Intersections of Art and Science in the Dodge Collection opens at the Zimmerli Art Museum on Saturday, March 12. It is organized by Ksenia Nouril, Dodge Fellow and PhD candidate in the Department of Art History at Rutgers.

This exhibition examines the consequences of innovations in science, technology, mathematics, communications, and design on Soviet nonconformist art. Produced between the 1960s and 1980s, the works on view address themes of international significance from a turbulent period marked by the building of the Berlin Wall, the Cuban Missile Crisis, and a failed attempt at improved United States-Soviet relations. Dreamworlds and Catastrophes features over 60 works from the Zimmerli’s holdings by artists from the former Soviet republics of Estonia, Latvia, Russia, and Ukraine. It is on view until July 31, 2016.

Please, join us on Thursday, April 14, for a public program and reception to celebrate Dreamworlds and Catastrophes. It begins at 4pm with a curator-led tour followed by two invited guest lectures on American and Soviet Cold War art and politics by Dr. John J. Curley of Wake Forest University and Dr. David Foglesong of Rutgers. The evening concludes with a cocktail reception.

To learn more about the exhibition, please visit our website.

Information about parking, driving directions, and public transportation can be found here. 

Dreamworlds and Catastrophes: Intersections of Art and Science in the Dodge Collection is on view at the Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers from March 12 through July 31, 2016.

How well do you know the history of Russian Americans in the US?

Check your knowledge of Russian immigration history by answering 30 questions about important events and famous activists.

The test is already available online at http://russianamerica.grint.ru/

There will be a discussion related to the test on April 18th at 7pm at the Saint Nicolas Russian Orthodox Cathedral, followed by a documentary movie called “Russian triumph on foreign land. Engineer Ponyatov – pioneer of the video era.”

Location: St Nicholas Russian Orthodox Cathedral

15 East 97th Street, New York, NY

You can find out test answers on the same website on April 30th.

April Online, 2017

During the 9th Russian American History Month in NYS (April 2017) RACH-C and GRINT Center in Moscow developed a test on the history of Russian Americans in the US.

You can test yourself here:

Test – Russian American History Month

You can find the correct answers here – Correct answers

April 30, 2017 at 3pm

The New Russia Cultural Center is welcome to present Russian pianist Anna Keiserman, who was born in Ekaterinburg, Russia. Anna began her piano studies at the age of 5 at the Volgograd Music School. By the time she completed her studies she had received many national awards, playing her first recital at the age of 14 and making her debut with the Volgograd State Symphony Orchestra at the age of 15.  While she completed her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Piano Performance Anna won prizes at several international competitions.

Anna has toured as a soloist and as a chamber musician throughout Russia, Italy and Germany. Since relocating to the United States Anna has participated in numerous festivals including IKIF (New York City 2008, 2009, 2010), Round Top (Texas 2012) and New Paltz Piano Summer (2014).  Anna holds Master of Music Degree from the University of Minnesota.  She is currently enrolled in the Doctorate Program at the Mason Gross School of Music in the studio of Dr. Vladimir Valjarevich.

The concert will take a place on Sunday, April 30th at 3pm at the new building of the New Russia Cultural Center, 1550 Broadway, Rensselaer NY 12144. The program includes music by Rodion Shchedrin, Rachmaninoff, Tchaikovsky, Gretchaninov and Sviridov.

Address: New Russia Cultural Center

1550 Broadway Rensselaer, NY 12144