Benefit Gala

Illustration contributed by Gogo Slupchinsky

Ukrainian National Women's League of America
Branch 113 New York

cordially invites the public to attend
our Twenty-Fifth Anniversary gala

Saturday, November 21, 2009 at 7:00 p.m.

at the Ukrainian Institute of America
2 East 79th Street
New York, NY

Evening attire

Master of Ceremonies
Ihor Chuma

Buffet – Dancing – Entertainment

Gala Donation: $75.00
Please RSVP by November 7

Make checks payable to:
UNWLA Branch 113

Mail to:
Luba Firchuk
30-12 44th Street, Apt. 3C
Astoria, NY 11103
212.460.8615 ·: 718.721.5675

Proceeds to benefit The Ukrainian Museum

60-річчя Театру-Студії Йосипа Гірняка та Олімпії Добровольської

Український Музей Наукове Товариство ім. Шевченка в Америці запрошують на вечір присвячений 60-річчю Театру-Студії Йосипа Гірняка та Олімпії Добровольської в Америці Український Музей неділя 22 листопада 2009 р. 2:00 по пол.
	У програмі: Доповідь д-р Лариси Онишкевич Фотоісторія Театру-Студії Живі голоси Йосипа Гірняка та Олімпії Добровольської Спогади акторів Театру-Студії Даток: 15 дол.; члени і емерити: 10 дол; студенти: 5 дол.

The Ukrainian Museum
222 East Sixth Street
(between 2nd & 3rd Avenues)
New York, New York 10003
Tel: 212.228.0110
Wed-Sun 11:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Christmas Bazaar

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Saturday, December 12
Sunday, December 13
11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

– folk art items
– Christmas ornaments
– books
– works of art
– handcrafted artifacts
– home baked goods

The Ukrainian Museum
222 East Sixth Street
(between 2nd & 3rd Avenues)
New York, New York 10003
Tel: 212.228.0110
Wed-Sun 11:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Exhibition — Fine Art / Folk Art: A Dialogue

Fine Art / Folk Art: A Dialogue examines the profound influence of Ukrainian folk art on the fine art created by some of Ukraine's best known and highly regarded artists. The exhibition includes 70 paintings, sculptures, watercolors, and woodcuts by such prominent artists as Alexander Archipenko, Jacques Hnizdovsky, Oleksa Hryshchenko (Alexis Gritchenko), Vasyl H. Krychevsky, and Oleksa Novakivsky, along with a selection of folk art items from the Museum's extensive collection: embroidered shirts, plakhty (wraparound skirts), complete folk costumes, a traditional headdress, a kilim, and an assortment of ceramic and carved-wood pieces and pysanky (Ukrainian Easter eggs).

The Ukrainian Museum
222 East Sixth Street
(between 2nd & 3rd Avenues)
New York, New York 10003
Tel: 212.228.0110
Wed-Sun 11:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Exhibition — In Full Bloom: The Pysanky of Folk Artist Iryna Bilianska

The Museum's traditional springtime exhibition of Ukrainian Easter eggs – pysanky – this year features the unique, exquisite creations of little-known folk artist Iryna Bilianska (1899-1960s?).

Using as her prototype the traditional pysanky of her native Sokal region in western Ukraine, characterized by multi-colored floral motifs, Bilianska developed an original style that included certain elements of Sokal embroidery, such as geometric designs and the heavy use of black. Her pysanky have predominantly floral motifs that cover the entire surface of the egg, freestyle. In some cases, bands of geometric motifs are intertwined with the florals. She often includes citations from Scripture about Easter and the Resurrection, and adds the Ukrainian national emblem – the Trident.

Bilianska was discovered by Professor Damian Horniatkewych (1892-1980) in the 1920s. Professor Horniatkewych was a painter, art scholar, professor of art history, and collector of Ukrainian fine and folk art who amassed a sizeable collection of Bilianska's pysanky before fleeing Ukraine during World War II and eventually settling in Canada. Professor Horniatkewych's son, Andrij Hornjatkevyč, donated the pysanky, along with other items, to the Museum in May 2008.

In Full Bloom includes 82 of Iryna Bilianska's pysanky, as well as five traditional Sokal embroidered shirts from the Museum's collection. The exhibition was organized by Lubow Wolynetz, curator of the Museum's folk art collection.

In Full Bloom: The Pysanky of Folk Artist Iryna Bilianska continues through November 29.

Film — Orange Weekend

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Friday, January 15, 2010, 7 p.m.
Saturday, January 16, 2010, 7 p.m.
Sunday, January 17, 2010, 2 p.m.

On the eve of the current presidential elections in Ukraine, memories of the so-called "Orange Revolution" abound. The documentary films shown this weekend will recall the historical events from November 2004 to January 2005 that changed a nation.

Stay tuned for the film schedule.

The Ukrainian Museum
222 East Sixth Street
(between 2nd & 3rd Avenues)
New York, New York 10003
Tel: 212.228.0110
Wed-Sun 11:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Film — KinoFest NYC

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Friday, February 26, 2010, 7 p.m.
Saturday, February 16, 2010, 7 p.m.
Sunday, February 17, 2010, 2 p.m.

Kinofest NYC is the premier New York City event that presents the best in emerging cinema from Ukraine and other post-Soviet bloc countries.

An inaugural film festival having a focus on independent film from Ukraine and neighboring countries, Kinofest NYC affords New Yorkers access to the growing conversation about independent film and filmmakers emerging from the memory of the Iron Curtain.

A film festival designed to mirror two of the more notable Ukrainian film festivals that take place in Kyiv every year - Molodist and Vidkryta Nich (Open Night) - Kinofest NYC connects the post- Soviet film scene with the New York cinema community. This is a festival that gives voice to filmmakers who tell unique and authentic stories of the East European experience.

Stay tuned for the film schedule.

For more information, go to the KinoFestNYC.com website

The Ukrainian Museum
222 East Sixth Street
(between 2nd & 3rd Avenues)
New York, New York 10003
Tel: 212.228.0110
Wed-Sun 11:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.