Burrow Museum Hosts Exhibition Featuring Ukrainian Artists

Hanceville, Ala. — The Evelyn Burrow Museum at Wallace State Community College is currently showcasing a compelling exhibition titled We Know Who They Are, featuring more than 60 works by Ukrainian artists grappling with the trauma and reality of war in their homeland.

The exhibit includes paintings, drawings, sculptures, photographs, and multimedia pieces—many incorporating found objects and war artifacts. The result is a moving collection that captures universal physical and emotional devastation of ongoing conflict, wherever it occurs.

One standout work, Shadows of Borodyanka, depicts the burning of a suburb of Kyiv. It is displayed alongside a warped sheet of melted, corrugated glass salvaged from a destroyed building. Another piece is accompanied by a fragment of an armored vehicle, connecting viewers directly to the landscapes of war these artists have endured.

The artists range in age from college students to senior citizens, offering intergenerational perspectives on resilience, identity, and the human cost of war.

The collection was curated by Yevgen Nemchenko and Benjamin Cunningham, co-founders of Conflicted Art. “We brought this exhibit here to show you the view of the Ukrainian people, and Ukrainian artists specifically, of the war that is happening around them now,” said Nemchenko. “I hope people will reflect on what they see and consider what those on the other side of the world are feeling—because they are people just like you.”

Nemchenko, who immigrated to the U.S. two decades ago, began collecting these artworks at the onset of the war to preserve the creative voices of his homeland. Cunningham is an undergraduate student at The George Washington University studying political science and fine art.

Museum staff say the exhibit is timely and resonant. “These works are not only artistic expressions—they are testimonies of survival and of our shared humanity,” administrator Kristen Holmes said.

We Know Who They Are will remain on display throughout the summer. The Burrow Museum is open Tuesday–Thursday from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Friday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.  Please call or visit the www.burrowmuseum.org for special Saturday hours. Admission is free. Group tours can be scheduled in advance at https://www.burrowmuseum.org/schedule/.

The museum is also seeking volunteer docents. For more information about the exhibition or becoming a docent, call 256.352.8457 or email burrowmuseum@wallacestate.edu.

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Wallace State Community College (Ala.), a member of the Alabama Community College System, is a comprehensive community college in north central Alabama offering more than 200 options in academic, health and technical programs of study leading to an associate degree, certificate or transfer, as well as workforce-credit training and adult education. An Achieving the Dream Leader College, nationally recognized by the Aspen Institute as a Rising Star for the 2025 Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence, ranked by Southern Business and Development among the Top 3 institutions in the South for workforce development, named a Center of Excellence by the National League for Nursing and the National Security Administration, rated the Top Online Community College in Alabama, a Military Friendly Institution and an All-Steinway School, Wallace State is an outstanding place for students to pursue their education and career goals. Classes are offered online and on campus, day, evening and on weekends, with numerous start dates each year. Visit Wallace State’s beautiful main campus located on 300-acres in Hanceville, Ala., our satellite location in downtown Oneonta, Ala., find us online at www.wallacestate.edu, or call 256.352.8000.