“Talking Walls”- Kosa Exhibition & Winter Residency at Hart House in Toronto
KOSA FOLK ARTS CELEBRATES 15 YEAR ANNIVERSARY WITH EXHIBITION OPENING AT HART HOUSE!
Thanks to the good people at Hart House in Toronto, Kosa will be featured in the Talking Walls exhibition on the main floor of Hart House, a centre for experiential education at the University of Toronto this coming winter, from November until end of February.
“Future Folkways: Reclaiming Rituals, Remaking Roots”
The exhibition celebrates Kosa's ongoing commitment to cultural preservation and creative reinvention, showcasing work that draws on ancestral knowledge, Ukrainian folk arts and community-driven practices. Through craft, music, song, dance, ceremony and storytelling, Kosa brings together voices with Eastern European roots to honour shared heritage while imagining new, living forms of tradition.
It will be animated by a series of related events hosted by Hart House and partners, on and off campus, which reflect Kosa’s ethos, with an emphasis on experiential immersion into folk arts practices rooted in Ukrainian culture, and seasonal cycles, including:
Ukrainian & Georgian Singing workshops; weekly Caroling Rehearsals, weekly Folk Band Practices & monthly Dance Socials; monthly Folk Tales series; Folk Theatre & Mask Making Series; Craft Workshops; Walking Tours; Film Screening; Laments & Grief Songs Circle… Culminating Winter Folklore Rozkoliada concert; Lecture by Prof. Snyder & Fundraiser for Ukraine; concert by Lemon Bucket Orkestra and more!
The full list of programs can be found here: https://harthouse.ca/talking-walls/future-folkways
Students of the University of Toronto will be able to join all events for free, and most events are open to the public, with sliding scale ticketing for most programs.
“We are honoured that the Kosa community will be featured in the Hart House Talking Walls this fall, coinciding with our 15 year anniversary! And we are thrilled to be able to animate the space with so much lively programming reflecting the Kosa spirit and giving voice to Ukrainian culture, continuing to feed collective joy and resilience in difficult times. We hope you will join us in this celebration!” ~Bozena Hrycyna, Kosa Folk Arts Executive Director.
15 Year Anniversary Folk “Gala”~ The opening celebration on Sun Nov 9, will feature live music & performances, speeches & ceremony, food and drinks; it will honour the legacy of the Kosa community in highlighting Ukrainian culture and spirit in the city of Toronto, and bringing it to a wider audience. We expect guests from all across Toronto's arts sector, student body, and Ukrainian-Canadian diaspora.
Join the celebration- attend the Opening, and come see the Exhibition!
For more details and to register for the opening- visit our events page—> https://www.kosafolkarts.org/events/event-2025-11-09
