Events
Polish Institute of Arts and Sciences of America cordially invites you to the opening of an exhibition of paintings (1999-2013) by Jerzy Kubina:“Dust of life”Dedicated to Henryk Lachman“Hotel Hamilton” installation/mixed media 1989opening reception: thursday, november 21, 2013at 6 p.m. – 8.30 p.m.music by saxophonist Krzysztof Medynathe exhibition will be on viewtuesday – thursday, 10 a.m. … Read more
Polish Institute of Arts and Sciences of Americacordially invites you to the book signing and lecture byRyszard HorowitzNovember 7, 2013 at 6:30 pmQuincy Jones admiring “All that Jazz”who will talk about his book “All that Jazz” which was named The Most Beautiful Book of the Year 2012 by The Polish Society of Book Publishers.(Ryszard Horowitz’s … Read more
Polski Instytut Naukowy (PIASA)zapraszana wieczór autorskiAnny Frajlichpoświęcony nowej książce“Łodzią jest i jest przystanią”wieczór poprowadzi (w języku polskim)Krystyna Olszerpo odczycie, ksiazkę będzie można nabyć dzięki EK Polish Bookstore. środa, 23 pażdziernika 2013, 18;30208 e. 30 street (near 3rd ave.), new york, n.y. 10016rsvp: piasany@verizon.net, telefon: 212 686 4164, www.piasa.org ANNA FRAJLICH, an accomplished Polish émigré poet, … Read more
The Polish Institute of Arts and Sciences of Americainvites you to the book signing and lecture byAndrew Nagorski October 2, 2013 at 6:30 pm who will talk about his new book entitled Hitlerland: American Eyewitnesses to the Nazi Rise to Power. This work focuses on Hitler’s rise to power and Germany’s march to the abyss … Read more
Rafal Olbinski’s posters are an excellent synthesis of surrealistic mood and from the other side symbolism, characteristic to the Polish school of poster design. He has received more than 100 awards for his work, including Gold and Silver Medal from the Society of Illustrators and ArtDirectors Club of New York. In 1994 he was awarded … Read more
Professional Biography Magdalena Zawadzka studied painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Gdansk. After completing her studies she moved to Warsaw, where she concentrated on painting decorative textiles. Her next stop was Rome, where she joined the group of artists Cento Pittori a via Margutta. While in Rome she developed a “naïve” style of … Read more
This exhibit will feature documentary photography of Poland and Polish People in 1970’s and early 1980’s. The images in this collection have never been presented or published.www.janhausbrandt.com Professional Biography Jan Hausbrandt has spent over 40 years pursuing his passion, the art of photography. Uninterested in staged photographs and advertising, he describes his work as an … Read more
Robert L. Starkey Professor of Microbiology and Professor Emeritus of Entomology, Rutgers – The State University of New Jersey (New Brunswick, N.J.) Abstract of the presentation: The discovery of streptomycin, the first antibiotic to cure tuberculosis, was attributed to Rutgers scientist Selman A. Waksman (1888 – 1973). The work, published in 1944, had a major … Read more
Professor of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, New Jersey Medical School, Newark, N.J. ABSTRACTAtherosclerosis, a disease of the large arteries, is the primary cause of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and stroke. It is the underlying cause of about 50% of all deaths in westernized societies. Despite advances in our understanding of CVD, the established risk factors such … Read more
Janusz Skowron was born in Kolbuszowa, Poland (1958). He studied Fine Arts at the University of UMCS in Lublin and received a Masters Degree in Lithography in 1983. Since 1989 Mr. Skowron has been living and working in New York City. Mr. Skowron is a member of the international multimedia art group “Emotionalism”, “The Polish … Read more
