• Ivana Kupala (Midsummer):
    • June 2025, Kyiv — hundreds in flower wreaths (vinoks) jumping bonfires, dancing in embroidered shirts.
    • "Culture is how we preserve ourselves during war." — participant, 18.
  • Folk Icon:
    • Maria Prymachenko — naive art painter; her works symbolize Ukrainian cultural resilience worldwide.
  • Contemporary Scene:
    • Ukrainian art is integrated with Western Europe (impressionism, avant-garde, neo-Byzantine).