Prison Art exhibition and contest called "Transfiguration by the Lord's Love" will be held in Kiev in August 2013.

The Penitentiary Pastoral Care of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church has announced the Exhibition and Contest of Art of Prisoners called "Transfiguration by the Lord's love". The purpose of the exhibition is to facilitate better communication and social reintegration process of our fellow citizens who find themselves in prison, and on this occasion to introduce to a wide audience the fruits of cooperation of the Church with the State Penitentiary Service of Ukraine in realm of return to society of citizens who served teir term. The exhibition will include over 300 of the best peaces of art would be transferred from prisons from all over Ukraine. The prize fund will collect citizens of Ukraine. The best works will be selected for an international competition of art of prisoners. In special way would be judged works of minors.The exhibition, which opens in Kiev 14 August 2013 under the patronage of the Head of the UGCC His Beatitude Sviatoslav (Shevchuk), Major Archbishop of Kiev and Galicia, will be an opportunity for national selection 50 works for the International Fine Art Competition.