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“In the Stable,” by Irene Shuchewych, one of the 56 oil paintings (oils) shown at the Women’s Arts and Crafts Exhibit, during the XIII Convention of the Ukrainian National Women’s League of America. W om en's Arts and Crafts Exhibit A t th e 13th U N W L A C onven t i on — b eside C om m ission w ork and P len ary S ession s — an E x h ib it o f W om en’s A rts and C rafts w as d isp layed i n th e A u ditorium o f th e n ew U N W L A B uilding. T he E x h ib it C om m ittee, h ead ed by M rs. S tefa n ia P u shk ar, V ice-P resid en t of U N W L A p re sen ted m any art ob jects. O ne ta ble w as covered w ith th e books o f U k rain ian w om en au th ors w h ich had been printed from 1958-62. On th e w alls h u n g th e p ain tin gs, of 19 U krainian ar tists. B en eath th ese one could ad m ire th e sk ills of U k rain ian em broidery, ceram is, E a ster eggs, w oven fab rics and dolls. A colorful view indeed. T he A u d itorium h oused th e ach ieve m en ts of U k rain ian a rtists and art stu d en ts liv in g in th e U S A . It w as en cou ragin g to see th e m easure of th eir stead y a rtistic grow th as revealed in th eir stru g g les and trials. T he E x h ib it w as opened pri vately June 29, 1962 to th e B oard a M d elegates to th e Con ven tion . L ater, on June 15th th e public w as in vited to v iew it. On Ju ly 14th , ju st prior to its clos in g a sm all p arty w as held for th e a rtists and th eir adm irers. & T he W om en’s A rts and C rafts E x h ib it during th e X III U N W L A C onvention in P h ilad elp hia m en tion ed w ith pride th e p articip a tion of A m erican s of U k rain ian descent. A group of m em bers of U N W L A B ranch 37 in D etroit sen t a w on derful tab le-cloth, a p retty a cu shion and a nice cu sh ion for a piano seat. T he la st one (red stars on a black ground) m ade by M rs. D an ia D om rey of D etroit received an aw ard. A C K N O W L E D G E M E N T D ear M rs. L ototsk y: T his w ill ackn oledge your let ter of Ju ly 30, 1962, con cern ing S en ate C oncurrent R esolu tion 82, w h ich w as introduced b y S en ator Y ou n g of N orth D ak ota. Y our th o u g h tfu ln ess in w rit in g to g iv e m e th e b en efit of you r th in k in g is appreciated, and I sh all keep you r view s in m ind. S in cerely you rs, J. W . F u lb righ t C hairm an, F oreign R elation s C om m ittee A N U K R A IN IA N D A N C E R IN A U S T R A L IA M rs. E u gen ia A nd ru ch ovych founded in 1959, in A d elaide, S. A ., a dancing group of 12 cou p les, w h ich had its fir st p erfor m ance at th e In tern ation al A rt F estiv a l in th a t city. E aster 1960 b rou ght a grea t surp rise — U k rain ian E a ster cu stom s, ar ran ged b y M rs. A ndruchovych w ere show n on television for 25 m in u tes. B eside th a t th e d ancing group w as in vited to g ath erin gs o f th e A u stralian R ed C ross, th e G ood N eigh b orh ood C ouncil, and B aw lin g Club. A ll th ese oppor tu n ities served to spread th e know ledge about U krainian cul ture. In h er early you th M rs. A n d ruchovych started to stu d y U k rain ian folk dances. A lth ou gh sh e w as a teach er of H om e E co n om ics, dance w as her beloved hobby, to w h ich sh e g a v e her b est endeavor. D u rin g h er so jou rn in G erm any, a fter W orld W ar II, sh e pub lish ed a booklet about th e variou s U k rainian dances. At the Folk Art Festival of the Inter national Institute of Philadelphia — The Ukrainian exhibit has shown the copy of the original ceramic stove as it was used in the homeland. ; НАШЕ ЖИТТЯ — ЛИСТОПАД, 1962 17
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