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Dear Friends, we are proud to announce that our Institute in cooperation with the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage of the Republic of Poland will begin a new project that will help preserve and promote our archives. The project is expected to include creating an inventory of historical collections stored in PIASA, processing new … Read more

Dear Friends,we regret to inform you that due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the ensuing travel restrictions our joint PIASA/PSA conference in Chicago that was scheduled for June 12-14, 2020 has been CANCELLED. Those whose panels and papers were accepted for Chicago will automatically be accepted for the PIASA conference in Białystok, Poland, planned for … Read more

Call for Papers for a joint Polish Studies conference Chicago, June 12-14, 2020 The Polish Institute of Arts & Sciences of America and the Polish Studies Association are pleased to invite proposals for a joint conference to be held at the University of Illinois at Chicago.Proposals are solicited for complete sessions or individual papers in … Read more

As part of PIASA archival digitization process the most recent digitized collections include Jan Lechon Papers (Collection number 5) completed with the generous support of the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage and Jozef Pilsudski Foundation.

Valerie Sokolova holds a BA in Graphic Arts and Illustration and MFA in Applied and Decorative Arts. She serves as an Associate Professor, Graphic Design & Illustration Program Director and the Art Department Academic Liaison at Kingsborough Community College. She teaches design, typography, illustration and writing intensive courses. Outside of KCC, Valerie is an active … Read more