National Union of Artists of Ukraine

The National Union of Artists of Ukraine (Ukrainian: Спілка художників України, romanized: Spilka khudozhnykiv Ukrainy) is an artist cooperative headquartered in Kyiv, Ukraine.

On 7 September 1939, the Ukrainian SSR approved the statute of the Union of Soviet Artists of Ukraine.

The charter defined the status of the union as a voluntary organization uniting the workers of fine arts on the territory of the Ukrainian SSR (painters, graphic artists, sculptors, theatre artists, folk art masters), as well as persons conducting research and critical work in this recognised field.

By decree of the President of Ukraine, a professional holiday named Artists Day which is dedicated to art was established.

The foundation was preceded by five years of preparatory work of a special organizing committee established in 1933 in Kharkiv, which was then the capital of the Ukrainian USSR.