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sented a "Leaders of the Future" award to Ms. Tisanick-Euglot at their annual luncheon on April 24th, 1976. In April and May members prepared for a Bicentennial Ukrainian Street Fest ival and an annual Dinner-Dance to be held at Soyuzivka in Kerhonskon, N.V. Branch 72 rented a booth for the street festival (which w as held on May 14, 15 and 16) and sa les were brisk; all "varenyky" and "kovbasy” were sold in no time. The Dinner Dance held on May 22nd, was a pleasant and wellattended function. Members decorated tables, the hall and made every effort to make the event a real su c c e ss. Members of the Branch attended m eetings and functions of the Regional Council such as the memorial program for our late former President Mrs.Olena Lotocky (1/11/76). Then, on February 29th, we attended the Regional Council general meeting where three of our members were elected to serve on the Council: Ms. S. Kotyk (English-speaking vice-president) Ms. M. Lesawyer (Public Relations Chairperson and Ms. H. Pro- ciuk (Cultural Affairs Chairperson). Nettie Sawicki ivas very busy at the Festival On April 9th, tw enty-one ladies wenr to hear Julian Osinchuk, painist, who gave an UNWLA benefit concert. Many of us went to Soyuzivka to attend "Soyuzanka Day," which was chaired by our Ms. H.S. Prociuk Christmas and en d -of-th e-season (June) parties are very popular with our membership. They are important to the Branch. They are our ways of saying "thank you" to our hardworking members and their families and of encouraging our inactive members to re turn to our midst. Our financial support of UNWLA projects should be noted. Ms, M. Le sawyer personally was able to obtain a $25 donation from UNA Regional Committee for Juliana Osinchuk Benefit Concert, and another *250 donation was approved by the UNA Supreme Council for the UNWLA Museum Fund. The Branch donated *100 to the Olena Lotocky Memorial UNWLA Museum Fund; the Branch has also sold *320- worth "cehlyny" to date. As we go to press, the Branch is busy with preparations for this fall's musical and reception. We are planning tp make it a public relations function on a larger sca le which will represent our organization to American and foreign women. H.S. Prociuk IN OUR NEW HOME The opening cerem onies for the new home of both UNWLA and UCCA took place on May 22, 1976. This w as just an introduction. Having viewed the pre m ises the g u ests were left with many un answered questions; what appearance would the rooms take on o n c e they were filled with the objects for which they were intended, namely, the collected works of Ukrainian folk art. Work on the museum was continued throughout the summer in order to assure a proper environment for the exhibition. Great consideration had to be given to the selection p rocess in ch oosin g from among approximately 1000 possible items. Equally important was the presentation of each art object in an aesthetic manner with an accurate explanation. This great task w as under taken by Oksana Hrabowych a specialist in ethnography. Working hand in hand with Oksana w as the Museum Committ e e of UNWLA under the direction of Lesia Riznyk and other CYA members. The p rocess of selection for an ex hibit would appear to be fairly simple when faced with such a vast pool of re sou rces. After all, we as members of UNWLA have much experience in organ izing and staging exhibits of folk art. However, there is precisely where the problem lies. In this case, we are dealing with a museum where our past experience is not readily transferable and where stringent policies and rules must be met. In our hearts we tend to forget that much more than enthusiam is required to su cceed . We need expert know ledge in the field of ethnography and the ability to discern between objects that are worthy of exhibition and th ose which are better suited for sale in the museum stand. At times it is heartbreaking to reject a danation made to the museum with sin cere intentions for show purposes. Not all cherished m om entos are museum pieces. The eventual goal of the museum is to further expand beyond folk art to en com p ass other forms of Ukrainian art. However, for the time being the exhibit will concentrate on folk art all the time m a in ta in in g a high p r o fe s s io n a l standard. On October 3 we will give re cognition to the great effort made in the planning, organization and execution of a museum worthy of our Ukrainian heritage. 22 НАШЕ ЖИТТЯ, ЖОВТЕНЬ, 1976 Видання C оюзу Українок A мерики - перевидано в електронному форматі в 2012 році . A рхів C У A - Ню Йорк , Н . Й . C Ш A.
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