Daria Hoydysh Endowment inaugurated with art exhibit (03/14/99)

Daria Hoydysh Endowment inaugurated with art exhibit

NEW YORK - The Daria Hoydysh Endowment for the Arts was inaugurated with an art exhibit that opened February 19 at the Ukrainian Institute of America. Featured are artists who were exhibited by Mrs. Hoydysh during her tenure as curator and director of art at the institute from 1991 to 1996.

The endowment has been established in the memory of Mrs. Hoydysh by her husband, Dr. Walter Hoydysh, with the goal of promoting and sponsoring art, cultural and educational programs at the Ukrainian Institute of America. To date, the endowment has received $125,000 in pledges; the projected goal is $250,000.

The exhibition opening and reception were very well attended: some 500 people viewed the exhibit at its opening and attended the memorial concert held the following day, which featured pianist Mykola Suk.

Among artists represented at the exhibition are well-known and established figures, representatives of the older generation who, upon fleeing the Soviet occupation of Ukraine, continued their studies in the art centers of Europe; established emigre artists, born in Ukraine or Europe and educated in the U.S.; American-educated representatives of the younger generation; recent emigres from Ukraine; and young artists from New York and Lviv. Also on exhibit is the work of the American artist Loren Ellis.

The exhibition is accompanied by a catalogue, with design and photography by Ihor and Marta Barabakh. The Ukrainian Institute of America is located on the corner of Fifth Avenue and 79th Street in New York City.

For information about the exhibition and for viewing hours, please call the institute at (212) 288-8660; e-mail [email protected] or visit the website, http://www.brama.com/uia/. For further information about the UIA Daria Hoydysh Endowment for the Arts, please call Dr. Walter Hoydysh at (212) 628-3063.

- Ika Koznarska Casanova

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