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Exhibition of illustrations of children’s books: “Furry Paws” by Tomek Bogacki

PIASA Latest News about us MEMBERSHIP CONFERENCES AWARDS PUBLICATIONS CONTACT Exhibition of illustrations of children’s books: “Furry Paws” by Tomek Bogacki Exhibition of illustrations of children’s books: “Furry Paws” by Tomek Bogacki OPENING RECEPTION: Thursday, November 12, 2015, 6 P.M. – 8:30 P.M. THE EXHIBITION WILL BE ON VIEW Tuesday – Thursday, 10 A.M. -3 P.M., until December 3, 2015 Other News Newsletter Vol. 2, No. 3 July 2022 • July 5, 2022 Congratulatory letter • June 21, 2022 US Ambassador to Poland Mark Brzezinski address to the 8th World Congress on Polish Studies in Białystok • June 12, 2022 Trupa Trupa’s US tour promoting Polish Culture • April 19, 2022 1 2 3 … 29 Next » Navigation Home About Us membership conferences Awards Publications Archives Library Contact Contact Us 208 East 30th St. New York, NY 10016 +1 (212) DONATION Get Connected Facebook-f Instagram Youtube Envelope Co-financed by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage of the Republic of Poland Dofinansowano ze środków Ministra Kultury i Dziedzictwa Narodowego Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej

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“The Search for an Ebola Vaccine”

PIASA Latest News about us MEMBERSHIP CONFERENCES AWARDS PUBLICATIONS CONTACT “The Search for an Ebola Vaccine” In 2014 and 2015 the world witnessed the worst global epidemic of Ebola virus disease in history. More than 25,000 people were infected and more than 11,000 people died from this deadly infectious viral disease for which no antiviral drugs or vaccines are currently approved. Health care workers from around the world conver gedin the West African epicenter of the outbreak, to do everything and anything possible to care for the sick and dying, and to stop the of spread of disease. At the same time, national regulatory authorities, health policy‐makers, and vaccine manufacturers scrambled to develop a vaccine that might be effective in preventing individuals from contracting the infection. This talk describes the journey to ward development of one very promising vaccine candidate, which, based on early results from a clinical study in Guinea, was shown to be 100% effective. Please RSVP by October 17 via email piasany@verizonnet or by phone at (212) 686-4164 Other News Newsletter Vol. 2, No. 3 July 2022 • July 5, 2022 Congratulatory letter • June 21, 2022 US Ambassador to Poland Mark Brzezinski address to the 8th World Congress on Polish Studies in Białystok • June 12, 2022 Trupa Trupa’s US tour promoting Polish Culture • April 19, 2022 1 2 3 … 29 Next » Navigation Home About Us membership conferences Awards Publications Archives Library Contact Contact Us 208 East 30th St. New York, NY 10016 +1 (212) DONATION Get Connected Facebook-f Instagram Youtube Envelope Co-financed by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage of the Republic of Poland Dofinansowano ze środków Ministra Kultury i Dziedzictwa Narodowego Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej

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Unveiling of an original plaque by Polish Artist Greg Gustaw commemorating Cyprian Norwid

PIASA Latest News about us MEMBERSHIP CONFERENCES AWARDS PUBLICATIONS CONTACT Unveiling of an original plaque by Polish Artist Greg Gustaw commemorating Cyprian Norwid On October 15th at 6:30 p.m. The Polish Institute of Arts and Science, in collaboration with the “Civic Group- Norwid in New York City” (Ryszard Druch, Greg Gustaw, Janusz Szlechta) invites you to an unveiling of an original plaque by Polish Artist Greg Gustaw commemorating Cyprian Norwid and the years he spent in New York City (1852-53). Following the unveiling, we will open Greg Gustaw’s exhibit of sculpture, paintings and drawings. A wine and cheese reception will follow. Musical accompaniment will be provided by Krystof Medyna, saxophone. Please RSVP by October 12th via email piasany@verizonnet or by phone at 212.686.4164 Polski Instytut Naukowy w Ameryce zaprasza w dniu 15 października o godz. 18:30 na odsłonięcie tablicy pamiątkowej ufundowanej i wykonanej przez Grupę Obywatelska Norwid w Nowym Jorku w składzie: Ryszard Druch, Grzegorz Gustaw i Janusz Szlechta w budynku PIASA (208 E 30th Street, New York, NY 10016) Słowo wstępne o twórczości Cypriana Kamila Norwida wygłosi Prof. Anna Frajlich. Po odsłonięciu tablicy nastąpi uroczyste otwarcie wystawy rzeźb, malarstwa i rysunku Grzegorza Gustawa – autora tablicy. Przy tej okazji zapraszamy na tradycyjną lampkę wina. Przewidziano również część artystyczna z udziałem aktora Tadeusza Turkowskiego i saksofonisty Krzysztofa Medyny. RSVP do 12 października: piasany@verizonnet lub tel 212.686.4164 Other News Newsletter Vol. 2, No. 3 July 2022 • July 5, 2022 Congratulatory letter • June 21, 2022 US Ambassador to Poland Mark Brzezinski address to the 8th World Congress on Polish Studies in Białystok • June 12, 2022 Trupa Trupa’s US tour promoting Polish Culture • April 19, 2022 1 2 3 … 29 Next » Navigation Home About Us membership conferences Awards Publications Archives Library Contact Contact Us 208 East 30th St. New York, NY 10016 +1 (212) DONATION Get Connected Facebook-f Instagram Youtube Envelope Co-financed by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage of the Republic of Poland Dofinansowano ze środków Ministra Kultury i Dziedzictwa Narodowego Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej

