(22 Jun 2023)
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Atlanta – 16 June 2023
1.Painting by Ukrainian artist
HEADLINE: Art gallery features Ukrainian artists' collection
2. Various exterior of Buckhead Art and Company
ANNOTATION: The Atlanta art gallery Buckhead Art & Company is displaying a collection of art by contemporary Ukrainian artists.
3. Various Paintings by Ukrainian artists
ANNOTATION: A representative who works with the artists says they overcame the horrors of combat by creating canvases that depict beauty rather than dread.
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4. SOUNDBITE (English) Olga Gorman, Representative, Art Territory UA:
“It’s the most powerful in the world to show beauty. When you show beauty, people can connect form their hearts and understand how beautiful our country, how beautiful our people, how beautiful our spirit.”
5. Painting by Ukrainian artist
6. Gorman explaining painting
ANNOTATION: Olga Gorman works with Ukrainian artists to help raise money for their living expenses and works with nonprofits that support humanitarian missions.
7. Sculpture by Ukrainian artist
ANNOTATION: The exhibition features 30 works by contemporary Ukrainian artists. Gorman says the artworks celebrate life during a time of peril.
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8. SOUNDBITE (English) Olga Gorman, Representative, Art Territory UA:
“They show the world we will win and freedom. We will have our freedom.”
9. Painting by Ukrainian artist
ANNOTATION: All works are for sale with a portion benefitting HelpingUkraine.us, a local humanitarian relief organization.
10.Donation box
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11. SOUNDBITE (English) Karimah McFarlane, Owner, Buckhead Art and Company:
“Helping Ukraine felt very personal to me. I think we've all been able to see the stories of what's happening in the Ukraine, and we all identify with having the ability to still live a peaceful life, to have joy. And I think about how close knit the Ukrainian people are here in the Atlanta community, which just felt like a great cause to be a part of.”
12. Painting by Ukrainian artist
ANNOTATION: The organization is raising funds to help distribute medical supplies, blankets, generators, stoves, and other materials to the citizens remaining in Ukraine.
STORYLINE:
The Atlanta art gallery Buckhead Art & Company is displaying a collection of art by contemporary Ukrainian artists.
A representative who works with the artists says they overcame the horrors of combat by creating canvases that depict beauty rather than dread.
“It’s the most powerful in the world to show beauty. When you show beauty, people can connect form their hearts and understand how beautiful our country, how beautiful our people, how beautiful our spirit is," said Art Territory UA representative Olga Gorman.
Gorman works with Ukrainian artists to help raise money for their living expenses and works with nonprofits that support humanitarian missions.
The exhibition features 30 works by contemporary Ukrainian artists. Gorman says the artworks celebrate life during a time of peril.
The works are also for sale online with a portion benefitting HelpingUkraine.us, a local humanitarian relief organization. The organization is raising funds to help distribute medical supplies, blankets, generators, stoves, and other materials to the citizens remaining in Ukraine.
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