The winners of the Women in Arts Award 2026. The Resistance are:

• Alona Karavai — Women in Cultural Management — for developing infrastructure for contemporary art (residencies, galleries, media, and educational initiatives) that creates new spaces and opportunities for artists while strengthening intercultural dialogue.

• Olena Apchel — Women in Performing Arts — for theatrical art shaped by her direct experience as an artist and service member, reimagining themes of memory, war, female experience, colonialism, and the responsibility of the artist.

• Olena Stiazhkina — Women in Literature — for literary and academic work that reflects on the experience of war and memory, particularly the reality of occupied territories, and represents Ukraine’s voice on international platforms.

• Oksana Briukhovetska — Women in Visual Arts — for her long-standing contribution to the development of feminist art in Ukraine and for bringing the stories of marginalized communities into focus.

• Tetyana Ogarkova — Women in Cultural Journalism, Criticism, and Research — for research and cultural work that clarifies Ukrainian reality for European audiences, notably through the French-language podcast Ukraine Facing War and the co-authored book Life on the Edge (2025).

• Nata Zhyzhchenko (ONUKA) — Women in Music — for consistently shaping a contemporary Ukrainian musical identity by blending folk traditions, electronic soundscapes, and cultural initiatives, including the project Fabrychna, 12 (2025).

• Kateryna Gornostai — Women in Film — for cinema that sensitively captures Ukrainian reality, including Timestamp (Strichka Chasu) in the main competition of the Berlinale (2025), and for her work with the new generation of filmmakers.

• Inna Korolenko “Korolok” — Special Mention — for her contribution to Ukrainian culture that transcends the boundaries of standard categories.