COMMUNITY CHRONICLE: Virginia's Ukrainians participate in ethnic exhibit (04/25/04)

COMMUNITY CHRONICLE: Virginia's Ukrainians participate in ethnic exhibit

NORFOLK, Va. - Several members of the Tidewater Ukrainian Cultural Association took part in an exhibit of ethnic culture at Chrysler Museum of Art in Norfolk, Va., on February 15. Seen above are: (from left) artist Elaine Hampton, who explained the art of the pysanka with the help of Nadia Hoots, Multicultural Association of Virginia liaison; Anatol Grynewytsch, secretary of TUCA, Oksana Makowiec, poetess and journalist, who explained the art of embroidery, icons and works of Ukrainian literature; and Olga Cehelska of Echoes of Ukraine, who demonstrated the bandura and interviewed with the press concerning Ukraine's struggle for independence in 1918-1919 and its achievement in 1991. The media showed great interest in the effects of Stalin's regime on the Ukrainian nation, including the loss of the intelligentsia and clergy, the massacre of bandurists and the Great Famine of 1932-1933.

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