Art That Speaks. Art That Transforms.
Art Contact Ukraine is an independent curatorial platform founded in 2022 by artist and curator Yana Gryniv, operating in Vienna and Kyiv. The platform is dedicated to fostering international dialogue through conceptual and socially engaged art, responding to urgent global issues — from war and migration to identity, ecology, and social justice — by creating spaces where art becomes a catalyst for reflection and change.
Through multidisciplinary exhibitions, artistic interventions, and cultural partnerships, Art Contact Ukraine connects Ukrainian and international artists with institutions such as the OSCE, the UN in Vienna, and leading Austrian and Ukrainian cultural spaces. The platform centers marginalized voices, engages diasporic communities, and reinterprets heritage in contemporary contexts, bridging tradition with innovation.
By championing inclusive participation and female-led cultural leadership, Art Contact Ukraine strengthens Vienna’s and Kyiv’s roles as hubs of cross-cultural dialogue while amplifying Ukrainian voices on the global stage.
30+ successfully implemented
art&cultural projects since 2022
Cooperation with 40+ institutions, art spaces and NGOs
Participation of artists
120+
Featured projects
curated by Yana Gryniv
2022, (Vienna) Austria
Open-Space Barbareum, "Buy art, help Ukraine"
TAITH Contemporary, “InSight of U”
TAITH Contemporary, “Garden of Gethsemane”
Academy of Fine Arts, "33 Senses" intervention
FLUC_Wanne, "33 Senses" performance
2023, (Vienna) Austria
OSCE HQ, Hofburg, “One Year of Resilience” photography exhibition
Volkskundemuseum Wien, “Women Avant-garde: FIGHT; SISTER”
Volkskundemuseum Wien, Panel Discussion “A Year After: What is My Stronghold?”
Volkskundemuseum Wien, Panel Discussion “Challenges in Violence Prevention”
TAITH Contemporary, “Spurren des Menschen”, curator of the Ukrainian part of the exhibition
Schwarzenbergplatz, “Unbesiegbares Cherson” photography exhibition
Open-Space Barbareum, “Pysanka After-Work” workshop for the OSCE diplomats
Public Artists City Gallery, “Flowers of Ukraine”
Aula der Wissenschaften, "Ukraine. Ivan Marchuk”, co-curator
Volkskundemuseum Wien, “Water Insecurity Amidst the Russian Aggression”
OSCE HQ, Hofburg, “10 Steps Further from Home”
Aula im West Space (alte WU), “Children in War”
Volkskundemuseum Wien, “BeLive: believe, be live”
Volkskundemuseum Wien, presentation of Ukrainian wine which survived the occupation with Vinos De La Luz (an art collaboration with Ivan Marchuk)
Volkskundemuseum Wien, “GRAIN: burning issue”
p_Art Gallery of the Polish Institute in Vienna, “Mariupol-Gdansk: sister cities, sister stories”
2024
(Vienna) Austria, Hofburg, OSCE HQ; Amtshaus Margareten; “Vertep with Gareth Jones” performance
(Lviv) Ukraine, Mariupol Reborn platform, “Mariupol-Gdansk: sister cities, sister stories”
(Vienna) Austria, Domivka NGO platform, “Pysanka After-Work” workshop for the OSCE diplomats
(Dnipro) Ukraine, Mariupol Reborn platform, “Mariupol-Gdansk: sister cities, sister stories”
(Vienna) Austria, Das LOT, "1 Gram of Life" (part 1)
(Vienna) Austria, Zukunftshof, "1 Gram of Life" (part 2)
(Vienna) Austria, ORF-Funkhaus, "Binary Bonds: New Media Expressions From Ukraine"
2025
(Vienna) Austria, OSCE HQ, Hofburg; UN office in Vienna, "Rozkolyada" concert and exhibition
(Vienna) Austria, OSCE HQ, Hofburg, "Grain of Life" exhibition
(Vienna) Austria, UN office in Vienna, "Three Years of Resilience" exhibition
(Lviv) Ukraine, Sheptytsky Center “Mariupol-Gdansk: sister cities, sister stories” exhibition
(Vienna) Austria, Open-Space Barbareum, “Pysanka After-Work” workshop for the OSCE diplomats
Meet the Team
.jpg)
.jpg)
.jpg)
.jpg)
.jpg)
.jpg)
We are trusted
We have become a unifying force!
Meet our partners that help us
bring the change
to the world through our conceptual art projects.
Our events have been co-organized with:
We have organized projects at the following locations:
We have curated projects for:
We have partnered for various projects with:
Our projects and events have been covered by Ukrainian and Austrian media:
Be the first to know
Subscribe to our newsletter to receive news and updates.