Oseredok Ukrainian Cultural and Educational Centre

Spots are going fast for our Pysanka workshops on March 21st and March 28th!

Join brilliant instructor Adriana Pawlowsky and take part in Oseredok's Family Pysanka Workshops! These workshops are designed for people of all ages and skill levels. Workshops cost $25 for members and $30 for non-members to attend. Instruction will be in English, and all materials will be provided for you.

To register for a class, please call us at (204) 942-0218 during our operational hours or come in person to our boutique.

🐣 $25 for members, $30 for non-members
🎨 All materials are provided
📅 March 21st, 12 PM - 3 PM
📅 March 28th, 12 PM - 3 PM

Learn Ukrainian and Reconnect with Your Heritage!🌻

Whether you’re rediscovering your roots or starting a new journey, now is the perfect time to embrace the beauty of the Ukrainian language. Registration is now open for our Spring 2026 online Ukrainian language courses, which will kick of on April 13th!

🌟 Three class levels, Introductory, Elementary & Intermediate Online Ukrainian Classes now open!
✨ No experience needed – just curiosity, heart, a desire to connect, and to learn.
🗣️ Learn to speak, read, and understand Ukrainian in a fun and supportive environment.
💬 Dive into culture, tradition, and language with passionate instructor Dr. Olga Khamedova.
💲 Cost to attend is $250 for members; $275 for non-members. All online; materials are provided.

Class Levels
📚 Introductory: Starting on Monday, April 13th, 2026 from 1:30-3:30 pm; perfect for beginners and those with no prior language knowledge.
🏫 Elementary: Starting on Wednesday, April 15th, 2026 from 1:30-3:30 pm; designed for individuals with basic vocabulary but limited communication skills.
🧑‍🏫 Intermediate: Starting on Friday, April 17th, 2026 from 1:30-3:30pm; ideal for those with a good command of spoken language seeking to enhance grammar, polish language skills, and explore cultural insights.

🔗 Online spots are limited – register today during our operational hours in-person or call 204-942-0218

Oseredok Ukrainian Cultural and Educational Centre Preserving and celebrating Ukrainian heritage in Canada since 1944

With Easter right around the corner, Oseredok is delighted to announce that we have three Pysanka workshops planned throughout March!

Step into a world of colour, tradition, and artistry guided by your workshop instructor Adriana Pawlowsky on March 14th, 21st, and 28th, 2026.

Oseredok's Family Pysanka Workshops are designed for people of all ages and skill levels. These hands-on workshops are perfect for exploring your creativity and learning the art of Pysanka-making.

Workshops cost $25 for members and $30 for non-members to attend. Instruction will be in English, and all materials will be provided for you. Registration for each class is limited to a maximum of 30 participants.

To register for a class, please call us at (204) 942-0218 during our operational hours or come in person to our boutique.

🐣 $25 for members, $30 for non-members

🎨 All materials are provided

📅 March 14th, 10 AM - 1 PM

📅 March 21st, 12 PM - 3 PM

📅 March 28th, 12 PM - 3 PM

Oseredok Ukrainian Cultural and Educational Centre Preserving and celebrating Ukrainian heritage in Canada since 1944

First Fridays is back March 6th and Oseredok is open for extended hours! ✨

What’s going on:

💌 2nd floor: Love Letters: A Timeless Experience
Experience the emotional journey of romance—from handwritten declarations to digital messages—showcasing love’s enduring power beyond culture and time. Our exhibit is interactive, so while we ask you to be cautious, please do not hesitate to pick up objects, take postcards, flip through menus and write your very own love letters to your sweetheart!

🇺🇦 5th floor: For 80 years, Oseredok has been preserving the incredible treasures of Ukrainian culture —Pysanky (Ukrainian Easter Eggs)— amassing over 4,000 pieces, the biggest collection outside Ukraine. Today, this remarkable heritage is fully digitized, catalogued, and showcased in a stunning permanent display. Visitors can explore in-person and online catalogues. It is noted that our display is currently undergoing a re-fresh, so be sure to come and check in on our progress as we re-stage.

