Platform for Ukrainian art and culture in the Netherlands
VATAHA Foundation initiates and supports projects to spread Ukrainian art and culture in The Netherlands. By connecting Ukrainian artists with Dutch cultural producers and international audiences, we build bridges between cultures and create opportunities for creative Ukrainians.
✳︎ Stories
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Run for Ukraine Across the Netherlands
In 2026, Run for Ukraine expanded across the Netherlands with regional editions in Maastricht, Groningen, and Zwolle. Local organizers reflect on what the events meant in their cities, from deeply personal acts of remembrance to the ways the Run brought Ukrainian and Dutch communities into closer connection.
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Hanna Hrabarska: open to a lot
Over a year after receiving a Letterenfonds grant, Ukrainian photographer Hanna Hrabarska discusses her latest photobook, open to a lot. She explains her turn toward intimacy, memory, and inner life, while reflecting on how Ukraine remains inseparable from her identity.
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Graduation Show 2026: WdKA in Rotterdam
In this first of a three-part interview series of Graduation Show exhibitions, we visited the presentations from two Ukrainian students at Willem de Kooning Academy in Rotterdam, which ranged from steampunk-inspired folklore to 50 black envelopes containing letters from Gen Z questioning their luck in life.
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