Artist Talk, Geary

Please join us for a closing reception and artist talk with featured artist, Brigitta Varadi this Saturday, July 29th at 2pm. 
Varadi will talk about her project, Permission To Be, Hunia, which explores a largely unknown, ethnically and linguistically distinct people, the Carphato-Rysyns. The Carphato-Rysyns live in remote villages in the Carpathian Mountains of East Central Europe and have a unique and compelling history. She will also discuss their immigration to work in Pennsylvania's steel mills and coal mines (1880-1920).
The project is a continuation of Varadi’s investigation into disappearing traditions. Varadi explores the Carpatho-Rusyns' through her work Hunia, which was a traditional wool coat that was at the center of the Carpatho-Rusyns' mountain lives. Brigitta draws attention to this small ethnic group, while evoking her memories of many childhood Summer stays with her great-grandfather in Tyushka, a small mountain village in Ukraine's Zakarpattia Oblast, Ukraine.
Hunia was made and the performance segments were filmed in different outdoor locations on MacDowell's grounds. #MadeAtMacDowell @Macdowell1907