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MARTA BACZYNSKY C U L T U R E IN T H E C A T S K IL L M O U N T A IN S Показ народного одягу у Гантері. (Ляриса Зєпик, Люба Волинець) Фото Л. Зєлик. Exhibition of folk costumes. Photo: L. Zielyk. The heart and soul of a people is mirrored in their creativity, in their customs and traditions. This in broad terms is folk culture which is nurtured and enriched by every facet of the human experience — history, religion, social and economic changes. Its preservation and per petuation indicates the people’s pride in their past, and to a great degree ensures their survival for the future. In the beautiful Catskill Mountains, specifically in Hunter, New York, a Ukrainian summer colony has for several years now participated in a program of music, art and folk crafts which not only entertains and delights, but educates. Founded and headed by Dr. Ihor Sonev- ytsky, the program is called Music and Art Center of Greene County, it is non-profit, and is supported by membership and public funds from the Greene County Council on the Arts and New York State Council on the Arts. Each summer the Center sponsors a rich and varied program in classical musical presentations, lectures and poetry readings, as well as an interesting selection of Ukrainian folk crafts courses, workshops and exhibi tions. Designed to benefit everyone, children and adults alike, the program enriches the carefree summer months of all who participate in it. The folk arts program presented by the Center offers an admirable combination of hands-on, visual and vocal participation in such activities as pysanky, Ukrainian Easter egg decorating, embroidery, making of gerdany, (traditional Ukrainian beaded necklaces), ce ramic design, the baking of ritual breads and prepara tion of traditional Ukrainian foods, as well as folk sing ing. Also on the agenda are folk art exhibitions featuring objects such as Ukrainian folk costumes, individual embroideries, ceramics and pysanky, among others. The folk crafts courses are efficiently organized by Laryssa Zielyk, a long time summer resident of the area. She engages the expertise of artisans to teach the var ious crafts. Both Laryssa Zielyk and her daughter Sofia are instructors in pysanky decorating and gerdany courses. Sofia also teaches the art of ceramics. Both women exhibit unusual skills and as per one observer, “both are articulate interpreters of their tradition”. Dur ing the year they participate in The Ukrainian Museum’s educational program of folk crafts and workshops. The Museum’s annual pysanky exhibition includes the beau tifully decorated eggs, identifiable as the artistry of Sofia Zielyk. Jaroslawa Stasiuk is an expert baker and chef whose masterful way with yeast dough results in Ukrainian rit ual breads such as pasky (Easter breads), koiachi (Christmas breads), korovaii (wedding breads). She teaches the traditional food course sponsored by the Center during the summer. In the spring and winter season Jaroslava Stasiuk is an instructor of a similar course at The Ukrainian Museum. Folk music tradition is also perpetuated by the Center, which engages Nata lia Sonevytsky to teach Ukrainian folk songs to children and adults. The very popular embroidery course is taught by Lubow Wolynetz, an expert embroiderer, who has recently conducted a similar course for members of the Embroiderers Guild. The folk art program also presents cultural events, organized by Laryssa Zielyk, with the support and help of numerous individuals from the summer community. For example, last year's event offered a presentation of Ukrainian folk costumes, featuring live models. With objects borrowed from private individuals or from Ukrainian museums (The Ukrainian Museum, the Stamford Diocesan Museum), the Center also mounts exhibitions of Ukrainian folk art, which are organized by Lubow Wolynetz, the curator of the folk art collection at The Ukrainian Museum. Though small due to the limited space, the exhibitions are professionally rendered and always presented in an aesthetically pleasing manner. НАШЕ ЖИТТЯ”, ЧЕРВЕНЬ 1992 23
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