Perched on a hill overlooking the Dniester River, an abandoned school has become an artists' residency, a place of encounter and, during the war, a place of refuge.
Bakota Hub was created to host artists, but over time it has become deeply woven into the life of the village. Residencies, workshops and collaborative projects have fostered new relationships between those who arrive and those who have always called this place home.
Through the voices of Alina Oliinyk, co-founder of Bakota Hub, Federico Bomba, President of Sineglossa and creator of the Discovery Guide project, Roksolana Dudka, multidisciplinary artist and curator, and the artists in residence — including Anna Romandash, Olena Kayinska, Camille Bleu-Valentin, ARSÈNE, Robin Alysha Clemens, and Bohdana Korohod — this episode explores how a cultural space can become a temporary home, a refuge, and a place where people come together to imagine the future.

The Hub is the second episode of Silence behind the frontlines.

A podcast by Sineglossa for the Discovery Guide project, developed in collaboration with Fundacja Ziemniaki i and Territory NGO, and co-funded by the Creative Program of the European Union.
Reported, written and narrated by Beatrice Petrella.
Edited by Alessandra Forghieri.
Story editing, sound design, original music and executive production by Jonathan Zenti. Designed and made by BAU Studio.