The Earthmate Eco Festival

At the N. N. Grishko National Botanical Garden in Kyiv, the Earthmate Eco Festival was held.

Earthmate is a festival uniting musicians, artists, activists, entrepreneurs, researchers, and visionaries.

The mission of the Earthmate Eco Festival is to introduce a modern ethic of interspecies relations. The traditional Western cultural focus on the human figure must shift toward an emphasis on the being and coexistence of all species, among which humans hold no special rights. The festival organizers promote interaction, friendship, and mutual understanding among all species that share the Earth.

“During our exhibition and educational program, we will show that being eco-friendly is very simple. You’ll see that vegetarian food can be delicious; that each of us can act to prevent the destruction of ecosystems; that recycling can be a cool business or an art form; and that green parks are more important than shopping malls and office centers,” the festival organizers say.

Earthmate Participants
The festival will feature installations by more than 20 artists, including Anna Zvyagintseva, Anton Saienko, Borys Kashapov, PLASTIKWOOD, Daria Koltsova, Roman Mykhailov, Yana Bachynska, and others. There will also be lectures and film screenings supported by eco‑activists such as Tamara Human (head of the NGO “Every Animal”), Pavlo Vyshebaba (co‑founder of the NGO “United Planet” and UNDP Goodwill Ambassador in Ukraine), who will help attendees learn more about zero waste and green energy.

The program also includes guided tours that will reveal the botanical garden from a new perspective and expand visitors’ ecological knowledge. A food court will be open, featuring vegetarian cuisine curated by the team from Savage Food restaurant.

Festival Commissioner: Lana Kaufman, artist and eco‑activist.

Curatorial Team: Mariia Vtorushyna, Andrii Sichuntsov, and Daria Koltsova.