Traveling Exhibition: Host Locations
Updated 3/12/2026
Traveling Exhibition: “Children Draw War, Not Flowers”
Since the start of the war, the Taras Shevchenko Regional Universal Scientific Library of Cherkasy has been working with the San Jose State University to support children traumatized by war. Working with forty regional libraries, the entities held the art competition Children Draw War, Not Flowers for Ukrainian artists aged 6-16. This was followed by the poetry competition, Voices of War, for poets under age 18. 450 artworks were created, and a scanner was purchased to digitize the works on the Saving Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Online (SUCHO) website. Additionally, 45 pieces were chosen to be a part of the Virtual Reality Exhibit Children Draw War, Not Flowers. Out of the physical works, around seventy were sent to America as a traveling exhibition.
To learn more about previous hosts of Children Draw War, Not Flowers, and corresponding media––including photos, videos, and media coverage––click through each host location link above.
If your institution or organization is interested in hosting Children Draw Flowers, Not War, please email Dr. Ulia Gosart: uliagt@gmail.com
Let Ukraine Flourish, by Zlata, age 10: "Our defenders will win. Ukraine will flourish and become a European country."