About artist
Marta Czurylowicz is an established journalist and a well-known figure in Toronto’s Ukrainian community. She was the host of Canada’s Ukrainian channel, KONTAKT, for more than a decade. Marta is very involved with her Ukrainian roots. Along with hosting the weekly program, Marta taught traditional dance at Barvinok Ukrainian Dance School, where she danced in the ensemble. She had the privilege of playing a role in Ukraine’s history as a Canadian election observer for both the presidential elections in May 2014, and the parliamentary elections in October 2014. Marta has hosted numerous events including Toronto’s Ukrainian Festival in Bloor West Village; Rock, Reforms and Relief: A Weekend for Ukraine where she co-hosted with Michael Schur, a popular comedian in Ukraine, Soyuzivka’s Cultural Festival, where she co-hosted with Sergiy Fomenko of Mandry and the Ukraine-Kyiv Pavilion at Folklorama in Winnipeg. She has worked for a number of Canadian news outlets, including Sun News Network and CTV News in Winnipeg, Manitoba where she worked as a web video journalist and digital content editor. More recently Marta worked at CTV News in Kitchener, where she began as a technical operater and mutlimedia journalist and later became a reporter for the noon, 5 and 6 o'clock news. Today she is a content creator and presenter at The Weather Network.
