YermilovCentre Art Kuzemyn

YermilovCentre is a centre of contemporary art in Kharkiv, opened in March 2012. It is named after a famous Kharkiv artist, representative of the Ukrainian avant-garde, Vasyl Yermilov. The largest exhibition space in Kharkiv, YermilovCentre represents contemporary Ukrainian art processes. Our priorities are artistic dialogue with the viewer and international cooperation. Activities of the YermilovCentre include curatorial projects, artistic residences, lectures and discussions, performances, seminars, cinema, and video shows. Multidisciplinary art residency, where the cultural and artistic components are intertwined with seeking solutions to social issues and preservation of cultural and historical heritage. Artists work outside their usual environment, explore cultural and historical contexts, reflect, experiment with materials. We create a comfortable place for creativity and give artists the opportunity to interact with the local community. The residency should revitalize the countryside, promote decentralization and give the area a new cultural significance. The project includes such activities: excursions, art workshops for children and teenagers, an exhibition in the village house of culture or in the public space of the village. Art Kuzemyn Carrying out a residency in the village of Kuzemyn in the Sumy region means for the YermilovCentre: New experience in organizing a program of residencies outside Kharkiv. Intervention of art practices into a non-artistic social environment. Research of this intervention. Expanding the audience interested in contemporary art through interaction with the local community, children, organizers of cultural events in the local house of culture. And the opportunity to show the village community how contemporary art and cultural initiatives can change you and the world around you, how they can affect your thoughts and your village. Establishing permanent professional horizontal connections in the Ukrainian art environment, promoting their development through the organization of joint events and artist talks during the residency. Exploring a new format and deepening the skills of working with multidisciplinary projects. Important note: Starting from 2020, the residency focuses exclusively on the city of Kharkiv and its art. The time and circumstances are such that they have to solve only specific and urgent tasks to preserve and strengthen the cultural field.