🛍️ Our boutique will be open, offering all materials needed to create pysanka for Easter! Ideal for kids, families, and friends, there’s no better way to enjoy art and culture. Additionally, Oseredok's shop features all types of goods, from UNESCO-recognized Kosiv ceramics to traditional clothing.

All of our galleries will be open to the public and are free of charge. Parking in our lot is $5 if you come in and pay with cash at the boutique.

We can’t wait to see you Friday!

📍 184 Alexander Avenue
⏱️ 10 a.m. – 9 p.m. | March 6th, 2026

February 24th 2026, a day marking four years since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

Four years that have profoundly and forever reshaped the history of Ukraine as a country and its people. Across Canada and around the world, communities gather in solidarity and remembrance.

Throughout these four years, history, art, and culture do not stop, artists are not silenced, the truth is still told, and voices are given to those who had them unjustly stolen.

One of the pieces that has emerged from this tradition of resilience and the need to create and honour is “Trapped in Heaven’s Gate,” part of the collection Ghosts Don’t Cross Borders, a series of works reflecting on the human cost of the war in Ukraine through memory, loss, and justice — a refusal to forget what war leaves behind.

Created by Canadian Darcy Ataman, who is a powerhouse in creativity, humanitarian work, music production, and the founder of the Healing in Harmony music therapy program, which was established to support survivors of conflict and trauma through art and music. His work focuses on healing, memory, and giving voice to those affected by war — themes that are potent in projects like this.

Through international collaborations, including Ukrainian Artists United, Ataman brings together artists to share human stories of resilience and loss, using creative expression as a tool for awareness, remembrance, and hope.

The artwork is made from repurposed metal, wood, and cloth gathered from Ukrainian battlefields in the Kherson region and follows the ready-made artistic tradition. At its centre is a stork formed from Russian shrapnel and tank fragments—a powerful symbol in Ukrainian culture representing fallen warriors, renewal, love, and hope.

Confined within a glass vitrine and weighed down by the debris of war, the stork embodies both tragedy and resilience. Symbols of resistance and hope appear throughout the piece, including the guelder rose and an embroidered line by Taras Shevchenko: “O bury me, then rise ye up.”

Слава Україні! Героям слава!

Resistance and resilience. Join the Ukrainian community on February 22nd for the 4 years of resistance events, organized by the local branch of the Ukrainian Canadian Congress.

Solidarity Rally for Ukraine
When: February 22, 2026, 2pm-4pm
Where: Canadian Museum for Human Rights
Official program starting at 2:30pm

United Prayer for Ukraine in this Time of War
When: February 22, 2026
Where: All Ukrainian Churches

For more information and to learn about other events happening in Manitoba, visit uccmanitoba.ca and uccmb on Facebook.

📖 Treasures of Ukraine by Andrey Kurkov - published in 2022 by Thames & Hudson

A powerful celebration of Ukraine’s cultural heritage, this stunning volume presents the country’s most important works of art and architectural monuments - from prehistoric treasures to contemporary masterpieces.

✨ Inside you’ll find:
• Scythian gold
• Byzantine icons
• Wooden churches & gold-domed cathedrals
• Avant-garde art
• Modern political artworks created after the Orange Revolution

With over 220 vivid color images, the book explores the evolution of Ukrainian art within its historical context - especially meaningful today, as many cultural landmarks face the threat of destruction.

Created by Andrey Kurkov together with experts including Andriy Puchkov and Alisa Lozhkina.

📚 Find this and many other remarkable books in our boutique - now 20% off throughout February.

Український культурно-освітній центр "Осередок" у партнерстві з Рендеан Копитко розпочинає новий дослідницький проєкт, метою якого є задокументувати та критично осмислити життєвий досвід українських жінок, які через війну в Україні переїхали до Канади разом із дітьми, але без своїх чоловіків.

