Yesterday, the Museum of Theatre, Music and Cinema of Ukraine hosted the grand opening of the Final exhibition of the art project «Art Battle Challenge: Draw me a poem by Lina Kostenko» The exhibition presents the works of contemporary Ukrainian artists, which were created as part of the artistic competition called ‘Draw me a poem by Lina Kostenko’. The theme is visualisation of Lina Kostenko’s poems. The painting based on Lina Kostenko’s poem ‘A little more, a little more — and the flowers on the trees will bloom…’, which I painted during this competition, is part of this exhibition.

FINAL EXHIBITION OF THE ART PROJECT
«Art Battle Challenge: Draw me a poem by Lina Kostenko»
5-19 July 2025
Museum of Theatre, Music and Cinema Arts of Ukraine (the territory of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, 9 Lavrsky Lane, Kyiv).
«Poetry that comes to life in colours. Painting that breathes poetry».
This year’s exhibition is special. For the first time in one space:
Paintings created in emotional art battles in 2024 and 2025, as well as those inspired by the poetry of Lina Kostenko outside of artistic battles
ORGANISER: The first Ukrainian art agency Art Fine Nation, headed by Vanda Orlova.
CO-COURATORS:
Iryna Drobot, director of the Museum of Theatre, Music and Cinema of Ukraine;
Serhiy Komisarov, honoured journalist, co-founder of the international art project ‘Come Back Alive!’
The opening ceremony was attended by Lina Kostenko’s daughter Oksana Pakhlovska.