To mark the third anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the exhibition "GENERATIONS OF WAR. THE THIRD YEAR" held in the Central Park of Culture and Recreation of Kyiv near the Arch of Freedom of the Ukrainian People. The exhibition symbolically opened on February 20, the day when 11 years ago Russia began the war against Ukraine with the invasion and occupation of Crimea. This is the tenth stage of the art marathon "GENERATIONS OF WAR", which began in December 2023 and is planned to be held until the end of the war. In total, over 900 artists from 18 countries took part in the project, but the exhibition dedicated to the dates of Ukraine's heroic resistance to the aggressor presents the works of Ukrainians. The artworks reflect the beauty and strength of spirit of the Ukrainian people fighting for their freedom. The exhibition will last until March 31. Artists of all ages participate in the project - from children to elderly people who are currently experiencing the war. The art marathon is art therapy for Ukrainians, it collects artistic evidence of the war and shows it to the world, calling for support for Ukraine in its difficult struggle against the invader. Over the 14 months of the project, more than 30 exhibitions were presented in 12 countries around the world: Ukraine, the USA, Malaysia, Poland, Greece, Japan, Bulgaria, Montenegro, Albania, North Macedonia, Pakistan, Argentina.

The art marathon is part of the large-scale International Art Festival PAINT.UA.WAR, the only cultural project in Ukraine that has been going on without a break since the first week of the full-scale invasion. The project shows the dynamics of the mental and spiritual state of society during the war, reflected in art. This is the only project in the world that analyzes the change in consciousness of different generations during modern war through art. The project is organized by the Association for the Development of International Relations ADRUM, STUDIORAR company with the assistance of the Ministry of Culture and Strategic Communications, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Kyiv City Government.

The exhibition lasted until April 4, 2025.

Exhibition participants

Oksana Osmanchuk, Tasya Guschina, Mykola Panin, Mirra Komarenko, Varvara Simakova, Vlada Vast, Tetiana Artyushenko, Serhiy Nazarenko, Maria Voloshyna, Alisa Putnya, Viktor Kovalenko, Vladyslava Melnykova, Evgenia Pavlovska, Yan Zhurzha, Anton Gorbenko, Natalia Golimbovska, Tetiana Fedun, Olena Kryat, Lesya Lyubchenko, Olga Dymchenko, Yana Golimbovska, Natalia Antonets, Anna Guryanova, Anna Bogach, Anna Barinova, Daryna Pokolodna, Angelina Martyniuk, Svitlana Radchuk, Anastasia Glazko, Zhezher Mia-Maria, Angelina Shibanova, Amelia Nedbay, Kateryna Vovk, Oleksandr Novakovsky, Anna Shkarban, Anastasia Sadovska, Tetiana Beregova, Marina Akulova, Karolina Karikova, Darya Shyshkina, Kira Gavrylova, Veronika Veresh, Oleg Rozhko, Natalia Filiak-Zastavna, Tosya Kravtsova, Serhiy Yevstyukhin, Taisiya Khrapach, Oleksandr Tkachenko, Kateryna Horbatyuk, Veronika Veresh, Galina Lapkovska, Iryna Blokhina, Volodymyr Gusev, Yegor Moskalenko, Natalia Gora, Victoria Zalata, Svitlana Tochynska, Victoria Burdyug, Anastasia Kholodova, Alla Novosilska, Anastasia Klopotovska, Serhiy Linkov, Tetiana Mayevska, Mia Markova, Svitlana Vashchenko, Olga Muzyka, Sofia Kasimtseva, Yulia Khudik, Simona Borka, Lev Popov