2012 grants - The Ukrainian Canadian Foundation of Taras ...

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INSTITUTIONS/
MUSEUMS/
CULTURAL
CENTRES
Holy Ghost Ukrainian Catholic
Parish
Sidney
100 Years of Ukrainian Faith in Nova
Scotia Exhibit
$5,000
League of Ukrainian Canadian
Women
Pier 21 Project
$5,000
MacKenzie Art Gallery
Regina
Natalka Husar: “Burden of Innocence”
Art Exhibit
$5,000
Royal Ontario Museum
Toronto
Trypyllian Exhibit (final installment)
$25,000
Ukrainian Cultural & Educational
Centre
Winnipeg
Programs & Collections Management
$10,000
Shevchenko Monument
Ottawa
Erecting of the Taras Shevchenko
Monument in Ottawa
$40,000
l. To. r.: arTiST naTalKa huSar; jereMy
Morgan of MacKenzie arT gallery;
erneST palucK, ShevchenKo foundaTion
Board MeMBer
Sophia Kachor (far lefT), direcTor of The
uKrainian culTural & educaTional cenTre,
provideS a Tour To viSiTing digniTarieS.
On June 26, 2012 a monument to Taras Shevchenko was erected in Canada’s
National Capital in celebration of the 120th Anniversary of Ukrainian
immigration to Canada, fulfilling the vision of Committee Chair Orest
Dubas. The four statues of Taras, Kateryna, Kobzar and Haydamaky were
donated by renowned Ukrainian-Canadian sculptor Leo Mol and can now be
seen at St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Shrine overlooking the Rideau
Canal, a UNESCO-designated world heritage site. The monument design was
created by eminent architect Radoslav Zuk.
The Ukrainian Canadian Foundation of Taras Shevchenko has left a lasting
legacy in Canada’s Capital, Ottawa through its support of this historic project.
Along with a generous financial donation of $40,000.00, the Foundation
was instrumental in unifying the donor community, rallying support and
administering the donations made by hundreds of Ukrainians across
Canada. The Ottawa Shevchenko Monument Committee is grateful for
this partnership and continues to work with the Foundation to pay off final
expenses. Our vision is to establish a Ukrainian Park at the site in time for
the 200th Anniversary of Taras Shevchenko’s birth in 2014.
oTTaWa ShevchenKo MonuMenT phoToS l. To r.:
fr. ihor oKhriMTchouK, aSSuMpTion of The BleSSed virgin
uKrainian orThodox caThedral
adrian BuyniaK WillSon, canadian uKrainian congreSS,
oTTaWa Branch preSidenT
ihor oSTaSh, aMBaSSaSSor
nadia duBiK, BuduchniST crediT union liMiTed,
oTTaWa Branch Manager
oreST duBaS, oTTaWa ShevchenKo MonuMenT coMMiTTee chair
ronald SoroBey, oTTaWa ShevchenKo MonuMenT
coMMiTTee MeMBer
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