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e d u c a tio n a l and w o rth w h ile fo r b o th th e in d iv id u a l a n d th e c o m m u n ity . A n o ra l h is to ry p ro je c t can be u n d e rta k e n e ith e r on an in d i v id u a l basis o r as a g ro u p . If a g ro u p a p p ro a c h is ta k e n , a w o rk s h o p fo rm a t c o u ld be fo llo w e d w ith re a d in g , g ro u p d is c u s s io n , c ritiq u e s o f in te rv ie w s , and fo llo w - u p p ro g ra m s u tiliz in g th e c o lle c te d o ra l h is to rie s m a k in g up an in te re s tin g lo n g -te rm p ro je c t. So m e ideas fo r g ro u p p ro je c ts m ig h t in c lu d e o ra l h is to rie s o f th e e ld e s t w o m e n o f a c o m m u n ity , fo lk a rtis ts in a n e ig h b o rh o o d , o r n o ta b le h is to ric a l p e rs o n a g e s o r c o m m u n ity a c tiv is ts in a c ity . T h e p o s s ib ilitie s are endless, lim ite d o n ly by y o u r im a g in a tio n . O ral h is to ry — w h e re m e m o ry and th e s p o k e n w o rd c o m e to g e th e r. T h e o ra l h is to rie s w e e lic it fro m o u r U k ra in ia n p e o p le now , te llin g o f th e ir e x p e rie n c e s , ho p es and d re a m s w ill e c h o d o w n th e c o rrid o rs o f o u r c o lle c tiv e fu tu re fo re v e r. T h in k a b o u t it. T h e End. EVENING IN HONOR OF UKRAINIAN JOURNALISTS The Ukrainian Journalists’ Association of America is sponsoring an ’’Evening in honor of Ukrainian Journa lis ts ” on the eve of the XVIII Convention of UNWLA. This evening will commemorate the 35th Anniversary of ’’Our Life” Magazine as well as the work of Ukrainian journa lists in the past and present here in the United States. In order that the full scope of today’s journalists in the United States may be encompassed, please send in the names and addresses of both journalists and students of journalism to the editor of ’’Our Life” by April 30, 1978. The address is: Our Life Magazine 108 Second Avenue New York, New York 10003 ’’A n d w o u ld it re a lly be to th e ir b e n e fit to ta ke U k ra in ia n c o u rs e s ? ” "M rs . Luba, ’’said p ro fe s s o r P., "w h y n o t p e rfe c t th e ir k n o w le d g e o f th e U k ra i n ian la n g u ag e ? W h y n o t learn m ore a b o u t U k ra in ia n lite ra tu re o r h is to ry ? Even th e best U k ra in ia n S a tu rd a y s c h o o ls c a n n o t g ive th e m a to ta l fa c ility w ith these. In te llig e n t u n iv e rs ity s tu d e n ts need a k n o w le d g e o f U k ra in ia n th a t is on p a r w ith th e ir k n o w le d g e o f o th e r u n iv e rs ity c o u rs e s .” " A c c o rd in g to y o u r o b s e rv a tio n s , are s c h o la rs h ip re c ip ie n ts o f th e U N A o r o th e r U k ra in ia n in s titu tio n s m ore u n te re s te d in U k ra in ia n s tu d ie s ? ” ’’R eally no. F re q u e n tly , th e y d o n o t even b o th e r to b e lo n g to U k ra in ia n c lu b s at th e ir u n iv e rs ity . I am q u ite am azed th a t U k ra in ia n o rg a n iz a tio n s d o n o t a llo t s c h o la rs h ip s fir s tly to th o se , w h o are tr u ly in te re ste d in th e ir " ro o ts ” and w h o ta ke U k ra in ia n c o u rse s. Instead, m an y o f th e U k ra in ia n c o lle g e s tu d e n ts take Russian co u rs e s and c o n v in c e th e a d m in is tra tio n o f th e u n iv e rs ity in q u e s tio n th a t R ussian c o u rs e s are rea lly v e ry p o p u la r c o u rse s. Q u ite fre q u e n tly , these R ussian c o u rs e s are ta u g h t by p e o p le w ith v e ry o n e -s id e d v ie w p o in ts . T h e y even m anage to c o n v in c e th e U k ra in ia n s th a t U k ra in ia n h is to ry does n o t b e g in u n til th e fo u rte e n th c e n tu ry and a tru e U k ra in ia n lite ra tu re n o t u n til th e tw e n tie th c e n tu ry . O n ly last N o ve m b e r, o n e p ro fe s s o r c ite d a q u o te w h ic h sa id th a t U k ra in e is not, never w as and never w ill be.. S u ch te a c h in g s are paid fo r by U k ra in ia n in s titu tio n s w h o g ra n t s c h o la rs h ip s to th o s e s tu d e n ts , w h o w o u ld ra