We continue our conversation about grants without conformity. At the first Cosmo Salon, we discussed why grants matter, how to stop fearing or despising them, and how to use them not to fit someone else’s agenda, but to support independent creative work. This time, we move to practice.
11 July 2026
18:00 - 20:00 (Kyiv)
Odessa - ZoomCity centre. Detailed location after registrationLimited places. Registration required
Тhe first major international public discussion of Ukraine's post-war social settlement: how Ukraine can retain and return its people, social cohesion and political trust.
27-28 May 2026
9:00-19:30 Kyiv
Odessa - ZoomSpaces are limited; for security reasons, the venue will be announced to registrants who attend in person; others will be able to join via Zoom or view the proceedings via a YouTube live stream.
An exhibition by Cosmopolitan artist Olga Yarovaya is opening, featuring her distinctive collage technique, characterized by a unique play of images and details.
When Lightning Flashes Over the Sea, directed by Eva Neymann, will be screened at Produktionhaus NAXOS. The film offers a cinematic journey through Odessa, a city worn down by war.
Anastasia Piliavsky talked to Odessa's artists and writers about applying for grant funding without betraying their visions or serving someone else's agendas.
Book launch and signing of Azov Horizons, a photography book by Cosmopolis Member Patrick Wack, with an afterword by Cosmopolis Founder Anastasia Piliavsky.
A one-day documentary film festival, featuring “Pryvoz” by Eva Neymann, “Trust or Rust” by Andrii Kashpur and Dmytro Khopta, “Kherson: Human Safari”, by Zarina Zabrisky and Gar O'Rourke's Oscar-nominated Sanatorium.