Ukrainian Artistic Front
Ukrainian Artistic Front | |
Український мистецький фронт | |
| Formation | March 2022 |
|---|---|
| Headquarters |  Ukraine |
Ukrainian Art Front (UAF) (Ukrainian: Український мистецький фронт) was launched in March 2022 in Lviv to raise funds for the Armed Forces of Ukraine.[1] The project was created and implemented by Serhiy Fedorchuk, Ukrainian musician and organizer of musical events,[2] and Olga Chertkova, owner of the Kyiv-based communication agency Top Media Communication.[3]
The collected funds are transferred to the account of the NGO International Association of Artists, then the International Charitable Foundation "Patriot" uses them for the needs of a separate special purpose regiment of the NGU "Azov".[1]
#dechansonization
#Dechansonization — the first project of the Ukrainian Art Front, is a series of street, club and online concerts of Ukrainian musicians in Lviv.[4] As of April 11, 2022, 18 performances of Ukrainian musicians were held in the styles of classical and electronic music, jazz, rock and blues.[5]
Individual Concerts
On March 18, 2022, a 40-minute jazz concert took place among a crowd of refugees at Lviv's main railway station. The concert was attended by musicians: trumpet - Denis Adu (Kryvyi Rih), piano — Kostiantyn Kravchuk (Vinnytsia), saxophone — David Kolpakov (Odesa), trombone — Andriy Arnautov (Lviv), bass — Serhiy Fedorchuk (Lviv), drums — Markiyan Krysa (Kyiv).[6]
On March 27, 2022, musician Sasha Chemerov, founder of the Californian rock band The Gitas and the Ukrainian rock band Dymna Mix, performed at Rynok Square.[7] This concert was also attended by: frontman of O.Torvald band from Poltava, Zhenya Galich, who this time played bass; guitarist from Kyiv, Mykola Tskhovrebashvili, guitarist from Lviv, Taras Kushniruk, and Lviv, percussionist, Dania Bilous.[8][9]
On April 7, 2022, Krut, a project by musician Marina Krut, was broadcast online from the Lviv bomb shelter and April 8 from the LV Café Jazz Club within the framework of the UMF from Khmelnitsky.[10] Marina first played songs from an unreleased album. Musicians from different cities of the country took the stage with her: Andriy Yuzkevych - percussion (Ternopil), Mykola Honcharenko - guitar (Kharkiv), Denis Adu — trumpet, weather vane horn (Kryvyi Rih), Serhiy Fedorchuk — double bass (Lviv).[11]
10 April 2022 In Lviv, the LV CAFE jazz club hosted a charity acoustic concert "I am from Ukraine" by MARY frontman Victor Vynnyk in support of the Ukrainian army. Together with Viktor Vynnyk performed: Yakiv Tsvetinskyi - trumpet (Dnipro), Taras Kushniruk - guitar (Lviv), Markiyan Krysa - drums (Kyiv), Serhiy Fedorchuk - double bass (Lviv).[12][13]
References
- ^ a b "Фронтмен гурту МЕРІ дасть благодійний концерт у Львові на підтримку ЗСУ" [The frontman of the band MARY will give a charity concert in Lviv in support of the Armed Forces of Ukraine]. Ukrinform (in Ukrainian). 2022-04-10. Retrieved 2023-05-17.
- ^ "У Львові створили Український Мистецький Фронт • Фотографії старого Львова" [Ukrainian Art Front created in Lviv • Photos of old Lviv] (in Ukrainian). 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2023-05-17.
- ^ "Новини Львова: У Львові створили Український Мистецький Фронт" [Lviv News: Ukrainian Art Front created in Lviv]. galinfo.com.ua. March 30, 2022. Retrieved 2023-05-17.
- ^ Kozyreva, Tatyana (March 31, 2022). "#дешансонізація" [#dechansonization]. Kyiv.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2023-05-17.
- ^ "Український Мистецький Фронт — на допомогу Збройним Силам України" [Ukrainian Art Front — to help the Armed Forces of Ukraine]. ukrainka.org.ua. April 11, 2022. Retrieved 2023-05-17.
- ^ "У Львові музиканти з всієї країни створили Український мистецький фронт" [In Lviv, musicians from all over the country created the Ukrainian Art Front]. tvoemisto.tv. March 30, 2022. Retrieved 2023-05-17.
- ^ Denysenko, Maryna (June 11, 2022). "Допомога азовцям: у Черкасах Саша Чемеров із джазменами зіграли концерт в укритті" [Help to Azov residents: Sasha Chemerov and jazzmen played a concert in a shelter in Cherkasy]. Suspilne. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
- ^ "Фронтмени гуртів The Gitas та O.Torvald – презентували спільну пісню" [The frontmen of The Gitas and O.Torvald bands presented a joint song]. rock.ua. May 2, 2022. Retrieved 2023-05-19.
- ^ "У Львові створили Український мистецький фронт" [The Ukrainian Art Front was created in Lviv.]. Zbruc.eu (in Ukrainian). 2022-03-30. Retrieved 2023-05-19.
- ^ "Український Мистецький Фронт — на допомогу Збройним Силам України". www.ukrainka.org.ua. April 7, 2022. Retrieved 2023-05-19.
- ^ "Krutь дасть два благодійні концерти у Львові для збору коштів на потреби ЗСУ" [Krut will give two charity concerts in Lviv to raise funds for the needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine]. Espreso TV (in Ukrainian). April 7, 2022. Retrieved 2023-05-19.
- ^ "Фронтмен гурту МЕРІ дасть благодійний концерт у Львові на підтримку ЗСУ". www.ukrinform.ua (in Ukrainian). 2022-04-10. Retrieved 2023-05-19.
- ^ "Марина Круть дасть благодійний концерт у Львові на підтримку полку "Азов"" [Maryna Krut will give a charity concert in Lviv in support of the Azov regiment]. afisha.lviv.ua (in Ukrainian). 2022-04-08. Retrieved 2023-05-19.
