Grantees

The projects listed below have been supported by Documenting Ukraine. This is not a complete list; other grantees have opted not to publish information about their projects, and new projects are being added to the site on an ongoing basis.

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Naїve Ukrainian Gardens	Sergii Polezhaka
A documentary photography project reimagining the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian War through images of destroyed gardens and homes across the country.
Roots through Time	Nadiia Velychko
An exhibition program in Lviv and Kharkiv focused on connection between people and their place of residence, and the loss of this connection amid war.
Silent Witness	Karina Synytsia
An ongoing artistic research project that explores architecture as a silent witness to war, memory, and transformation.
At Zero	Kateryna Radchenko
Researching pre-1991 photo archives and what was lost during colonial rule and past military conflicts, while rethinking how visual material can be preserved in the present day.
Ukrainian Heritage Preservationists Amid Russian Military Aggression: Professional Experiences, Personal Stories, and Visions for the Future	Olha Vovk
Documenting the wartime experiences of Ukrainian heritage specialists as they focus on evacuating collections and ensuring the functioning of institutions entrusted to them under dire conditions.
A Catalogue of Polovtsian Sculptures in Ukraine	Iryna Tymar
Creating a catalogue of Polovtsian sculptures in Ukraine, reconstructing their fate during the Russian invasion
More Liudei Magazine	Veronika Poliakova
Print magazine documenting Odesa’s wartime experiences, highlighting the city’s enduring connection to its Ukrainian heritage and identity
Lost Villages: Memories and Stories	Tetiana Samsoniuk
Exhibition on the intersection of memory, war, and resilience, explored through family albums from destroyed front-line villages in Eastern Ukraine and videos by museum workers
The Heritage Preservation Community and Its Transformations During Russia’s Full-Scale Invasion of Ukraine	Kseniia Paltsun
Project on war-related changes in Ukraine’s heritage preservation community and the resulting societal responses and initiatives
The War Spoke to Us Loudly Through Explosions and Quietly Through Things	Alisa Demina
Analyzing the impact of war on Ukrainian material culture and social spaces, creating a database of war memorials in the Kyiv region
Modest Architecture, Great Significance: The Mental Heritage of Kharkiv	Olesya Chagovets
A scientific and artistic exploration of Kharkiv’s “modest” buildings, resulting in a Digital Catalogue of Kharkiv’s Mental Heritage
Odesa. Museum Diary of War: A Graphic Novel	Olena Iliasova
Graphic novel about the preservation of the Odesa Museum, starring the cats Marisel and Panna Cotta