(Re)Grounding is an urgent call to build solidarity towards environmental justice through artistic production and community exchange, journeying from Ukraine to Cyprus and the UK. 

Artists taking part in residencies in Cyprus and the UK will reflect on each country's industrial history to create new work to enable ways to expose the climate crisis, promoting the future green rebuilding of Ukraine and working towards a socially-just, green transition for the UK, Cyprus and beyond.  

(Re)Grounding 2024 is a partnership between IZOLYATSIA (Ukraine), D6:EU (Cyprus) and D6: Culture in Transit (UK). The programme is supported by: the UK/UA Creative Partnerships programme created by the British Council in partnership with the Ukrainian Institute; European Cultural Foundation; Arts Council England; Cyprus' Deputy Ministry of Culture, Department of Contemporary Culture; and the Paul Hamlyn Foundation. Find out more here

17:00: Doors open, soft drinks and light bites served (there is also a bar to purchase a range of drinks)
17:45: Introductions and presentations from the artists, with time for questions
19:00: Informal networking
19:30: Event ends

If you need support covering travel costs, we have a small number of travel bursaries. Please contact andrea@d6culture.org.

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We are delighted to invite you to celebrate our (Re)Grounding artists in residence, Dasha Podoltseva and Oleksandr Sirous. The event will be an opportunity for the artists to share their work in progress and to find out more about (Re)Grounding - which draws threads between environmental and cultural contexts shaped by mining histories in Ukraine, UK and Cyprus.

Dasha Podoltseva

Dasha is a visual artist and graphic designer. During her research, she has been exploring the lost scapes around Newcastle as a result of the city's transformation, particularly its industrial and abandoned spaces and their shifting functionality. Recently in Ukraine she developed an extensive project with the composer Alexey Shmurak scrutinising the loss of public space, and in particular beaches, as a result of Russia’s invasion. She salvaged sandbags used to protect urban areas from bombings to construct miniature scapes, reflecting on the changing nature of once familiar and safe spaces. 

Oleksandr Sirous

Oleksandr is a sound and new media artist whose work explores game mechanics and socio-political themes and is inspired by comic books and video game culture. He works with web environments, big data sets, complex simulation and AI. Oleksandr is a member of the Ukrainian artist collective Photinus Studio, which supports the development of new media art through exhibitions, residencies and educational events. Recently he has been mapping environmental issues surrounding wetlands in Ukraine - and is extending this research to waterways in and around Newcastle.