Ми шукаємо 5 - 8 жінок з України, які були б готові прийти та поспілкуватися з нами з метою визначення тем, які, на їхню думку, варто включити до майбутніх інтерв’ю. Ці інтерв’ю плануються на весну та кінець літа. Ця зустріч допоможе нам сформувати чутливі до теми й релевантні запитання, що відповідатимуть потребам саме цієї групи жінок. Ми вважаємо надзвичайно важливим, щоб жінки з власним пережитим досвідом мали можливість поділитися своїм баченням того, які запитання слід ставити, адже саме їхній досвід ми прагнемо дослідити, зрозуміти та підтримати.

Якщо ви маєте можливість і бажання взяти участь, зустріч відбудеться 14 лютого в «Осередку» за адресою: 184 Alexander Avenue. Обговорення проходитиме в бібліотеці на 4-му поверсі, початок о 13:30. Будуть запропоновані кава, чай та вода, безкоштовне паркування під час співбесіди. Це неформальна дискусія, яка допоможе нам у підготовці релевантних запитань для майбутніх етапів дослідження.

Якщо ви бажаєте долучитися до цієї початкової можливості поділитися коментарями та запитаннями, але не маєте змоги бути присутніми особисто, ви також можете надіслати свої думки електронною поштою на адресу [email protected] або зв’язатися з нами безпосередньо через такі платформи, як Facebook чи Instagram.

Щиро дякуємо вам за ваш час і увагу. За можливості, будь ласка, поширте це повідомлення у своїх мережах — це суттєво підтримає всю нашу дослідницьку команду.

Щоб висловити зацікавленість в участі, отримати додаткову інформацію або поставити запитання чи залишити коментарі, будь ласка, зв’яжіться з нами за адресою [email protected].

This February, Oseredok invites you to celebrate I Love to Read Month with us 🇺🇦❤️📚

For the whole month, books you purchase from our boutique save a few select titles will be 20% off!

There's never been a better time to learn about Ukraine and Ukrainians. Dive deep into some of the most beautiful poetry, moving history, and jaw-dropping fiction ever to be written.

We'll be sharing some of our favourite books during the month.

Do you have a favourite Ukrainian book? Tag and share it with us throughout February!

Wondering if we have a book in our boutique? Give us a call to see if we have it in stock!

Oseredok Ukrainian Cultural and Educational Centre will be closed tomorrow, Thursday, February 5th, for scheduled maintenance.

We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and appreciate your understanding as we complete this important work to better serve our visitors.

We will return to our regular hours on Friday the 6th.

We look forward to welcoming you back to the Centre as soon as possible!

Join us Friday, February 6th from 10am-8pm for extended museum hours as part of Friday Fridays in the Exchange District ✨

Come on down and have a romantic museum date while checking out our Love Letters exhibit. Celebrate the universal language of romance that has connected hearts across Canada's diverse communities for generations 💌

📍 184 Alexander Avenue
♥️ 10 a.m. – 8 p.m. | February 6th, 2026
✨ Our exhibits and boutique will be open to the public throughout the day.

We are incredibly excited to be participating in such an amazing event, and we can't wait to see you Friday!

💖 LOVE, LIVE, and BELIEVE 💖
The History of St. Valentine’s Day and the Tradition of Love Messages Across Cultures

Join us for a warm, inspiring, and creative Valentine’s event that explores how love has been expressed across cultures and centuries 🌍💌

📅 February 7th

⏰ 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM

🗣 Languages: English & Ukrainian

🎟 Registration (Free) : https://forms.gle/TVp373o3JTHABxv36

✨ Program highlights:
Guided tour & lecture (30 min): “LOVE, LIVE, and BELIEVE” — the story of St. Valentine’s Day and love messages around the world
Open discussion (40 min): share thoughts, traditions, and perspectives
Creative workshop (20 min): “My Happy Valentine” — write Valentine’s cards, love letters, or heartfelt messages

Celebrate love, connection, and creativity with us.

We’d love to see you there! 💕