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“НАШЕ ЖИТТЯ”, ЧЕРВЕНЬ 2011 21 TRADITIONAL AND CONTEMPORARY GERDANY AN EXHIBIT OF UKRAINIAN BEADWORK Branch 88 members at opening reception of gerdan exhibit . Early in April, UNWLA Branch 88 of the Philadelp hia Regional Council and the Ukrainian Heritage Studies Center at Manor College co - hosted a three - day exhibit on Ukrainian gerdany. Held at the Ukrainian Educational and Cultural Center in Jenkintown, Pennsylvania, the exhibit was sup - ported in part by the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts and focused on the transformation and de - velopment of beadwork as a unique expression of Ukrainian folk art. Organizers skillfully choreo - graphed an event that featured an elegant opening night reception, an exhibit of tra ditional gerdany and contemporary beadwork by artists in Ukraine and North America, seminars, and hands - on workshops for children (conducted by Natalia Mykytiuch and Irena Gramiak) and for adults (conducted by Maria Rypan, Joanna Matyka, Sophie Dubil, Chry styna Prokopovych, and Olga Kolodij). Guests received an attractive brochure (designed by Christine Shwed and Chrystyna Prokopovych) outlining the history of bead - making and bead ornamentation from ancient times. Saturday’s highlight was a series of semi - nars, which featured three distinct perspectives on gerdany. The seminars (each accompanied by a PowerPoint presentation) were introduced by Branch 88 President Ulana Prociuk; speakers were introduced by Chrystyna Prokopovych, curator of the Ukrainian Heri tage Studies Center and member of Branch 88, who also acknowledged the Sisters of St. Basil the Great for their support of Ukrainian culture and the work at the UHSC. The first seminar, presented by Lubow Wolynetz, was “History and Symbolism of Gerdany.” M s. Wolynetz is a professor of Ukrainian Language and literature, American Culture, and Library Orientation at St. Basil College Seminary in Stamford, Connecticut. She is also curator at the Ukrainian Museum and Library of Stamford and curator of the folk a rt collection at the Ukrainian Museum in New York City. A polished speaker with a rare talent for presenting complex information in a manner that simultaneously educates and entertains, Ms. Wolynetz began her presentation with a brief history of body and clothing adornment, which has been an inherent part of culture throughout history. Primitive man, she observed, created ornaments from many objects (e.g., stones, seeds, shells). Different objects were assigned different powers. Thus, various neckwear was worn not solely for the purpose of adornment, but also for healing, protective, and fertility purposes. Ms. Wolynetz then spoke about the evolu - tion of beaded adornments on territories that now comprise Ukraine and how such ornaments were perceived, conce ived, and utilized. During Scythian times (7th to 3rd centuries BC), beaded necklaces established themselves as an essential part of women’s dress and began to play a role in rites of
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