UIMA Officers

Vera Chreptowsky
Chairman

Oleh Kowerko
President

Maria Kulczycky
Vice President

Luba Markewycz
Vice President

Kalyna Pomirko
Executive Secretary

Chrystina Barnych-Pavlyk
Treasurer

Alexandra Kochman
Curator

Natalie R. Domchenko
Media Coordinator

ABOUT UIMA

The Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art (UIMA) was founded in 1971 by Dr. Achilles Chreptowsky in the heart of Chicago's Ukrainian Village at 2320 W Chicago Avenue. Three storefronts were transformed into a viable musem serving the local community and the greater Chicago area with an ongoing program of cultural exhibitions, literary events, film screenings and music recitals.

Five to six major exhibits, often supplemented by catalogs, are held in the main gallery which occupies 2100 square feet. Three side galleries house the permanent collection which includes the work of Chicago artists as well as that of sculptors and painters of Ukrainian descent.

The galleries are climate controlled, have track lighting throughout, and are accessible to the physically impaired.

UIMA is committed to a program of exhibitions, concerts, lectures and multidiscliplinary events relevant and challenging to all members of the community. The immediate neighborhood is home to an ethnically diverse population consisting of Latinos, African-Americans, and Eastern Europeans including Ukrainians and Poles, among others.

UIMA is a not for profit arts organization staffed entirely by volunteers eager to share their vision with the community and the world.

The programs presented by UIMA are partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council, a state agency.

 

 

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