# Art
A painting by Ivan Marchuk was sold at Sotheby’s for €96,000
Ivan Marchuk’s painting *The Generous Planet* was sold at a Sotheby’s auction for €96,000. This is the highest price ever achieved for one of the artist’s works at this auction house.
The film *2000 Metres to Andriivka* won an Emmy Award in the documentary category
The documentary film *2000 Metres to Andriivka* by Ukrainian journalists Mstislav Chernov and Alex Babenko has won an Emmy Award in the ‘Outstanding Directing’ category.
Book Arsenal 2026: the festival’s most anticipated events that are well worth a visit
The 14th International Book Arsenal Festival will take place in Kyiv from 28 to 31 May. ThePublic highlights the festival events worth attending over the four days and the books worth buying.
The director and producer Oleg Pavlyuchenkov has died
Oleg Pavlyuchenkov, a Ukrainian director, director of photography, producer, photographer and founder of the Technomedia studio, has passed away
Cultural diplomacy in Brazil: books about Ukraine at the IDP
On 30 April 2026, the Brazilian Institute of Education, Development and Research (IDP) hosted the official opening of the ‘Ukrainian Bookshelf’
French actor Jean Reno has written a book about Ukrainian children abducted by Russia
In early April, the French publishing house XO Éditions released the book *The Escape* by actor Jean Reno, which centres on the story of Ukrainian children abducted by Russia.
‘Bastion of the Exclusion Zone’: Suspilne has released a film about life in Chernobyl 40 years after the disaster
To mark the 40th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster, Suspilne has released a documentary film entitled ‘Bastion of the Exclusion Zone’, which reveals an unexpected aspect of the Chernobyl disaster — nature’s incredible capacity for self-regeneration without human intervention
The Ukrainian film "Spring" has been selected for the Cannes Film Festival
The film *Spring*, directed by Rostyslav Kirpichenko, has been selected for the Cannes Film Festival. The film is set in the temporarily occupied territory of Ukraine, where Russian forces are prohibiting the burial of executed Ukrainian civilians.
Voice of Resistance: The role of Ukrainian art was discussed in Paris
A panel discussion on the transformation of Ukrainian culture in the context of the war took place at the prestigious Sciences Po Paris. The event was organised by the UArt community
A painting by Pablo Picasso will be raffled off in a charity lottery for a donation of €100
A lottery is being held in France where you can win a portrait by Pablo Picasso by purchasing a ticket for €100. The proceeds will go towards research into Alzheimer’s disease.
Ukraine has imposed sanctions on Russian participants in the Venice Biennale
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has signed a decree imposing sanctions on five Russian cultural figures linked to Russia’s participation in the 61st Venice Biennale. All of them justify the aggression and spread Russian propaganda at international events.
An anthology of Shevchenko’s works in Danish is being prepared in Copenhagen
For the first time, an anthology of Taras Shevchenko’s poetry is being prepared in Denmark in the Danish language. The collection will feature 13 selected works from *Kobzar*, and the project was symbolically launched with a public reading of the Danish translation of *The Testament* on 8 March at the poet’s monument in Copenhagen.