th e r ta k e R ussian th a n U k ra in ia n c o lle g e c o u rs e s .” "T h is , u n fo rtu n a te ly , is a m a n ife s ta tio n o f th e a g e -o ld U k ra in ia n in fe rio rity c o m p le x , p ro fe s s o r.” Lubow Kalynowych ARTIST ~ ARCADIA OLENSKA-PETRYSHYN A rc a d ia O le n s k a -P e try s h y n w as b o rn in Z b a ra z h , U k ra in e . H e r fa m ily e m ig ra t ed to th e U n ite d S tates in 1949, s e ttlin g in N e w Y o rk C ity . She s tu d ie d at T he A r t S tu d e n t’s Lea gu e and H u n te r C o lle g e (M. A. in 1963). H e r w o rk has been e x h ib ite d in v a rio u s g a lle rie s in th e U n ite d S tates and C a n a d a and is on d is p le y at a n u m b e r o f m use u m s in N o rth A m e ric a a n d in E u ro p e as w e ll as in m an y p rivate c o lle c tio n s . H e r e a rly w o rk s w e re n o n -o b je c tiv e , b u t she has g ra d u a lly evolved to w a rd a m ore re p re s e n ta tio n a l style. T h e fo llo w in g are e x e rp ts fro m a re c e n t in te rv ie w w ith O le n s k a -P e try s h y n c o n d u c te d b y th e e d ito r at th e a rtis t’s h o m e in N ew B ru n s w ic k . S c h o o l p ro v id e s th e a rtis t w ith a th e o re tic a l base and a c h a n c e to e x p lo re th e v a rio u s te c h n iq u e s : g ra p h ic , w a te r c o lo r, o il, a c ry lic etc. S o m e tim e s pra ise fro m a te a c h e r e n c o u ra g e s o n e to rep e a t th e sam e th in g in ste a d o f try in g to fin d o n e ’s o w n u n iq u e fo rm o f e x p re s s io n . T h is sea rch began fo r me o n ly a fte r I had fin is h e d s c h o o l... A t th a t tim e I was fa s c in a te d b y ea stern p h ilo s o p h y and m y c o n trib u tio n to o b je c tiv e a rt w as a fu s io n o f o rie n ta l c a llig ra p h y and a b s tra c t (n o n o b je c tiv e ) im p re s s io n is m . A fte r p a in tin g in th is s ty le fo r som e tim e I be ca m e c o n v in c e d th a t a fte r a w h ile th e p o s s ib ilitie s o f th is p a rtic u la r tre n d are e x h a u s te d and o n e b e g in s to rep e a t o n e self. It be ca m e n e ce ssary to tu rn to re p re s e n ta tio n a l p a in tin g ... N o n -h u m a n fig u re s b e gan to a p p e a r in m y w o rk s :c re a tu re s tha^-Stalk th e hum an bein g s... ’’...th is tie s in w ith the th e m e o f a lie n a tio n , fo r e x a m p le , o n e fig u re s ta n d in g alone, and s o m e d is ta n c e fro m it tw o lovers. O r a n o th e r w o rk , Solitude, w h e re a s in g le fig u re is seated b e n ea th a leafless tree... W hen w e m oved in to th is house, I tu rn e d th is ro o m in to m y w o rk s h o p . T he roo m is d a rk w ith o n ly o n e w in d o w and I began to feel a lie n a te d and is o la te d fro m th e w o rld . B e fo re I m ove d m y w o rk s h o p to a d iffe re n t roo m I c re a te d a se ries o f w in d o w s . T h is b ro u g h t m e even c lo s e r to a re p re s e n ta tio n a l style . T h e w in d o w was m y o n ly c o n n e c tio n w ith th e w o rld : here I w as s h u t in and o u t th e re w as th e w o rld ... C u rre n tly th e re is an o rg a n ic re tu rn to re p re s e n ta tio n a lis m , realism . B u t th e p re s e n t rea lism d iffe rs fro m e a rlie r re a lis tic style s. T h e re is a g re a t deal o f in te re s t in in d u s tria l p ro d u c ts .T h e y are, a fte r all, p a rt o f o u r d a ily lives, e s p e c ia lly in A m e ric a ... I b e lo n g to a s m a lle r g ro u p th a t is in te re s te d in na ture , its a tm o s p h e re and v ita lity . I p re s e n t it to th e v ie w e r in c lo s e -u p a n d if th e w o rk is la rge in size it p h y s ic a lly a ffe c ts the view er... M y p a n o ra m ic w o rk s are s im ila r to th e p re v io u s a b s tra c ts in th a t th e y p o rtra y ch a o s and e n ta n g le m e n t. N a tu re is w ild and s e lf-s u ffic ie n t, th e lives o f p la n ts are m u tu a lly in te rd e p e n d e n t, and in th is e n v iro n m e n t th e h u m a n b eing e x is ts alone, liv in g his se p a ra te life...
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