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The Streets of New York

PIASA Latest News about us MEMBERSHIP CONFERENCES AWARDS PUBLICATIONS CONTACT The Streets of New York The Polish Institute of Arts and Science of America cordially invite you to the openiing of THE STREETS OF NEW YORK an exhibition of paintings by Irene Kieltyka Opening Reception: Thursday, May 14, 2015 at 6 P.M. – 8.30 P.M.The Exhibition will be on View until May 28th, 2015 Other News Newsletter Vol. 2, No. 3 July 2022 • July 5, 2022 Congratulatory letter • June 21, 2022 US Ambassador to Poland Mark Brzezinski address to the 8th World Congress on Polish Studies in Białystok • June 12, 2022 Trupa Trupa’s US tour promoting Polish Culture • April 19, 2022 1 2 3 … 29 Next » Navigation Home About Us membership conferences Awards Publications Archives Library Contact Contact Us 208 East 30th St. New York, NY 10016 +1 (212) DONATION Get Connected Facebook-f Instagram Youtube Envelope Co-financed by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage of the Republic of Poland Dofinansowano ze środków Ministra Kultury i Dziedzictwa Narodowego Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej

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Honor i podróże w niehonorowym świecie

PIASA Latest News about us MEMBERSHIP CONFERENCES AWARDS PUBLICATIONS CONTACT Honor i podróże w niehonorowym świecie Polski Instytut naukowy (PIASA) zaprasza na spotkaniez Grażyną Drabik pisarką, tłumaczem, wykładowcąpoświęcone Andrzejowi Bobkowskiemu “Honor i podróże w niehonorowym świecie”Manuskrypt książki Andrzeja Bobkowskiego “Szkice Piórkiem” znajduje się w zbiorach Polskiego Instytutu Naukowego w Nowym Jorku Wieczór prowadzony będzie w języku polskim Dzieki uprzejmosci EK Polish Bookstore, “Szkice Piorkiem” dostepne do zakupu po wykladzie.CZWARTEK, 30 KWIETNIA, 2015, 18:30 -20:30.208 E. 30 STREET (near 3rd Ave.), NEW YORK, N.Y. 10016 Other News Newsletter Vol. 2, No. 3 July 2022 • July 5, 2022 Congratulatory letter • June 21, 2022 US Ambassador to Poland Mark Brzezinski address to the 8th World Congress on Polish Studies in Białystok • June 12, 2022 Trupa Trupa’s US tour promoting Polish Culture • April 19, 2022 1 2 3 … 29 Next » Navigation Home About Us membership conferences Awards Publications Archives Library Contact Contact Us 208 East 30th St. New York, NY 10016 +1 (212) DONATION Get Connected Facebook-f Instagram Youtube Envelope Co-financed by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage of the Republic of Poland Dofinansowano ze środków Ministra Kultury i Dziedzictwa Narodowego Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej

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Group Exhibition”The Repetition”

