Rubble. Artillery fire. Drone strikes.

These are the images often associated with Ukraine after over three years of full-scale war.

However, two artists are showing North Texans there’s much more to Ukraine than violence. This week, contemporary artist Hanna Chekodanova and journalist Zarina Zabrisky are using art to reflect on the complicated balance of beauty and tragedy amid the war in Ukraine through an art exhibition and documentary screening.

Friday is the last day North Texans can see Chekodanova’s exhibition of petrykivka paintings in the lobby of Dallas City Hall. Originating around the 18th century in the Ukrainian town of Petrykivka, the folk art tradition is a style of decorative painting that is included in UNESCO’s list of intangible cultural heritage.

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