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“НАШЕ ЖИТТЯ”, СІЧЕНЬ 2020 WWW. UNWLA .ORG 31 Vyshyvanka: Taking Ou r Treasures ‘Out of the Closet’ by Natalia Pawlenko (UNWLA Branch 98 ) Display of Vyshyvanky M uch has been written about the Ukrainian vy - shyvanka: its history and symbolism, how it va ries from regio n to region, its appearance on the run - ways of Paris and the now wildly popul ar Vy - shyvanka Day that takes place the third Thur sday of May around the world. But the readers of this magazine are probably familiar with all of that. What I want to share with you is how our UNWLA Branch 98 in central New Jersey brought the vy - shyvanka to the non - Ukrainian public and how we went about organizing displays that ultimately travelled from location to location for nearly a year. Libraries are important fixtures in our communities and our relationship with our regio - nal libraries is somethin g we continue to cultivate. With these good relationships, our suggestions for exhibits and lectures are readily accepted, and the exhibits frequently stay on display for up to tw o months. This exposure is really quite excellent, es - pecially if the library is able to send out a press release, which often gets printed in the local media. One of our key concerns in staging an exhibit of priceless vyshyvanky and embroidery is the ava ilability of large locking glass cabinets for displays. With that key consideration in mind, we approached several of our favorite libraries and they were thrilled to host an exhibit of Ukrainian embroidery. At each location, we f illed several ca - ses with vyshyvanky ranging from blouses and shirts, to pillow case covers and rushnyky. The displays were organized so that the blouses, over - skirts, woven belts, and jewelry, were assembled on plastic female forms , or partial mannequins (we bought ours from www.s toresupply.com) and hung on bars that were installed inside each large display cabinet. The pillow ca se covers were dis played in separate cabinets. One branch member created a “vyshyvanka kaleidoscope” from the embroidery made b y her mother and this was displayed like a piece of artwork. We also included a brief description of the sig - nificance of the exhibited ar - ticles on the wall above the main display, a map of Ukra ine in one of the display cases, as well as some books and o ther materials highlightin g the con - tents. Information about the UNWLA and how we could be reached was also prominently featured. In conjunction with the display, we suc - cess sfully held several lectures on the history of Ukrainian embroidery, which attra cted many non - Ukrainians w ho find this art form fascinating. We could have gotten more media attention especially if we had promoted the display around Vyshy - vanka Day. Nonetheless, the displays were widely admired and left an impression on all who saw the m. We even recruited sever al new members. We would be happy to provide any feedback or gui - dance for those interested in creating and show - casing similar exhibits. We can be reached at UNWLA98@gmail.com. Branch 98 ‘Vyshyvanka Team” Halya Lojko , Natalia Pawlenko, Nadia Jaworiw and Luba Kasian (Photos by Walter Kasian)
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