Humanity’s Resilience: A year of War in Ukraine

Preview Night: March 2 6-9 PM | First Friday Opening: March 3rd 7-11 PM | Closing: March 26th 6-9 PM

A mixed media art series by San Antonio artist, Sara Barcus. The show will contain works from the past year which illustrate both the heroism and resilience of Ukrainians and the senseless destruction and trauma of Russia’s brutal invasion.

Híjole SA at the Blue Star Arts Complex for the month of March 1420 S Alamo in The Upstairs Studios.

Artwork: Two different series will be on display. [Heroes] is a sketchbook dedicated to real, stories of the everyday heroism, spirit, community, and resilience of Ukrainians.

“We tend to lose focus on tragedy if it isn’t visible. Starting it, i knew that it was something that would have to continue, something that wouldn’t end after one or two pieces. It was a small way to help keep this tragedy visible.”

While some of the paintings and drawings are difficult to look at and some contain depictions of blood or a deceased human, the artist has chosen not to create graphic images of violence or injuries. 

Windows and Broken Glass is a mixed media series with works focusing on the haunting images of of destroyed buildings and looking at life through broken glass.

Proceeds from all works in this series will support UNBROKEN Ukraine. (Each piece sold will have at least 50% of its price donated) https://unbroken.org.ua/

[Heroes] will be published as a book and some will be available as prints. Profits from both will also go to charity.