About this Event
Join the Ukrainian National Federation of Canada – Ottawa-Gatineau Branch for a special Petrykivka Painting Workshop Decorating Pumpkins with professional artist Joanne Dero.
Come celebrate the season of gratitude by decorating a pumpkin with the vibrant flowers, leaves, and graceful patterns of traditional Ukrainian Petrykivka Painting!
You will create a colorful harvest keepsake while enjoing an afternoon of folk art, creativity, and thankfulness.
Petrykivka Painting is one of Ukraine's most beautiful folk-art traditions, celebrated for its vibrant flowers, leaves, berries, and flowing ornamental patterns.
Traditionally, this decorative technique was used to adorn walls, stoves, and household items — believed to ward off evil and sorrow. Some traditional hearth paintings even trace family lineage, turning everyday surfaces into living records of heritage.
Every motif in Petrykivka carries the meaning:
- Flowers & plants – renewal
- Hollyhocks – fame and nobility
- Irises – new beginnings
- Kalyna (viburnum) – family, ancestral roots, vital strength
- Rooster – fire, spiritual awakening, rebirth of nature
- Firebirds & peacocks – light, happiness, prosperity
- Oak leaves – endurance, strength
This will be an inspiring evening exploring this unique Ukrainian art form, learning traditional brushstrokes and creating something beautiful with your own hands.
Whether you’re an experienced artist or have never picked up a paintbrush before, this workshop is a wonderful opportunity to learn, create and connect with Ukrainian culture.
✨ Discover a Ukrainian tradition
🎨 Learn from a professional artist
🌻 Create your own piece of art
✨ No previous experience needed
❤️ Meet, create and connect with our community
📅 Thursday, October 8, 2026
🕡 6:30 PM — doors open at 6:00 PM
📍 476 Holland Avenue, Ottawa (Ukrainian Credit Union)
💰 $40
The number of participants is limited. Hurry up to secure your spot💙💛
Come with your curiosity, creativity and good mood — we’ll provide all the rest!
All materials and tools (including artificial pumpkins) needed for the workshop are included
LET UKRAINE BLOOM ON YOUR PUMPKIN 🇺🇦
GET READY FOR A UNIQUE DECOR THIS THANKSGIVING DAY 🌻 with a touch of Ukraine in every brushstroke!
Event venue & nearby stays
476 Holland Ave, 476 Holland Avenue, Ottawa, Canada
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