Karikázó, 1981. július - 1982. április (7. évfolyam, 1-4. szám)

1981-07-01 / 1. szám

NEW EXHIBIT hunga„Qft f<),k muSeUfn On Saturday, August 22nd, the Hungarian Folk Museum in Passaic opens its activities for the 1981-82 season by presenting a new exhibit. It includes a few dozens of drawings and paintings by artists living in Transylvania. Transylvania is Erdély in Hungarian and denotes a region ethnographica 1 1 y part of Hungary, now within the political borders of Romania. Close to two million Hungarians live in Erdély, leading a struggling cultural, folk and artistic life. The exhibited works are available for purchasing, ranging between $ 40 and $ 300. It is planned, that on the proceeds a tour for one of the artists will be sponsored. The museum's new exhibit will also contain Hungarian regional embroideries and a scale model of a Hungarian peasant house in Palóc style, complete with furnishings and utensils. It is a lovely replica and the presentation will be audially explained in Hungarian and English, also aided by photograph and folk art material from the Palóc region. In a separate room the approximately 10 years old local Hungarian Saturday School will be documented in photographs and projects made by the s tuden t s. The exhibit may be seen during museum hours, (see at the end of article.) Presenting the museum to groups can be arranged. For contacting address and phone number please see the end of the article. The museum also announces the beginning of embroidery classes. One course is for beginners or for those who wish to review their knowledge of each of the Hungarian regional stitching types. The course starts on September 18, Friday evening and will meet every week until December 18th. The course will be instructed by Katalin Kristó-Nagy of Garfield, an expert on Hungarian handwork of different kinds. Another activity in the same area will be an embroidery circle where participants learn from each other rather than from an instructor and will be a means of preserving this form of folk art within the local Hungarian community. Activities of the Embroidery Cirlce will be coordinated by Gabriella Papp of Wayne, NJ. There is a fee for the embroidery course. The embroidery circle is free, but membership in the museum is required, which naturally entitles to other benefits as well. There will also be a language course and the museum enhances its function by presenting monthly video, film and lecture programs, as well as sponsoring events in the community. There is also a gift shop, where one may buy special gifts of Hungarian folk articrafts, records, pictures, books. The museum is presently conducting a survey on the local and North Jersey Hungarian communities. This survey will determine not only statistical data and will help to delineate the history of Hungarian immigrant life in this area of New Jersey, but will also produce helpful information on needed programs and suggested future projects by the Museum. The cost of conducting this survey is in the $ 50,000s range. $ 23,615 0 of this was granted by the National Endowment for the Humanities. (See separate article on Survey) Permanent Staff of the Museum includes: Emese Kerkay, Zsuzsa Király, Judith Magyar, György Pandi, Bertalan Kormann, Frigyes Kormann. Elka Kristó-Nagy, a recent art history graduate of Columbia University will join the Staff on a permanent basis in September. Kriszta Venczel and Tamás Teszór are consultant curators. In order to serve the community with enjoyable educational and useful programs and to carry out its various projects, the Museum needs public support. This may be in the form of donations, membership, donations of folk art or documentary material, voluntary work in different areas. The museum is located at 217 Third Street, Passaic, NJ 07055. Exhibit hours are 10 am to 5 pm on Saturdays and 12 noon to 5 pm on Sundays. Other times by appointment. Map for directions are available. For any information call 473-0013 or 343-5240.« 2 ITT-OTT is a publication of the "Baráti Közösség" (Hungarian Association). It is a forum for Hungarian writers and individuals interested and active in Hungarian cultural life. "It is not a business venture, but, due to our dispersion, a necessary tool for communication." It is published in Hungarian. Address: P.O.Box 112, Ada, OH 45810 ITT-OTT holds a camp annually, where participants listen to lectures on Hungarian cultural, political, historical topics by knowledgeable experts. Also, there is plenty of time for informal vacationing, sports, evening discussions, debates. The language is Hungar i an. I TI-fTT This year the camp is held between August 22-29, at Lake Hope State Park, Zaleski, OH, 45698. Lectures are held daily between 9:30 am and 1 pm. Afternoons are free. From 7 to 9 in the evening cultural programs, film showings are held. Lodging price ranges between $85-165, in sleeping cabins, most of them complete with bath and ki tchen. For further information please contact: László Bojtos, 7000 Hilton Rd, Brecksville, GH 44142. Tel:(216)621-2998 (days) or (216) 526-4587 (evenings).« Information from ITT-OTT Magazine

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