BBLA Newsletter JULY 2017 | Issue No. 55
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KAMILA STANCLOVA ON INSPIRATION, DREAMS AND THE SCENT OF WOOD
by Katerina Kyselica
Images: (top) Kamila Stanclova in her studio. (above) View of Bratislava Castle. Photographs by Katerina Kyselica.
Dreams may seem like a mirage. For Slovak artist Kamila Stanclova, whose fine art prints were exhibited at BBLA Gallery in December 2014 , dreaming is almost like breathing. I was invited to peek into Ms. Stanclova's intimate world of art making that turned out to be as expansive as her imagination. The studio occupying the entire top floor of her and her husband Dusan Kallay's family home in Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia, was bathed in the abundance of soft daylight. The realms of literature and visual arts interlace in the practice of Ms. Slanclova, who was trained as a printmaker and book illustrator. Her command of printmaking is breathtaking, as if she were born to make prints.
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HERE IS WHAT'S COMING IN JULY
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Sunday, July 16, 6:00 PM
6-MINUTE CHALLENGE: HS SPECIAL
presentations
>> Open to the public. Suggested donation $5.
Meet ten Czech outstanding 15-18 year old students following their summer academic studies program at Princeton University. They will present themselves, their experience at Princeton, and their academic aspirations. Moderated by Martin Herman, AFCSLS president. In English and in six minutes!
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on view until July 31
FROM THE SILVER CZECH THALER TO THE AMERICAN DOLLAR
exhibition
>> Free and open to the public.
>> Viewing hours: Monday - Friday 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
(Please note that BBLA's exhibition space is occasionally closed for events. Call 212-988-1733 to verify access.)
The exhibition "From the Silver Czech Thaler to the American Dollar" is part of the 2017 Conference of the Comenius Academic Club.
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BBLA RECOMMENDS
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Tuesday, July 11, 8:00 - 8:45 PM
MARTINA AT THE WAY STATION
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on view until August 13
MAKING SPACE: WOMEN ARTISTS AND POSTWAR ABSTRACTION
Drawn entirely from the Museum's collection, the exhibition features nearly 100 paintings, sculptures, photographs, drawings, prints, textiles, and ceramics by more than 50 artists, including the Czech artist Bela Kolarova (1923-2010).
venue: The Museum of Modern Art
(11 West 53 Street, Manhattan)
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on view until September 10
TOMAS RAFA: NEW NATIONALISMS
An exhibition featuring the work of the Slovakian artist and documentary filmmaker Tomas Rafa. Since 2009, Rafa has employed the methods of cinéma vérité to document what he refers to as "new nationalisms" across Central Europe, creating vivid, stirring portraits of the resurgence of extreme right-wing, xenophobic, and neofascist groups in the region.
venue: MoMA PS1
(22-25 Jackson Avenue, Long Island City, NY 11101)
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BBLA'S MEMBER
ORGANIZATIONS
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Association of Free Czechoslovak Sportsmen
Czech and Slovak Solidarity Council
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(212) 988-1733 | www.bohemianbenevolent.org | info@bohemianbenevolent.org
BBLA is a not-for-profit organization established in 1891 in
New York City
as an umbrella organization for almost eighty Czech and Slovak immigrant organizations. The mission of BBLA is to preserve and support Czech and Slovak culture in
New York City
. BBLA
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s member organizations include American Fund for Czech and Slovak Leadership Studies, Association of Free Czechoslovak Sportsmen, Czech and Slovak Solidarity Council, Czechoslovak Society of Arts and Sciences in
America
, Dvorak American Heritage Association and Sokol
New York
. BBLA is a 501(c)(3) tax exempt organization.
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