

u/21_vetal_01, whom you can read about [here](https://www.reddit.com/r/ukraine/comments/13f7np2/515_eest_the_sun_is_rising_over_kyiv_on_the_443rd/), turns scraps of destroyed russian equipment into trophies and souvenirs, and his wife makes beautiful little treasures and beautiful little treasure boxes. Proceeds support every facet of the war effort, from military aid to humanitarian aid to cash assistance for families of the fallen. Here are [some examples of what they make](https://www.reddit.com/r/ukraine/comments/15ong07/in_honor_of_art_friday_i_will_show_you_new/), here is [some of their latest work](https://www.reddit.com/r/ukraine/comments/1bf8gbb/some_bright_spring_colors_for_your_feed_in_honor/), and here’s a very, very small example of the astonishing variety of things they do [with the funds they raise](https://www.reddit.com/r/ukraine/comments/15ohhtl/hi_all_not_a_big_photo_report_from_the_front_from/). Check them out on Instagram at [Two Souls Creations](https://www.instagram.com/twosoulscreations/).

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[u/brammo1991](https://www.reddit.com/u/brammo1991/) skillfully and with style creates Ukraine-inspired Space Marine dioramas, then auctions them off and donates the proceeds to U24 and Come Back Alive. [He’s raised over €1400 so far!](https://www.reddit.com/r/ukraine/comments/1ahk0x6/ukraine_space_marine_project_update/) He takes commissions; [here are some recent ones](https://www.reddit.com/r/ukraine/comments/1ayj1j1/the_ua_space_marine_project_continues_several/). DM him if you want one of your own!

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u/Flowrisma makes bright, cheerful fabric floral wreaths. Check out her [Etsy shop](https://wreathfleur.etsy.com/)!

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The 967th day of a nine-year invasion that has been going on **for centuries**.

One day closer to victory.

# 🇺🇦 HEROYAM SLAVA! 🇺🇦

Source: most_unseemly