Local artist Kasia Pawluskiewicz has an exhibition of her paintings and prints at Heritage Distilling Co in Roslyn, WA through July 2023. The exhibition presents ten contemporary figurative oil paintings and a large collection of Japanese-style Gyotaku fish prints (see below) of sea creatures caught over the last ten years of Kasia’s career as a chef aboard luxury yachts, research and cargo vessels from the Bahamas to the Arctic circle. The artist is available for
This is another opportunity to see a painting exhibition by the local artist Wendy Rader-Konofalski. The exhibition is at Cafe Ladro Issaquah Highlands in Issaquah and runs for three months, from May 12 till August 11. The opening reception is on May 21, 2023, from 2:30 pm to 4 pm. The exhibition presents several abstract landscapes and other abstract acrylic paintings. The show is available during the coffee shop business hours. More: please visit Wendy’s
Seattle Gdynia Sister City Association is looking for 2 host families to welcome students from Gdynia. The students will stay in Seattle between July 16 and July 30. The week of July 23-28 they will spend at the full-time overnight Washington Business Week program at the University of Puget Sound. Preferably the families would have teenage children of the age 16-19, but this is not an absolute requirement. For these students this is often a
The UW Polish Studies Endowment Committee present the lecture “Textile as Text: Gender and Social Issues in Polish Textile Art” by Dr. Agata Stronciwilk. When attending the lecture, please come at 6:30 pm for the opening reception of the new generations’ Polish Poster exhibit, organized by Dr. Stronciwilk at the UW Allen Library North Lobby. The lecture starts at 7:15 pm. Sewing, embroidery, and weaving have been stereotypically considered to be women’s activities, limited to
The UW Polish Studies Endowment Committee and the UW Libraries present an exhibit “Polish School of Poster. New Generations” showcasing the art of poster from the University of Silesia. The exhibition, organized by Dr. Agata Stronciwilk, runs from May 8 to June 16 with the opening reception at 6:30 pm on May 18, 2023. The exhibition presents 70 modern posters (created since 2000) designed by artists from different generations. It encompasses artworks created by professors,
The 2023 Seattle International Film Festival is at our doors. This year, SIFF will show two Polish films, “Pianoforte” and “Filip“, and also an American movie “Late Bloomers” with a Polish immigrant as one of the main characters. “Pianoforte“, directed by Jakub Piątek (“Prime Time” 2021, “Users” 2018), is about the prestigious International Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw and young musicians from all over the world who are ready to prove their dedication to classical
The 2023 Seattle International Film Festival is at our doors. This year, SIFF will show two Polish films, “Pianoforte” and “Filip” and also an American movie “Late Bloomers” with a Polish immigrant as one of the main characters. “Filip“, directed by Michal Kwiecinski (“Tomorrow We’re Going To The Movies” 2007, “Extras” 2006), breaks every film cliché about the Nazi era and the Holocaust. It is an unexpectedly sharp, jagged character study about a handsome young Polish Jew
The 2023 Seattle International Film Festival is at our doors. This year, SIFF will show two Polish films, “Pianoforte” and “Filip” and also an American movie “Late Bloomers” with a Polish immigrant as a main character. From SIFF alum and Audience Award winner Lisa Steen comes this dark comedy about a depressed Brooklyn slacker (Karen Gillan, “Dual”) who breaks her hip and goes into physical therapy, where she begins an unlikely friendship with an 86-year-old
This most beloved and savored event at the Polish Cultural Center is back to its usual slot on the second Saturday in May. The program and menu are now similar to before the pandemic. Several kinds of pierogi (meat, potato-and-cheese, sweet cheese, blueberry and sauerkraut w/ mushroom) will be available as well as Polish kielbasa and Polish beers. Takeouts include frozen pierogi, pyzy and kielbasa. Basic prices are: $16 for a plate of 10 pierogi,
