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Ukraine continues to experience massive Russian airstrikes. On the night of September 29, Russia blanketed the country with over 800 drones and 13 missiles \u2014 a new record. At least four people were killed and dozens injured. The hoped-for diplomatic breakthrough was not achieved: the Trump-Putin summit in mid-August ended without a ceasefire. On the contrary, Russia is intensifying its attacks. European partners reaffirm their solidarity and are delivering additional air defense systems. But the war goes on \u2014 and with it the daily struggle to survive under fire. And in this reality, Ukrainian artists work, create, and live. <\/span><\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”0px||5px||false|false” custom_padding=”14px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n
UAHP IN REGULAR OPERATION<\/h1>\n
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There is great news: Since the end of May 2025, the Ukrainian Artists Health Program (UAHP) has transitioned from the pilot phase to regular operation. Since then, five artists have been in continuous therapeutic treatment through Neuroflex. The start was not easy: secure money transfers, organizing applicants, and at the same time making it possible to participate anonymously. I spent a long time figuring out how to make everything as transparent, safe, and traceable as possible! Now it\u2019s running. The feedback from the artists is overwhelming. <\/span><\/p>\nHow it works: Artists apply, their artistic activity is confirmed, they are placed on a waiting list and, in turn, receive a certificate. Artists then contact Neuroflex, which asks us whether the certificate is valid, therapy begins \u2013 anonymously if desired. During billing, the artists confirm each individual treatment. Everything is transparent and clean. Your donations \u2013 every cent \u2013 go exactly where they are needed! <\/span><\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/artcrossingborders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/68dd7064879efeb1702b8915.jpeg” title_text=”68dd7064879efeb1702b8915″ show_in_lightbox=”on” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”0px||0px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_line_height=”1em” custom_margin=”0px||22px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n
Source: Art Crossing Borders | UAHP Poster 2025<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.22.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n
But\u2026 the demand is enormous. When I initially placed an ad on a single platform, we received over 100 applications at once. I stopped everything immediately, but even without an active campaign, we continue to receive many inquiries. With an average therapy duration of at least six months and only five available spots, it\u2019s a truly burdensome situation. So for half a year now, over 95 artists \u2014 with sometimes harrowing life stories and outstanding art \u2014 have been waiting for a spot. They write to me, but I can only put them off. <\/span><\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n
I am currently looking for funding programs. Several applications have already been submitted, but as so often, the expected rejections have arrived. Sometimes it\u2019s due to this clause, sometimes to that one. I will keep at it, but I would once again like to make an appeal to you: If anyone has contacts with potential sponsors who are willing to provide regular support, or knows someone who might be interested in directly supporting the program \u2013 please get in touch! <\/span>
<\/span><\/p>\nA therapy slot costs a little more than 100 EUR per month. I am also happy to arrange sponsorships! <\/span><\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/artcrossingborders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/68dd6841b10a652e39810f63.jpg” title_text=”68dd6841b10a652e39810f63″ show_in_lightbox=”on” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”0px||0px||true|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_line_height=”1em” custom_margin=”0px||22px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]Source: Vladyslav Riaboshtan | Title: The Tunnel Up | Material: Canvas, mixed media, 160 x 200 cm, 2025<\/span><\/span>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||5px||false|false” custom_padding=”14px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\nThe subway<\/h1>\n
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Vladyslav was born in 1996 in Dnipro. His childhood was shaped by factories, railways, unfinished subways, and industrial objects\u2014an atmosphere that continues to influence his work today. He studied at the prestigious National Academy of Fine Arts and Architecture in Kyiv, where he earned his Bachelor\u2019s in Easel and Form Painting and later his Master\u2019s in Monumental Painting. Vladyslav works with oil, acrylic, silkscreen, aerosol, mixed media, and photography. His works have been shown at Art Basel in Switzerland, the Graz Museum in Austria, the Ujazdowski Castle in Warsaw, the ERSTE Foundation in Vienna, as well as in numerous other solo and duo exhibitions and residencies in Kyiv, Lithuania, Poland, and the Ternopil region. The list is long and demonstrates the quality and reach of his work. <\/p>\n
Before the war, Vladyslav was working on a large series about Kyiv subway stations. When the war began, he evacuated to another city. His family remained in Dnipro. After a few months, health problems began: high blood pressure, loss of consciousness, seizures. In his application for the UAHP, he writes: \u201cSometimes it seems to me that I see a connection \u2013 to nightly rocket attacks, to severe stress, or when my parents argue and get angry with each other. By the way, they also shouted a lot during my childhood, I remember that.\u201d Doctors diagnosed epilepsy and prescribed strong medication. But his emotional state remained very unstable. Vladyslav knew: he needed more than medical treatment. He needed psychological support. <\/p>\n
[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/artcrossingborders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/68dd6982b10a652e39810f93-scaled.jpg” title_text=”68dd6982b10a652e39810f93″ show_in_lightbox=”on” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”0px||0px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_line_height=”1em” custom_margin=”0px||22px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]Source: Vladyslav Riaboshtan | Title: Arsenalna Station | Material: Canvas, acrylic, oil, 160 x 200 cm, 2025<\/span><\/span>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.22.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\nWith the war, Vladyslav\u2019s art also changed fundamentally. The subway stations became shelters, safe zones from rockets and explosions. His works today no longer show the industrial aesthetic of his childhood, but rather people on mattresses in underground corridors, the light at the end of long passageways, hope and waiting. \u201cFor me it is very important to show this personal experience in my works, not to ignore it but to transform it, to explore the emotions I feel every day,\u201d he writes. <\/span><\/p>\nThen, just a few weeks ago, a drone hit his studio in Kyiv. <\/span><\/p>\nHe writes to me: \u201cSome works were nevertheless damaged\u201d \u2026 \u201c(there are no windows anymore, the wall and ceiling are crumbling). I am still in shock.\u201d <\/p>\n
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He also addresses all of us: \u201cI am truly deeply grateful to all of you for the opportunity to speak with a psychologist and a psychiatrist. They give me a real chance for progress and a perspective to improve my soul. This directly affects my productivity as an artist, and for me that is everything. My psyche and my art are connected.\u201d <\/p>\n
If you are interested in Vladyslav\u2019s work, I will gladly put you in contact. If anyone would like to support him in rebuilding his studio, they are welcome to make a donation with the note \u201cVladyslav Atelier.\u201d We will forward your support to him directly. <\/span><\/p>\n>> Donate now!<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/artcrossingborders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/68dd78b31bc5d1cedf1e7f7d-scaled.jpg” title_text=”68dd78b31bc5d1cedf1e7f7d” show_in_lightbox=”on” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”0px||0px||true|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_line_height=”1em” custom_margin=”0px||22px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n
Source: Vladyslav Riaboshtan <\/em>| Title: Shelter 3 | Material: Canvas, acrylic, 100 x 150 cm, 2025<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.15.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_module=”549″ saved_tabs=”all” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=”Donate now ” button_one_text=”DONATE NOW” button_one_url=”https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BVX5MPKX337EY” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” content_font=”Roboto|300|||||||” custom_button_one=”on” button_one_font=”||||||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n
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