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Below you will find a Resource Hub where we have gathered resources from the wider global creative community who are offering work, resources and opportunities.

Additionally, we have created a talent directory and invite those open to commissions to add their profile. The aim is to offer work and assistance to members of the creative community who have been affected by the war in Ukraine,.

Create with Ukraine. Create for Ukraine

UNITED24 is President Zelenskyy’s global initiative to gather people in their will to support Ukraine. u24.gov.ua gives the ability to have direct impact via donations from any country. Become U24’s partner and create for Ukraine. 

AdAid

AdAid.eu is a platform created in cooperation with various associations from EU countries to provide Ukrainian professionals with offers of help from the EU advertising industry.

Creative Industries Association of Ukraine (CIAU)

CIAU is a non-profit organization fostering the development of creative industries in Ukraine and promotion of Ukrainian creatives in the global market.

Emergency Temporary Relocation Resources For Artists And Cultural Workers
A list of short-term residencies at arts institutions in Europe, including Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Greece, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Sweden, and the UK. Compiled by Artists at Risk (AR).

Creatives For Ukraine
An open platform that encourages the global creative community to share photographs, images, illustrations and art to "give a face" to the War in Ukraine. Called Creatives For Ukraine, its founders believe creativity is a significant weapon at showing what is happening in the eastern European country.

Projector School
This initiative aims to inspire and empower 5,000 Ukrainian women refugees to start creative & tech careers and provides learning opportunities for Ukrainian women as temporary migrants.

UNICEF
UNICEF and partners are on the ground providing support to children and families in desperate need of safety, stability and protection.

Fund For Creatives
Kyiv clubhas launched a new initiative in a bid to build a community fund for Ukrainian creatives that have been affected by the ongoing crisis in Ukraine.

Hire for Ukraine
To help find work for professionals currently facing the chaos of escaping Ukraine, two New York-based brothers, originally from Russia, developed and launched a website to connect Ukrainians with work opportunities.

e-creative.io
ElloWorks by Talenthouse has launched a platform to enable brands, startups, and businesses worldwide to engage Ukraine’s creative talent. The platform simplifies the scoping, selection, and collaboration with creatives. ElloWorks by Talenthouse will take no commission from the projects, with 100 per cent of the fee going directly to the creatives. Brands, startups, agencies, as well as Ukrainian creatives are invited to sign up at e-creative.io.

Illustrators
Here is a list of Ukrainian illustrators who could be contacted for commission: (via Olga Protasova)

Veselka (via Instagram)
Jeremyville (via Instagram)
Davar Azarbeygui (via Linkedin)
Pentagram (via Instagram)
SoliType (via Instagram)

Artist reference request
Ellie at Guts Gallery is looking for help from anyone representing UK institutions to give references to Ukrainian and Russian artists fleeing their home country and trying to get a talent visa. Contact ellie@gutsgallery.co.uk if you want to help, or know of artists who need help.

 

Donations

National Bank of Ukraine
Direct donations can be made to the National Bank of Ukraine which go to UA Military & Resilience needs.

Return Alive Foundation
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this civil society foundation provides humanitarian and direct assistance, including technical, gear & equipment assistance to UA military battalions. It is one of the most trusted in Ukraine.

Creative Industries Association of Ukraine
The official community for creatives in Ukraine, donations will provide individual support for creators in Ukraine.

 

More resources

War. Stories from Ukraine
A group of journalists, illustrators and translators in Ukraine have created War. Stories from Ukraine on Instagram and Facebook, telling the stories of Ukrainian people

The War Diary of Yevgenia Belorusets
Ukrainian artist, photographer and writer Yevgenia Belorusets uses her blog to chronicle a dramatically changing Kyiv

Banda: short film
Kyiv-based creative agency Banda has released a short film about the crisis.

Depositphotos
Ukraine-based content platform Depositphotos has launched a free-to-use bank of images of the war, to tackle disinformation in Russia, and raise awareness worldwide

 

Voices of support for Ukraine

Editor of Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta, Dmitry Muratov, publicly stands against Putin’s government press controls via The New Yorker

Comment from Raimundas Malašauskas, curator of the Venice Biennale Russian pavilion.

STOP PUTIN An alternative way to help Ukraine resist is to join anti-war rallies across the globe.

Bickerstaff Ukraine Agency

How you can help

You can get involved with supporting Ukraine by providing work to the people listed on our Ukraine Creative Talent Directory and also by donating to the organisations listed in our resource hub.

Ukraine Creative Talent Directory

Our initiative to highlight Ukrainian talent & portfolios available to work on projects .

Create a creative profile listing

If you have been directly affected by the war in Ukraine, list your profile on our creative talent directory.