 Afternoon, now there's a uniquely very special exhibition of Ukrainian arts opening this weekend at Angrenin Theatre. It's a collection of works by Ukrainian artists, both amateur and professional, and the exhibition will be opened by the Kheerluk of the Derekenny municipal district that's councillor Donald Mandy Kelly on Saturday. And it is called Birds Flying High. The curator is Svetlana Babenko who joins us now in the studio. Svetlana, thanks for coming in and tell us a little bit about this. Why birds? Why were birds chosen? Yeah, I have this idea. Yes, because birds have a lot of meaning in Ukraine. It's as many kinds of birds. It's like amulet for your home, to bring in your home peace, love, joyful life. It's to bring something nice to your home. And with these birds, we also the main idea, we would like to, because I really feel thankful, yes, for Irish people, how they meet us here and group, I'm a group of artists. We decided to make other presents before Christmas for Irish people, and bring these birds also to Irish home, that these birds bring love, bring nice beauty, and save each home. So how did you get to know the artists? I guess that as you're a Ukrainian community now in Lerrkeny, that sort of evolved since the war started, that artists sort of came together, gelled together, got to know one another. You wouldn't all have known each other before. Yes, I don't know. Just I know in this project, only one person, this is, I'm with her in the school. This is my school friend. She's living in Ennis. But Ennis, yes, but other girls, I don't know. And when this idea come to me, I start to collect it artists. We have Ukrainian groups in Telegram. And I write in these groups, yes, about my idea. And it's in one week, I collected about 15, 20 people. And when we start this project, it's become more and more. And now in my team working, it's about 30, 32 artists. And are they all based in Donegal or? Most. Most of them in Donegal, and most of them in Lerrkeny. But just some we have from Ennis, some from Slaigo. And you've been here since the start of the war? I'm, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Whereabouts in Ukraine? Where in Ukraine are you from? I'm from south of Ukraine, from occupied territory. It's Kerson region. And I'm from Zipat. This is left side of River Dnipr. It's still occupied. And you're still in touch with people you know back at home? Yeah, I still, but most of my friends, they live left. Yeah, because it's totally now Russian territory. Right, still? Yeah, yeah, Kerson region, left side of the River Dnipr, it's totally occupied. How does it make you feel? How the war, when it started, how did it make you feel? And now being removed, being in a different country and with Russia occupying your part of your home country, how do you feel? You know, it was like first months. Yes, I came in Ireland in the end of May. First months till the August, I think so. It was, I have feeling as it's bad dream. You know, I don't feel like normally life. It's something strange. And only from the end of August, yes, I decided that I'm here. Yes. And I must do something. I must build something. And I decided that it will be like a new page in my book. You know, and only after this, when I take this decision, yes, I joined here in later Kenny to art and design course in ETB. Yes, and I'm really very thankful for Irish government. Yes, that they give this chance. Yes, yes, this support that you can study, that you can study even something new. Before I never worked with art, but it was as my hobby and it was as my dream. And I decided that it will help me, yes, to build something new. Brilliant, brilliant. So it's an opportunity in one way. Okay, the artists involved here as some amateur, some professional, and all will be on display. And will the art be for sale? Yeah, this art will be for sale. And we did this art in a small size. Yes, that it's be not expensive, but or art, it's or oil paint, or acrylic paint, and it's really it's a big handwork work. Yes, yes. And we are trying to do this really with love. Yes. And that it can be for each people as a small present for a friend. I'm like this. So the art will make a perfect Christmas present, I suppose, for someone. And some of the proceeds as well going to the cathedral quarter here in town. Yeah, which is great. This is, you know, I know about this project from Literature Festival, and I really like it. And also it's in our mentality. If you are somewhere, and for example, you take money, you take help from some places, you must come back about 10, 15% for place. And it's really will be nice because I'm like history, I like culture. And if we can bring for this project, any, I don't know how to say any help, it will be beautiful. It's a good project. And it's giving back. But if anybody wants to see the art for themselves will be on display from Saturday, the opening is on Saturday and then beyond, beyond that. And it's be until 19. But yeah, in Saturday, I'm really would like to make a big opening and what time on Saturday? It's at 1pm. And I mean, yeah, and we would like to make is as a family, as a family event, people can come with children, it will be nice warm atmosphere here with some gifts for the children. And there's going to be some music as well. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Okay, it's the work of over 30 Ukrainian artists. And it's a gesture of thanks. Above all, I suppose. So it's a chance to see it at one o'clock. That's for the official opening at Tangredan Theatre this coming Saturday. She would like it. Thank you very much. Yes. Thank you very much. The best to look at it. Yeah, thank you. We have now begun to close current and deposit accounts at the