Aug. 17 — On Aug. 13, Kharkiv AZA NIZI MAZA, an art workshop for children, opened an Lost Fairytales exhibition in the Museum of New Art in the city of Pärnu, Estonia, Iryna Hrytska, exhibition curator, told Gwara.
More than 40 children aged from 5 to 17 presented 14 works they had created. Each piece measures about 2.5 meters (8.2 feet) high and 1.8 meters (5.9 feet) wide.
Children created Lost Fairytales following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, and, according to Hrytska, imagination, reflected in their art, helped them stay grounded, create their own worlds, and look forward to the future.” Currently, AZA NIZI MAZA continues to work in the shelter, where children can safely study, communicate, and create.
“[This exhibition] is about children who endure harsh reality but haven’t lost their inner freedom and desire to create,” organizers said.
Volodymyr Boiechko, Ukraine’s ambassador to Estonia, attended the opening of Lost Fairytales. In addition to the exhibition, Anna Kovalenko, a participant of AZA NIZI MAZA, conducted an art workshop for Ukrainian children living in Estonia.
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