We conduct art workshops for displaced children. And we provide essential items.
After months of working with displaced Ukrainians, we realized that the children needed an outlet to express themselves–to find joy in colors and light–amid the trauma of life in war.
What we do
→ 100% Volunteer-Based
We are artists that volunteer our time because of our care for displaced children around the world.
→ We bring the art workshops to displaced children
We find it is best to bring the art to the children. This means our volunteers go to shelters, rehabilitation centers, hospitals, and orphanages.
→ Currently, in Ukraine
We started because of the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Ukraine. Eventually, we plan to bring art workshops to more places in the future where we can service displaced children.
→ We really want to help displaced children
For this reason, we plan to additionally conduct annual art exhibitions and auctions to raise money for tangible items that can benefit displaced children.

Artmaking helps foster creativity and imagination in children while also being therapeutic.
We conducted 10 art workshops in 2022 that reached 184 displaced children.
Our art workshops have been designed to be a source of joy, light, and inspiration for children who are enduring physical, emotional, or spiritual strife.
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Painting the Future
Art for displaced children. Helping children find joy in color and light. And we provide essential aid when we can.
Hot takes 🔥🎬 from our 1ST fundraiser & 2ND 🎨 exhibition in Tulsa’s Oklahoma Center for the Humanities to highlight artworks from our workshops with Ukrainian children and donated works from Ukrainian artists 🇺🇦. All artworks are available for purchase and will help us raise more money for displaced Ukrainian children 👧🧒🥰. Check out the artwork! Link in bio ✨
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#tulsa #oklahoma #artexhibition #ukrainian #ukraine #singing #fundraiser #painting
2 weeks ago
Hot takes 🔥🎬 from our 1ST fundraiser & first 🎨 exhibition to highlight artworks from our workshops with Ukrainian children and donated works from Ukrainian artists 🇺🇦. All artworks are available for purchase and will help us raise more money for displaced Ukrainian children 👧🧒🥰. Check out the artwork! Link in bio ✨
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#newyorkcity #artexhibition #ukrainian #ukraine #singing #fundraiser
3 weeks ago










A truly heartfelt THANK YOU to our lovely Ukrainian performers that were able to help create a beautiful and uplifting atmosphere at our art exhibition fundraiser in New York City.
Your willingness to volunteer your time and your truly captivating performances left a lasting impression on all those in attendance. Your support means more than words can express.
We are honored to have had the opportunity to cross paths and know you. ❤️🔥
@darina.burnos and the children at @smilyvi.studio
@disstyledj
@wu.woman
@ness_nyc
@vals_tantrums
@hummon.steffi
@darciaparada
@mary_shapovalenko
3 weeks ago










Our 1ST ever art exhibition fundraiser! A special THANK YOU to all our volunteers who helped curate the show! 🤗 We also would like to highlight our lovely Ukrainian performers as well. Stay tuned for more! #newyorkcity #artexhibition #childrensart #fundraiser #heartisfull
3 weeks ago



Come see artwork by and for Ukrainians at the Oklahoma Center for the Humanities in Tulsa! The artwork will up for the First Friday Art Crawl this week and will be up through Tulsa Mayfest. All proceeds will benefit displaced Ukrainian children. Please come out and support our cause ❤️ We can’t wait to share the exhibition with you! 😍
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#eventsintulsa #tulsa #tulsaartist #tulsaoklahoma #tulsaart #tulsaartsdistrict #tulsaevents #tulsamayfest #universityoftulsa #mayfest #ukrainianart #ukrainianartist #tulsaartdistrict
1 month ago
Being able to do this art workshop in Dnipro – a western city in Ukraine, that has many IDPs that are fleeing unsafe areas, and has also been heavily impacted by the war on Ukraine -made us so happy that we could do a little of anything to help brighten these children’s day.
Our ‘Painting the Future’ program provides displaced kids in Ukraine the chance to express and reveal their emotions in a safe place through art, while showing the world their pain and hope amid Russia’s war on their homeland. It also lets kids be kids. In this painting, you are able to see the impacts of the war through the lens of a child.
See what they cannot say.
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#makeartnotwar #ukrainians #arttherapy #ukrainianrefugees #ukrainianartists #lviv #art #NotATarget
1 month ago

Thank you to Pastor Mike for helping us make this art workshop in Dnipro possible! You are such a bright light with a pure heart 🥰❤️
1 month ago

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Our 'Painting the Future' program provides displaced kids in Ukraine the chance to express and reveal their emotions in a safe place through art, while showing the world their pain and hope amid Russia's war on their homeland. It also lets kids be kids. In this painting, you are able to see the impacts of the war through the lens of a child.
See what they cannot say.
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#makeartnotwar #ukrainians #arttherapy #ukrainianrefugees #ukrainianartists #lviv #art #NotATarget
1 month ago

In the creative flow ☯️🥰
Our 'Painting the Future' program provides displaced kids in Ukraine the chance to express and reveal their emotions in a safe place through art, while showing the world their pain and hope amid Russia's war on their homeland. It also lets kids be kids. In this painting, you are able to see the impacts of the war through the lens of a child.
See what they cannot say.
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#makeartnotwar #ukrainians #arttherapy #ukrainianrefugees #ukrainianartists #lviv #art #NotATarget
1 month ago

