Message from the President:

As a new President of the Finlandia Foundation I sincerely want to thank all the members for the trust you have placed in me.  I am honoured to preside this historical institution established on an excellent foundation previous Presidents have built for over the years. I foresee an active and creative season before us and rely on your kind contributions to make this a very successful and exiting period of many new activities and events.

Let me introduce myself in a few words: I have been in the US over 25 years and I have three children , one son and two daughters.  I am working at the Finnish Consulate in New York. I have Master’s degree in Art History and Administration from New York University. I'm enthusiastic promoter of Finnish Visual Arts and my first undertaking is to take the members of Finlandia Foundation to see the most exciting and fascinating Finnish Contemporary Art exhibition that New York City has ever seen.

I have arranged with the P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center a private exhibition tour for the Finlandia Foundation. This is an extraordinary, one-in-a lifetime experience at the P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center which is affiliated with the Museum of Modern Art - “MoMa”, one of the oldest and largest non-profit art centers in the United States and totally devoted to the cutting-edge approach to the Contemporary Art. 
The exhibition is organized by the P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center, the Finnish for the Arts, the Finnish Art Society in collaboration with the Artists' Association of Finland and FRAME, Finnish Found for Art Exchange. "The Arctic Hysteria: New Art From Finland" is an overview of Finnish Contemporary Art and  covering 16 Finnish artists and art groups. The 'Arctic Hysteria' tour is going to take place on September 6 and 7, 2008, 12:30 pm both days. (see below how to register for the tour)

On a more serious note I would also like to remind you who have not yet paid the membership fees and are still in our mailing list that now is a great time to renew your membership and show your support. We welcome you to become a more active member and by sending your check now you will help us to maintain high standards of our programming. We invite to join one of our Committees by contacting the Chairperson of the prospective Committee. We expect very active season ahead and we need the unique contribution only you can give us.
Our Board members are already busy organizing outstanding events for the year and they are:

Officers:

President: Tarja Silverman
Vice President: Hannele Turja Sansbury, serving also as Dance Committee Chair
Secretary: Tuulikki Leino
Treasurer: Leena Toivonen, held many positions on the Board over the years, also servers in Membership Committee.

Board of Directors:

Eija Bucciarelli,  Scholarship Chair and serves in  Membership Committee.
Hannele Cotton and Hilkka Kosinsky, Program Committee Chairs are organizing our next Independence Day celebration and many other activities as well.
Joe Kosinsky, Membership Committee Chair,  also shares his time to help Program Committee
Tuula Feineis serves in Program Committee and is taking care of our Christmas Party with other Program Committee members
Marjatta Rautionmaa-Dick and Anne Siuvatti-Ermini are members of our Dance Committee
Leland Hoch, Music Committee Chair.
Katri Saunders, Newsletter and Website
Jukka Jumisko, Arto Sirvio and Lori Jonssons, directors

And finally, we cannot do without the support and encouragement of old Board members and former Presidents:
Petra Tabry, Marja Roth-Sopanen, Bo Long, Lee Alperin, Philip Smith, Juha Mäkipää, Anneli AlperinMartin Alperin, Hannele Troise and Peter Finke.

In Memory of Rocco Caporale

Professor Rocco Caporale, beloved and adoring husband of our Taina Elg passed away on June 30th after a serious operation. Professor and Dean John D. Calandra, paying tribute to Professor Caporale says it well “we lost another giant”. We join Taina mourning an untimely loss of an incredible human being, a keen critic and a kind friend. We all miss Rocco tremendously.
On behalf of the Finlandia Foundation
— Marja Roth-Sopanen

Join us in
"The Arctic Hysteria" - New Art From Finland exhibition
for an Exclusive Private Tour for Finlandia Foundation

The fee is $10 for members and $30 for non members. Make your reservation by sending your payment by August 23, 2008. Please note that the space is limited, first come first reserved.  Don’t forget to mention which day you would like to attend,  Sept.  6th or 7th
.
For more information, please call 914-629-9806
Please make your check payable to:
Finlandia Foundation Metropolitan Chapter Inc.,
and send it with the contact information to:

Hannele Turja-Sansbury
" The Arctic Hysteria Exhibition"
13 Dante Street
Larchmont, NY 10538

Please notice if the date you requested is full we will contact you!

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We will meet on both days 12:00 pm
at the entrance of The P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center
22-25 Jackson Avenue (at the intersection of 46th Avenue)
Long Island City, NY 11101

Please visit www.ps1.org for directions

Summer Events New York Metropolitan area

"Arctic Hysteria: New Art from Finland" at P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center (MoMA)
curated by Alanna Heiss and Marketta Seppälä

Exhibition of approximately 20 artists will include a range of media such as installation, video, film, photography and painting June 1 through September 15, 2008
P.S. 1 Contemporary Art Center
22-25 Jackson Ave. at the intersection of 46th Ave., Long Island City, NY

See above for a private tour for Finlandia Foundation

"Home Delivery: Fabrication the Modern Dwelling" at MoMA
The exhibition will offer the most thorough examination to date of both the historic and contemporary significance of factory-produced architecture from 1833 to today.
Kannustalo's Touch designed by the architects Mikko Heikkinen and Markku Komonen selected for MoMA exhibition.
July 20 - October 20, 2008
The International Council of The Museum of Modern Art Exhibition Gallery, sixth floor West lot, exterior, first floor,
11 W. 53rd Street (betw. 5th & 6th Ave.), NYC
212-708-9400  www.moma.org

Mostly Mozart Festival at Lincoln Center
visit www.lincolncenter.org for more info and directions