Klub książki zaprasza wszystkich zainteresowanych do udziału w spotkaniu. W maju tematem dyskusji będzie najnowsza książka Szczepana Twardocha „Chołod”, inspirowana polarnymi wyprawami autora. To książka o życiu w Arktyce, na wschodniej Syberii w latach 30. O życiu w państwie Stalina oraz o takich miejscach w Rosji, gdzie o Stalinie nawet nie słyszeli. Do czasu. Bohaterem powieści jest Konrad Widuch – weteran Wielkiej Wojny, komunista walczący o ploretariacki porządek. Podczas czystek 1937 roku towarzysz Widuch jako
Learn Polish at Summer Studies Abroad Program at the Jagiellonian University or the John Paul II Catholic University. You can sign up for paid courses or apply for a Kosciuszko Foundation scholarship. Application deadline is May 20, 2023. The Kosciuszko Foundation is currently accepting applications for 2023 Summer Studies Abroad Program. The Kosciuszko Foundation offers Tomaszkiewicz-Florio scholarships for students who wish to study Polish at the Jagiellonian University in Krakow or the John Paul II
This event is in Polish. Dom Polski w Seattle zaprasza serdecznie na akademię z okazji Dnia Konstytucji. W tym ważnym dla naszej Ojczyzny dniu, spotykamy się razem, by uczcić pamięć naszych przodków oraz podkreślić znaczenie Konstytucji dla wolnej i demokratycznej Polski. W akademii wezmą udział Konsul Honorowy Teresa Indelak Davis, harcerze, szkoła polska w Seattle oraz Chór Polski Vivat Musica. Podczas uroczystości usłyszymy polskie pieśni patriotyczne oraz przemówienia przywołujące na myśl ducha walki i jedności
At the recent meeting with the Polish community of Seattle, the Deputy Speaker of the Polish Sejm, Małgorzata Gosiewska, decorated the following people with Polish orders and medals. Father Andrzej Galant of the Polish Parish in Seattle received a Knight’s Cross of the Order Polonia Restituta, the second highest Polish civilian order, and also a Cross of Freedom and Solidarity, for his involvement in the fight for Polish freedom and democracy under the communist regime
Dr. Agnieszka Jeżyk, Professor of Polish Studies at the University of Toronto, has recently obtained the position of the Maria Kott Endowed Professor of Polish Studies at the UW Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures. She will start in Seattle in the 2023/24 academic year. She has won the position in a competition with about 30 candidates and was among four finalist who had public lectures and extensive interviews at the Slavic Department in February
This event is in Polish. Dom Polski w Seattle zaprasza na spotkanie z Małgorzatą Gosiewską, Wicemarszałkiem Sejmu z ramienia PiS. Wicemarszałek Gosiewska przyjeżdża do Seattle z oficjalną wizytą w ramach obchodów Dnia Polonii i Polaków za Granicą oraz Flagi RP. Spotkanie odbędzie sie w jęz. polskim. Podczas tego spotkania Konsul Generalny RP w Los Angeles, Marta Wolańska udekoruje odznaczeniami państwowymi nastepujące osoby: Ks. Andrzeja Galanta i Wojciecha Lasa. More: Życiorys M. Gosiewskiej, więcej informacji może
Tuesdays at 12:30 pm Flavor of Poland is a culinary-travel PBS television weekly series presenting the country of Poland to American viewers and it’s really well done. Hosted by Aleksandra August, the series shows off not only distinctly Polish dishes (check out the sorrel & crayfish soup recipe!) but also the most beautiful and interesting aspects and landscapes of Poland. The series premiere was a segment about the old Polish capital of Cracow. The following
The annual GiveBIG campaign is here – so please get your wallets ready! As usual, Seattle Polish Foundation and other local Polish organizations launched a community-wide fundraiser to benefit local Polish events and initiatives. The campaign days are May 2 & 3, 2023, but the early giving has already opened. Please donate! Your generosity helps all of us! Check the SPF page for the list of goals of this year’s fundraiser. Polish Festival Seattle –