Support for Ukraine — correspondences

Jun 29

Jun 29 Support for Ukraine

Emma Thomson

Stories

THANK YOU

THE WEEKLY

BRUNSWICK| 1.7.22

Thank you!

Thank you for joining us for last weekend's special events at correspondences.

On Friday, we presented Emily Soon & Talking Vinyl, an evening of song featuring singer-songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist Emily Soon.

Emily presented a set of her original music, along with three tributes to the late great Nina Simone, Etta James and Billie Holiday, as part of our conversational forum Talking Vinyl.

Thank you, Em, for serenading us with your beautiful voice and talking openly about making, presenting and recording music in the COVID-19 age, listening to vinyl and the act of slowing down, genre-crossing and the evolution of your music, our mutual love of country twang and more besides.

It was a smashing night amongst new friends and old. We hope you can join us for our next night of song!

On Sunday, we formally kicked off our fundraising campaign, Support Ukraine's Women and Children, with our inaugural correspondences' Bookclub + Evening of Ukrainian Poetry, Philosophy and Song.

It was an honour to have the incomparable Maria Tumarkin as the first writer to talk with us about her acclaimed book Axiomatic, 2018. Thank you, dear Maria, for your incredible, singular writing, kindness, warmth and wit, which kept us all enthralled.

Afterwards, together with Maria, we co-hosted a conversation with writer, editor and translator Svitlana Yakovenko. Originally from central Ukraine, Svitlana runs Sydney-based Sova books, a speciality publisher dedicated to bringing Ukrainian culture and history to the English-speaking world.

Maria and Svitlana talked about Son of Sava: Hryhoriy Skovoroda, the Life and Legacy of the Ukrainian Philosopher, Sova Books’ forthcoming title.

The book explores the life and legacy of one of Ukraine's most treasured poets and philosophers, Hryhoriy Skovoroda, whose historic home in a tiny village not far from Kharkiv was recently destroyed by a Russian artillery strike, along with a museum of his work.

Svitlana's passion for Skovoroda and generous spirit truly radiated via the Zoom! Thank you, Svitlana, for all that you're doing to share Ukrainian culture with us.

Interspersed throughout the conversation was a selection of Ukrainian poems and songs, spoken and sung by Maria and her daughter Billie Tumarkin, a gifted vocalist and collaborative artist; she works in over a dozen languages from the last 500 years of classical and folk song.

Thank you, Billie, for transporting us through song - leaving us wholly spellbound and in awe of your voice, artistry - and the beauty and intense feeling of Ukrainian folk songs.

In the coming weeks, we hope to share a recording of our conversation with Svitlana. In the meantime, press the button below to join a pre-order list for Son of Sava: Hryhoriy Skovoroda, the Life and Legacy of the Ukrainian Philosopher, which will be released by Sova Books in August/September.

PRE-ORDER LIST

BRUNSWICK| ENDS 19.7.22

Inna Pavlecka-Tumarkin, Vienna, Austria. Emotional painting, 2020, fine art/giclée print © Inna Pavlecka-Tumarkin. $60 Donation

Support Ukraine’s Women & Children

Following our launch on Sunday, we are 29 percent of the way towards achieving our chuffed.org target of $3,000 to support 70 women and children seeking safe haven with Austria-based artist Inna Pavlecka-Tumarkin.

Our heartfelt thanks to all our supporters thus far.

Our campaign ends in 20 days. All contributions are gratefully received.

In exchange for your donation, thanks to the generosity of Inna and Maria, we are offering two perks for our contributors:

Three stunning limited edition archival/giclée prints (pictured above and below) of Inna's original paintings can be purchased as single works or a series of three.
The opportunity to attend a creative writing class with Maria here at correspondences.

The prints, shown above/below, are currently on display at our gallery and you’re very welcome to come visit anytime.

100% of all chuffed.org contributions will be donated to the women and children under Inna's care in Austria.

For more information and to contribute, head to our campaign via the button.

CHUFFED.ORG CAMPAIGN

Inna Pavlecka-Tumarkin, Vienna in the morning. The first rays, 2020, fine art/giclée print. © Inna Pavlecka-Tumarkin

$60 Donation

One of ten places to attend Maria's creative writing master class, hosted at correspondences 39 Sydney Road Brunswick, plus a glass of house sake.

$150 Donation (8 places left)

CHUFFED.ORG CAMPAIGN

Acknowledgements

We respectfully acknowledge the Sovereign Custodians of the land and waters upon which we live and work, the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung peoples of the Kulin Nation. We pay our respect to their Elders, past, present and emerging.

Big thanks to our Event Volunteers, Kat, Miffy, Liz, Amanda and Levi!