7:13AM EEST; The Sun is Rising Over Kyiv on the 960th 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/8W7TgBk)

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

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# For your listening pleasure

[“Together we stand, divided we fall, common now, people, get on the ball, let’s work together” – duo-lingual Ukrainian-English version of the Canned Heat’s hit “Let’s work together” (Тримаймось Разом) – “Разом ми – сила, роз’єднані впадем, тримаймось разом, ми вперед ідем.” Eng.\[CC\]](https://new.reddit.com/r/ukraine/comments/1fw3qau/together_we_stand_divided_we_fall_common_now/), performed and submitted by u/vedeineko.

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# New works available!

u/21_vetal_01 is offering [handmade Christmas tree decorations painted in a Ukrainian style by his talented wife.](https://new.reddit.com/r/ukraine/comments/1fwcqat/in_honor_of_artfriday_ill_ask_who_hasnt_prepared/)

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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/1fwbmeo/boomboxes_based_on_rpg26_patches_enemy_trophies/) and [here](https://new.reddit.com/r/ukraine/comments/1fwu4bi/this_week_in_my_studio_packaging_shippings_with/)!

[Kilderov is not offering his cat. I’m just legally and morally obligated to use the photo of the cat. Because cat. Look at that thing. Don’t you just wanna squish him? Squish.](https://preview.redd.it/0m9fd4zo3rtd1.png?width=1658&format=png&auto=webp&s=acab4d4ed98d92c0380de6900bff2f9f5524b2ec)

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# Art Friday Awards!

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[Art Friday Awards for the week of October 4, 2024](https://preview.redd.it/ekzlnzoswrtd1.png?width=1563&format=png&auto=webp&s=60cc8f7a0edeb31a72f1fd9918a8b49032a40df8)

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# You Get an A+! You Get an A+! Everybody Gets an A+!

**Yaroslava Antipina takes you through the Transcarpathian Art School exhibition**, submitted by u/Exotic-Strawberry667.

The [Transcarpathian Academy of Arts](http://artedu.uz.ua/) is in Uzhorod.

\[[LINK](https://new.reddit.com/r/ukraine/comments/1fw3t5e/yaroslava_antipina_takes_you_through_the/)\]

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# Magnificent Mandala

**Remarkable Sand Art Honoring Ukraine – Watch the Video of the Sand Artist as He Creates the Design Celebrating Ukraine**, submitted by u/housecatspeaks.

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

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# How Long Must We Sing This Song?

**”For a Free Ukraine” from the early 90’s by the late Ukrainian artist Dmitry Konstantinovich Hrybok**, submitted by u/ParameciaAntic.

\[[LINK](https://new.reddit.com/r/ukraine/comments/1fw76gq/for_a_free_ukraine_from_the_early_90s_by_the_late/)\]

# The People’s Choice Award

**Incredible embroidery by Oksana Movchan**, submitted by u/Exotic-Strawberry667.

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

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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 960th day of a nine-year invasion that has been going on **for centuries**.

One day closer to victory.

# 🇺🇦 HEROYAM SLAVA! 🇺🇦

Source: most_unseemly