We Stand With Ukraine reception

Ukraine native Ky Beskorovayny studied for a year in Cambridge, Wisconsin, as an exchange student. Following Russia's invasion, Beskorovayny has been working with former Cambridge classmates on fundraising projects; We Stand With Ukraine is an art exhibit featuring work by artists from Ukraine and the U.S. A portion of the proceeds from art sales will be donated, and other donations can be made via Flex Fundraising. The opening reception takes place from 6-8 p.m. on Sept. 2.

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Art Studio Agrafka

An artwork imagines a house carried as a backpack.

"Missing Home," a work by Art Studio Agrafka in Ukraine.

media release: Overt Space Gallery + Gift, 130 E Main St, Stoughton, September 2-24. Opening reception 6-8 pm, Sept. 2. The exhbiit features art from Ukrainian-based artists, as well as local Wisconsin artists, and a portion of the proceeds are going directly to Ukraine relief.

Local artists: Katherine Simdon, Jill Stevens, John Palahs, Nastia Craig, Kathleen D'Angelo, Ray Zovar, Xizhou Xie, Tamara Tsurkan 

Ukrainian artists: Sergiy Maidukov, Zhenia Olinuk, Art Studio Agrafka, Marysya Rudska

About the organizers:

In 2010, Ky Beskorovayny came to Cambridge, WI from his home country of Ukraine for a year of study abroad. After his year in Wisconsin, Ky went back home to Ukraine where started a popular science magazine (Kunsht), got married, and moved to Kyiv. When the war with Russia began, Ky got in touch with some of his former Cambridge classmates to help coordinate direct fundraising for military and humanitarian aid to Ukraine. Ky has worked with his old classmates, as well as other Ukrainian foreign exchange students(through Flex Fundrasing), to fundraise for items including ambulances for the front line and scopes and helmets for Ukrainian defense forces.

There are various large foundations and military aid from governments worldwide, but there are also smaller, more specialized needs, which those organizations have a hard time satisfying quickly. Those needs, like night vision scopes, walkie-talkies, tourniquets, medical kits, and others, are precious because they save lives in real time. Even a small donation can make a difference.