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Estonian Cultural Days 2023 Program
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Estonian Cultural Days in NYC 2023 are coming...are you ready?
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Join us for the Estonian Cultural Days in New York!
Join us for the Estonian Cultural Days in New York!
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Foundation donates Estonia piano to the New York Estonian Educational Society
Foundation donates Estonia piano to the New York Estonian Educational Society

Andres Vaska donated his Estonia piano to the Foundation for Estonian Arts and Letters in honor of his father Lauri Vaska, aunt Juta Zacharski, and uncle Vootele Vaska.  In turn, the Foundation donated the piano the the New York Estonian Educational Society, and the piano now resides in the  New York Estonian House.

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Organizers of the Estonian Cultural Days 2017 Announced First Set of Performers
Organizers of the Estonian Cultural Days 2017 Announced First Set of Performers

The Executive Director Kadri Napritson Acuna and the Creative Director Valev Laube revealed this year's first three performers.

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Performance art show celebrated Louis Kahn's Estonian roots
Performance art show celebrated Louis Kahn's Estonian roots

On Saturday, Oct. 29th, The Foundation for Estonian Arts and Letters hosted a benefit performance of Kahn: Islander, an interdisciplinary performance piece about the connection between the great architect Louis Kahn and Estonia, conceived and directed by artist Jaanika Peerna.

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UPCOMING EVENT: "Kahn. Islander" brings together five New York artists
UPCOMING EVENT: "Kahn. Islander" brings together five New York artists

Performance Art Event About Louis Kahn's Artistic Path from Medieval Estonia to Roosevelt Island. In 2016, an Estonian art critic Heie Treier published a book "KAHN: The Islander" exploring the motivations, and subconscious inspirations behind Kahn's work. She elaborately focused on medieval Estonian architecture and analyzed how Kahn's birthplace might have influenced his creative work.

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Terttu Uibopuu - an Estonian photographer capturing the enchanting beauty of two homes
Terttu Uibopuu - an Estonian photographer capturing the enchanting beauty of two homes

Terttu Uibopuu is a photographer and bookmaker from Estonia, and a Visiting Assistant Professor of Art at Wesleyan University, ICP and at Yeshiva University. She photographs subtle signs of trauma and recovery in the American South and in her native Estonia.

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“Mis on valge valguse vari?”* Louis Kahn: Eestis sündinud Ameerika arhitekt
“Mis on valge valguse vari?”* Louis Kahn: Eestis sündinud Ameerika arhitekt

Olen just tagasi suviseselt Eestis-käigult, mille jooksul oli mul võimalus kohtuda meresupluste vaheltka Eesti kunstiajaloolase ja kunstikriitiku Heie Treieriga. Istusime maha Kadrioru tiigi äärses kohvikus ning jätkasime juba mitme aasta eest alanud vestlust Saaremaal sündinud ning USAs tegutsenud arhitektist Louis Kahnist (1901-1974).

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Uus juhatus taaselustamas kultuurfondi
Uus juhatus taaselustamas kultuurfondi

Suured tänud olemaks meie kultuurfondi toetaja ja abiks koos edendamaks Eesti kultuuri Ameerika Ühendriikides. Me täname Teid, et aitasite kaasa uue juhatuse valimisele sel kevadel ja olete olnud abikäeks meie senistes tegemistes.

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