PIASA Latest News about us MEMBERSHIP CONFERENCES AWARDS PUBLICATIONS CONTACT Group Exhibition”The Repetition” Exhbiting Artists are the Faculty Members and Doctoral-level Students of the Painting Department of the Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow, Poland: Professor Stanislaw Tabisz, Rector of the Academy of Fine Arts; Professors Zbigniew Bajek, Teresa Kotkowska-Rzepecka, Lilla Kukla, Joanna Zemanek and Adam Wsiolkowski; Doctoral-level students: Izabela Apananska, Jolanta Kusmierska, Iwa Kruczkowska-Krol, Krystyna Malinowska, Roman Fleszar, Elzbieta Zrobek and Krzysztof Marchlak. Exhibition is curated by Joanna M. Wezyk Musical Accompaniment by Saxophonist Krzysztof Medyna THE EXHIBITION WILL BE ON VIEW Tuesday -Thursday, 10 A.M. – 3 P.M., until April 30th Zbigniew Bajek is a Professor at the Krakow Academy of Fine Arts at Interdisciplinary Studio. He practices painting, drawing, photography, creates artistic installations and pursues para-theatrical projects. Lilla Kulka is a Professor at the Krakow Academy of Fine Arts at Tapestry and Fiber Department. She practices painting and creates tapestry installations. Stanislaw Tabisz is the Rector of the Krakow Academy of Fine Arts. He practices painting, drawing, graphic design and set design. Teresa Kotkowska-Rzepecka is a Professor at the Krakow Academy of Fine Arts at the Drawing Department. She practices painting. Adam Wsiołkowski is a Professor at the Krakow Academy of Fine Arts. In 2008 he was appointed as the Rector of the Academy, holding the office until 2012. He currently runs a Painting Studio. Joanna Zemanek is working as an Adjunct Professor at the Tapestry Studio in the Krakow Academy of Fine Arts. In 2012, she received the title of Doctor in Painting. Izabela Apanańska is a painter and a photographer. Currently, she is a student of Doctoral Studies and Postgraduate Studies in Art Education in the Krakow Academy of Fine Arts. Jolanta Kuśmierska works with painting, computer graphics, drawing, collages and photography. Currently, she is a PhD candidate at the Krakow Academy of Fine Arts. Iwa Kruczkowska Król.is interested in painting, artistic tapestry, set design and stage design. Currently, she is a PhD candidate at the Krakow Academy of Fine Arts. Roman Fleszar paints on canvas, draws with pastels and makes sacral creations. Currently, he is a student of Doctoral Studies an the Krakow Academy of Fine Arts. Krystyna Malinowska practices painting, computer graphics, and creates a unique fabric images in the art of batik. Currently, she is a PhD candidate at the Krakow Academy of Fine Arts. Elżbieta Zrobek specializes in traditional oil painting techniques. Additionally, she crafts objects out of handmade paper, using old traditional methods, as well as her own original ones. Currently, she is a PhD candidate at the Krakow Academy of Fine Arts. Krzysztof Marchlak mostly works on abstract paintings, drawings, installations and printmaking. Currently, he is a student of Doctoral Studies in the Krakow Academy of Fine Arts. Other News Newsletter Vol. 2, No. 3 July 2022 • July 5, 2022 Congratulatory letter • June 21, 2022 US Ambassador to Poland Mark Brzezinski address to the 8th World Congress on Polish Studies in Białystok • June 12, 2022 Trupa Trupa’s US tour promoting Polish Culture • April 19, 2022 1 2 3 … 29 Next » Navigation Home About Us membership conferences Awards Publications Archives Library Contact Contact Us 208 East 30th St. New York, NY 10016 +1 (212) DONATION Get Connected Facebook-f Instagram Youtube Envelope Co-financed by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage of the Republic of Poland Dofinansowano ze środków Ministra Kultury i Dziedzictwa Narodowego Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej

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Professor of the Year

PIASA Latest News about us MEMBERSHIP CONFERENCES AWARDS PUBLICATIONS CONTACT Professor of the Year The Faculty Merit Foundation of West Virginia on March 17, 2015 honored five finalists for the 2014 Professor of the Year Award which honors an outstanding faculty member at a West Virginia college or university. PIASA member, Lisa Di Bartolomeo, was named First Runner-up for this honor and received a cash award of $2,500. Dr. Di Bartolemeo is the Armand E. and Mary W. Singer Professor in the Humanities and Director of Slavic and Eastern European Studies at West Virginia University in Morgantown, WV. Professor Di Bartolomeo was the first recipient of PIASA’s Ambassador Kazimierz Dziewanowski Memorial Dissertation Award in 2002 for her doctoral dissertation at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, “Other Visions: Krzysztof Kieslowski’s ‘Trzy Kolory’ Trilogy.” Our warm congratulations! Other News Newsletter Vol. 2, No. 3 July 2022 • July 5, 2022 Congratulatory letter • June 21, 2022 US Ambassador to Poland Mark Brzezinski address to the 8th World Congress on Polish Studies in Białystok • June 12, 2022 Trupa Trupa’s US tour promoting Polish Culture • April 19, 2022 1 2 3 … 29 Next » Navigation Home About Us membership conferences Awards Publications Archives Library Contact Contact Us 208 East 30th St. New York, NY 10016 +1 (212) DONATION Get Connected Facebook-f Instagram Youtube Envelope Co-financed by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage of the Republic of Poland Dofinansowano ze środków Ministra Kultury i Dziedzictwa Narodowego Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej

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Ida

PIASA Latest News about us MEMBERSHIP CONFERENCES AWARDS PUBLICATIONS CONTACT Ida Special screening of 2015 Oscar Nominee IDA at The Polish Institute of Arts and Sciences of America (PIASA) The screening will be followed by a discussion and light reception Other News Newsletter Vol. 2, No. 3 July 2022 • July 5, 2022 Congratulatory letter • June 21, 2022 US Ambassador to Poland Mark Brzezinski address to the 8th World Congress on Polish Studies in Białystok • June 12, 2022 Trupa Trupa’s US tour promoting Polish Culture • April 19, 2022 1 2 3 … 29 Next » Navigation Home About Us membership conferences Awards Publications Archives Library Contact Contact Us 208 East 30th St. New York, NY 10016 +1 (212) DONATION Get Connected Facebook-f Instagram Youtube Envelope Co-financed by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage of the Republic of Poland Dofinansowano ze środków Ministra Kultury i Dziedzictwa Narodowego Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej

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Tomek Olbinski – Paintings/Illustrations

PIASA Latest News about us MEMBERSHIP CONFERENCES AWARDS PUBLICATIONS CONTACT Tomek Olbinski – Paintings/Illustrations Thursday, November 20, 2014, 6:00 – 8:30 P.M.Tomek Olbinski – Paintings/IllustrationsMusic by Saxophonist Krzysztof Medyna Other News Newsletter Vol. 2, No. 3 July 2022 • July 5, 2022 Congratulatory letter • June 21, 2022 US Ambassador to Poland Mark Brzezinski address to the 8th World Congress on Polish Studies in Białystok • June 12, 2022 Trupa Trupa’s US tour promoting Polish Culture • April 19, 2022 1 2 3 … 29 Next » Navigation Home About Us membership conferences Awards Publications Archives Library Contact Contact Us 208 East 30th St. New York, NY 10016 +1 (212) DONATION Get Connected Facebook-f Instagram Youtube Envelope Co-financed by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage of the Republic of Poland Dofinansowano ze środków Ministra Kultury i Dziedzictwa Narodowego Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej

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Jan Lebenstein In Memoriam (1930-1999)

PIASA Latest News about us MEMBERSHIP CONFERENCES AWARDS PUBLICATIONS CONTACT Jan Lebenstein In Memoriam (1930-1999) Exhibition of works on paperJAN LEBENSTEIN. IN MEMORIAM: (1930-1999). Music by Saxophonist Krzysztof MedynaExhibition is organized in partership by the Gallery Roi Dore and PIASA and co-sponsored by the Consulate General of the Republic of Poland in New York. Jan Lebenstein (1930 – 1999), is one of the great Polish contemporary artists. His talent was recognized early in his career. In 1955 shortly after his studies at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw he was awarded a jury prize for his landscape drawings. In 1959 he won the restigious Grand Prize of Paris at the First International Biennale of Young Artists. The artist subsequently moved to Paris. Jan Lebenstein inspiration derived from his fascination with the Bible and the mythologies of the ancient civilizations of Assyria, Babylon, Greece and Egypt. in the years 1960 to 1965 he created strange creatures in his Carnet Intimes series and “prehistoric” animals in his Creatures Abominable series. From 1966 to 1974 he produced works (Bestiaria series) in which his mythological scenes were depicted in bars, metros and other common sites of modern cities. Lebenstein also applied his talents to other art forms. He illustrated Orwell’s Animal Farm, as well as The Book of Job and The Apocalypse. He designed the stained glass windows for the Centre de Dialogue in Paris. Among Jan Lebenstein’s many honors and awards for his body of work are the Jurzykowski Foundation Prize (1976), the Jan Cybis prize (1987) and the Great Cross and Star of the Order of the Restoration of Poland (1998). In the summer of 2014 Paris Gallery Roi Dore (www.roidore.com) organized an exhibition of the artist’s work on paper, “JAN LEBENSTEIN. IN MEMORIAM” (1930-1999). The artist’s works from that exhibition were brought to New York PIASA Gallery by the Gallery Roi Dore. The current exhibition is organized by The Polish Institute of Arts and Sciences of America in partnership with the Gallery Roi Dore and with cosponsorship of the Consulate General of the Republic of Poland in New York. Other News Newsletter Vol. 2, No. 3 July 2022 • July 5, 2022 Congratulatory letter • June 21, 2022 US Ambassador to Poland Mark Brzezinski address to the 8th World Congress on Polish Studies in Białystok • June 12, 2022 Trupa Trupa’s US tour promoting Polish Culture • April 19, 2022 1 2 3 … 29 Next » Navigation Home About Us membership conferences Awards Publications Archives Library Contact Contact Us 208 East 30th St. New York, NY 10016 +1 (212) DONATION Get Connected Facebook-f Instagram Youtube Envelope Co-financed by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage of the Republic of Poland Dofinansowano ze środków Ministra Kultury i Dziedzictwa Narodowego Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej

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