Pokrova Childrens’ Ukrainian Arts Camp 2024 is just around the corner!
Join us for an inspiring journey into Ukrainian Canadian and Ukrainian art and culture at this year’s Camp under the theme of ‘Culture In Flight’.
Culture is dynamic. It breathes life. It is resilient by its very nature. Generations of Ukrainians have had to move and to adapt to keep their culture alive.
With each successive generation, we marvel at the beauty of culture being made new and re-expressed. Join us as we explore this movement of culture with hope.
We draw inspiration for this year’s camp from the words of Lina Kostenko’s poem “Wings”:
WINGS
by Lina Kostenko
It's true, the winged ones don't need the ground.
Where there is no earth, there will be sky.
Where there are no fields, there will be liberty.
Where there are no partners, there are the clouds.
In this there is truth for the birds, of course...
But what about people? What about people?
They live on the earth. On their own they cannot fly.
But they have wings. They have wings!
These wings are not of feathers,
But rather of truth, honesty, and trust.
For someone - wings of faithfulness in love.
For someone - of tireless endeavour.
For someone - of sincerity in work.
For someone - of generosity and care.
For someone - of song, or of hope
Or of poetry, or of dreams.
It is said that people cannot fly...
But they have wings. They have wings!