Dreaming of warmer times, in Dnipro 🌹🌷🌻
Our 'Painting the Future' program provides displaced kids in Ukraine the chance to express and reveal their emotions in a safe place through art, while showing the world their pain and hope amid Russia's war on their homeland. It also lets kids be kids. In this painting, you are able to see the impacts of the war through the lens of a child.
See what they cannot say.
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#makeartnotwar #ukrainians #arttherapy #ukrainianrefugees #ukrainianartists #lviv #art #NotATarget
1 month ago

Finding joy in all the colors 🌈✨
Our 'Painting the Future' program provides displaced kids in Ukraine the chance to express and reveal their emotions in a safe place through art, while showing the world their pain and hope amid Russia's war on their homeland. It also lets kids be kids. In this painting, you are able to see the impacts of the war through the lens of a child.
See what they cannot say.
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#makeartnotwar #ukrainians #arttherapy #ukrainianrefugees #ukrainianartists #lviv #art #NotATarget
2 months ago

Our first workshop in Dnipro! We loved being able to provide experiences like this for these sweet children that are closely affected by the ongoing war in Ukraine.
Our 'Painting the Future' program provides displaced kids in Ukraine the chance to express and reveal their emotions in a safe place through art, while showing the world their pain and hope amid Russia's war on their homeland. It also lets kids be kids. In this painting, you are able to see the impacts of the war through the lens of a child.
See what they cannot say.
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#makeartnotwar #ukrainians #arttherapy #ukrainianrefugees #ukrainianartists #lviv #art #NotATarget
3 months ago

Join us on March 18th for our opening night of cocktails, hors d'oeuvres and a Ukrainian performance to benefit displaced children in Ukraine through the joy of art. Link in bio ✨
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#artnyc #ukrainiansnewyork #arttherapy #displacedchildren #childrennyc #newyorkcity #tribecaevent #sohoevent #chelseaevent #tribecaartgallery #sohoartgallery #chelseaartgallery #artgallerynyc #artexhibitionnyc #nycnonprofit #socialadvocacy #communityevent #europeansnewyork #europeansnyc #charityevent #openingnight #eventsnyc #arteventnyc #artnewyork
3 months ago
Learning iconography at a rehabilitation center in Lviv while celebrating traditions of Ukraine 🥰
Our ‘Painting the Future’ program provides displaced kids in Ukraine the chance to express and reveal their emotions in a safe place through art, while showing the world their pain and hope amid Russia’s war on their homeland. It also lets kids be kids. In this painting, you are able to see the impacts of the war through the lens of a child.
See what they cannot say.
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#makeartnotwar #ukrainians #arttherapy #ukrainianrefugees #ukrainianartists #lviv #art #NotATarget
3 months ago

We had so much fun celebrating a traditional Ukraine day. 😊
Our 'Painting the Future' program provides displaced kids in Ukraine the chance to express and reveal their emotions in a safe place through art, while showing the world their pain and hope amid Russia's war on their homeland. It also lets kids be kids. In this painting, you are able to see the impacts of the war through the lens of a child.
See what they cannot say.
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#makeartnotwar #ukrainians #arttherapy #ukrainianrefugees #ukrainianartists #lviv #art #NotATarget
3 months ago


Learning iconography at a rehabilitation center in Lviv. 🥹
Our 'Painting the Future' program provides displaced kids in Ukraine the chance to express and reveal their emotions in a safe place through art, while showing the world their pain and hope amid Russia's war on their homeland. It also lets kids be kids. In this painting, you are able to see the impacts of the war through the lens of a child.
See what they cannot say.
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#makeartnotwar #ukrainians #arttherapy #ukrainianrefugees #ukrainianartists #lviv #art #NotATarget
3 months ago
Creating icons with children in Ukraine ✨
Iconography plays a central role in the Christian Orthodox tradition and in Ukraine. Icons are used as aids to worship and are painted in a special way that is different from any other picture. This is done so that we can look beyond appearances of the world, and instead look to the spiritual truth of the holy person or event.
3 months ago

Icon illustration at a rehabilitation center in Lviv.
Our 'Painting the Future' program provides displaced kids in Ukraine the chance to express and reveal their emotions in a safe place through art, while showing the world their pain and hope amid Russia's war on their homeland. It also lets kids be kids. In this painting, you are able to see the impacts of the war through the lens of a child.
See what they cannot say.
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#makeartnotwar #ukrainians #arttherapy #ukrainianrefugees #ukrainianartists #lviv #art #NotATarget
3 months ago
Help us put on more art workshops for displaced children. 🔗 Link in bio
4 months ago
Holiday festivities in Lviv. From an orphanage.
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#makeartnotwar #ukraine #arttherapy #ukrainianrefugees #ukrainianartists #lviv #art #NotATarget
4 months ago

❤️. From an orphanage in Lviv.
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#makeartnotwar #ukraine #arttherapy #ukrainianrefugees #ukrainianartists #lviv #art #NotATarget
4 months ago

A young girl drawing her favorite tv character. From an orphanage in Lviv.
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#makeartnotwar #ukraine #arttherapy #ukrainianrefugees #ukrainianartists #lviv #art #NotATarget
4 months ago

One thing that the kids really love is the use of different art utensils! We love seeing creativity in all its forms. From an orphanage in Lviv.
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#makeartnotwar #ukraine #arttherapy #ukrainianrefugees #ukrainianartists #lviv #art #NotATarget
4 months ago

An art teacher painting with one of the children 🥰. From an orphanage in Lviv.
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#makeartnotwar #ukraine #arttherapy #ukrainianrefugees #ukrainianartists #lviv #art #NotATarget
4 months ago
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