Those curious about other cultures flocked to Art Cultures on Thursday.

The event hosted in Morden had residents participating in art and crafts from cultures around the world.

Tables were set up in front of the Pembina Hills Arts Centre featuring arts and crafts from Pakistan, Portugal, Brazil, Ukraine, China, and Indigenous crafts from the people of Swan Lake.

The organizer of the event and creator of Borsch Ukrainian Culture Club, Yevgeniya Tatarenko, shares how the idea of Art Cultures came to fruition.

"I wanted to make something for other people, I wanted to make them happy. We started to discuss the project with Youth Engaging Youth from the Government of Canada... to create something together. I started to plan sport or art events, I found an art event would be better. Art especially from different cultures, it's something new."

Youth Engaging Youth a project through Ukrainian Canadian Council, was given a grant by the Federal Government for Canada 150 sponsoring a youth or cultural events over the summer.

Tatarenko moved to Morden from Ukraine just over a year ago. She has been an active member of the community since the first day she moved to Canada.

On top of creating Borsch, organizing Art Cultures, teaching fire spinning, and working as economist and marketing manager, Tatarenko has begun preparations for a Ukrainian school in Morden.

Called Ukrainian United School, there will be classes for both children, adults, for non-Ukrainian and Ukrainian speakers.

The classes will teach the Ukrainian language, art, culture, and history.  While still in development the classes are planned to begin mid-September.

"My Mother is a Ukrainian Language and Literary teacher and School Administrator," Tatarenko explains. "So I think it's inside my blood to do things for others. My father is an artist, both of them are in my blood. That's why I want to do things in a creative way and why I want to help people."