Emergency Resources for Ukrainian Artists

We express our solidarity with the Ukrainian people. We strongly condemn the Russian invasion of the sovereign state of Ukraine today and at any time, and demand a stop to the war against Ukraine immediately.

We understand that artists and cultural workers, whether fleeing from or remaining in Ukraine, need support in this time of crisis. To support Ukrainian artist networks, we have compiled an international list of emergency resources including accommodation and residencies, educational opportunities and funding for Ukrainian artists. We have also included a list of fundraisers for Ukrainian artists, where concerned members from the international community can contribute.

This is a living article that will be continuously updated with new resources. If you would like to add resources to this current list, please use this form and it will be added as soon as possible.

Accommodation & Residencies

Artists at Risk arrange and fund emergency residencies for both artists/cultural practitioners seeking relocation and temporary hosting, as well as those who are at risk of politically motivated threats and persecution. They have also put together this incredible list of emergency opportunities for Ukrainian artists, including resources from their large network of partner organizations and beyond.

Art Quarter Budapest (Budapest, Hungary) offer a funded support residency of up to 3 months to an Ukrainian artist, or artist duo, who are displaced or who are fleeing the war.

Association of Romanian Contemporary Art Galleries (Bucharest, Cluj and Timisoara, Romania)
Have announced a solidarity action with Ukrainian artists to provide funding and accommodation as well as individual support to those in need.

B2Y Productions and No Buyana Film (Sofia, Bulgaria)
Are able to accommodate and provide work to film industry professionals.

Baltic Gallery of Contemporary Art (Słupsk, Poland)
Accept artists from Ukraine immediately for residencies.

Do Castelo Studio (A Coruña, Spain)
Are able to offer free accommodation for one Ukrainian artist for three months. They are also working on securing further funding for travel costs.

Frame Contemporary Art Finland, HIAP - Helsinki International Artist Programme, Connecting Points programme and Saari Residence (Mynämäki and Helsinki, Finland)
Are offering short and long-term residencies and accommodation for artists and art professionals who are fleeing from Ukraine or who have been displaced due to the war in Ukraine.

G Spot Acres (Washington and Colorado, USA)
Can provide housing and support for artists (Sculptors, Painters, Tattoo, Photographers, Print Makers, Visual Arts) and their families looking to relocate to the United States.

Karne Kunst (Berlin, Germany)
Can host until artists for one month (between June 3 - July 2) for free. Families welcome.

Klaipeda Culture Community Centre (Klaipeda, Lithuania)
Can host 2-4 Ukrainian artists or artist with partner or family and also provide a workshop free of charge.

Lake Studios Berlin (Berlin, Germany)
Has a single and a double room available for Ukrainian dancers or artists.

Low AIR Dance Theater (Vilnius, Lithuania)
Can pick up dance artists and producers from the Polish or Lithuanian border and provide room to live in for 2-4 (or artist with partner/family) people free of charge for at least 3 months.

Maajaam Residency (Southern Estonia)
Can provide three artists and their families accommodation for three months.

Office Ukraine - several organizations (Austria)
Is a platform currently being set up in Vienna, Austria in order to act as a central point of assistance for artists and cultural workers who have fled Ukraine. The project connects art organizations and people across Austria who want to offer accommodation or opportunities to those that have fled Ukraine.

Rupert (Vilnius, Lithuania)
Have provided information on where to find accommodation in Lithuania. They can also be contacted about possible places to host Ukrainian artists and their families.

SomoS Arts (Berlin, Germany)
Offers a private studio for up to three artists or cultural workers free of charge. The studio is one of 5. Shared facilities like living room/kitchen and bathroom.

State of Concept (Athens, Greece)
Can support arrivals of Ukrainian artists to Athens.

VV Foundation (Pāvilosta, Latvia)
Arrange a PAiR residency which offers travel, accommodation, a studio, access to library and gallery, administrative support and, if necessary, materials, tools and research resources.

Educational opportunities

Brno University of Technology (Brno, Czech Republic)
Can offer students and staff who are affected by the conflict, as well as their families, accommodation and funding, as well as counselling and psychological support.

Charles University (Prague, Czech Republic)
Can assist by offering accommodation for students, staff and their families affected by the conflict.

Estonian Academy of Arts (Tallinn, Estonia)
Are offering free study spots and accommodation to Ukrainian art students.

Frei Universität (Berlin, Germany)
Has set up an emergency fund to provide support during this transitional and turbulent period, for example for Ukrainian students who will not be returning home at this time.

Institute of International Education
Has set up an emergency fund of up to $5,000 USD for students in the US either impacted by the crisis in Ukraine or by the security and humanitarian emergency in Afghanistan.

Masaryk University (Brno, Czech Republic)
Has organized aid for Ukrainian students in the form of accommodation, scholarships, funding and translation services.

Mendel University in Brno (Brno, Czech Republic)
Provides accommodation and counselling services.

MOME University (Budapest, Hungary)
Opens its doors to all people fleeing the war in Ukraine, provides study spots for art and design students that were studying in Ukraine and grants automatic scholarships.

UJEP (Pasteurova, Czech Republic)
Is collecting materials for those affected by the war and provides help services to Ukrainian students.

Vytautas Magnus University (Kaunas, Lithuania)
Is ready to accommodate 50 teachers and 500 students from Ukraine in its dormitories and guest houses.

Labs Arena have also compiled a comprehensive list of university opportunities aimed at not only students of art and design, but all disciplines.

Funding and other resources for Ukrainian artists

Kyiv Biennale has launched an emergency support initiative for members of the artistic and cultural community of Ukraine who are in need. The initiatives’ main goal for now is to help people who stayed in Ukraine and to provide them with immediate financial support for their basic needs in the conditions of occupation and/or relocation.

New Democracy Fund have increased accessibility to their Rapid Response Fund for civil society organizations, human rights defenders, artists, filmmakers, and journalists in emergencies, conflict, and serious political or legislative change.

The Green Room (Cologne, Germany) is a center that provides health-services for performing artists (musicians, dancers and actors). Their full range of programs are open to performing artists fleeing Ukraine free of charge: individual psychological counseling, career counseling, and a range of courses supporting your health as an artist.

The National Institute for Architecture and Urban Planning (Poland)
Is building a database of people and businesses working in the creative industry in Poland who can offer employment for those affected by the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Ukrainian Pavillion DSL VR Space (Paris, France) offers an opportunity for Ukrainian digital artists to present their work in phygital form during Art Basel week in Paris.

Fundraisers for Ukrainian artists

Freefilmers are a collective of Ukrainian filmmakers that make alert and timely films. They are accepting donations that will be used to protect Ukrainian artists who are currently unsafe.

Hooligan art community are accepting donations for their artist network in Ukraine.

proto produkciia agency collect funds for residency, rehearsals and international presentation of Ukrainian opera CHORNOBYLDORF by Roman Grygoriv and Illia Razumeiko. Today, team of the performance is spread in more than 6 cities and 4 countries, because of the war. They fundraise for possibility to rehearse all together.

This is a living article that will be continuously updated with new resources. If you would like to add resources to this current list, please use this form and it will be added as soon as possible.

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