Information Booklet (Preliminary)

• High Level Program

• Key Events

• Bicentennial Celebrations Committee (Australia)

• Bicentenary International Competition – Jury

• Sponsors / Supporters

Thaddeus Kosciuszko

Bicentenary Celebration

31/12/16 31/01/17 28/02/17 31/03 30/04 31/05 30/06 31/07 31/08 30/09 31/10 30/11 31/12

Stream

1.Kosciuszko Bicentenary International Competition

2. “Kosciuszko” Conferences & visit in Krakow

3. “Kosciuszko” related movies -

production, distribution &

filming

Establish a Honorary Committee, Patrons ,

Sponsors, Funds & agree the plan

Bicentenary Program

Governance

Evaluate submission 15.04 – 31.08

A Weekend in the Snowy Mountains

28-28.10

Planning & preparation

Competition

Announced

4.02

Submissions

closing date

31.07

Winners

announced

3.10

Kosciuszko

Bicentenary Closed

3.12

INITIATE & PLANNIG EXECUTION CLOSURE

5. Closure Events

Preparation for the

Kosciuszko Year closure

Conferences at Krakow

24-25.03

Russion Version

distributed

30.04

Accept submissions 4.02 – 31.07Announce International Competition

4.02

4. Other Events –part of

Celebration

Produce and distribute the Russian version of

“Kosciuszko: Poland Will Yet Dance Again” 1.01 – 30.04

Filming in Australia “Mound

to Mountain Skiing Expedition”

1 – 31.07

High Level Program

2017 Kosciuszko Bicentenary

2

Announce Jury Verdict

3.10

Celebration by Kosciuszko Mound

Museum in Cracow , attended by KHI delegation

9 - 15.10

Popularise the winning submission,

Produce a Competition Souvenir DVD

15.10 – 15.12

Closure Celebration of the Kosciuszko Year at “Polish Christmas” in

Sydney

3,12

Kosciuszko Film

Marathon in Australia

1 – 30.09

“Audience Award”

exhibition selected

Graphic Arts competition

entries

1 – 30.09

Key Events in 2017

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# Key Milestone Due/Completed Date

Resp. Status

1 Establish Bicentennial Celebration Committee 3 Nov 2016 E. Skurjat-Kozek

2 Commencement of the Kosciuszko Year during the “Polish Christmas” festival in Darling Harbour.

4 Dec 2016 E. Skurjat-Kozek

3 Announce Kosciuszko Bicentenary International Competition 4 Feb 2017 E. Skurjat-Kozek

4 Deliver the paper “”Kosciuszko’s Last Will-from the Australian Perspective” at the Cracow’s conference

24–25 Mar 2017 A. Kozek In progress

5 Produce and distribute the Russian version of “Kosciuszko: Poland Will Yet Dance Again

30 April 2017

6 Filming in Australia of the “Mound to Mountain Skiing Expedition”. 1-31 July 2017

7 Complete evaluation of competition submissions. 31 Aug 2017

8 Kosciuszko Film Marathon in Polish Clubs in Australia combined with “Audience Award” exhibition selected Graphic Arts competition entries.

1-30 Sep 2017

9 Jury verdict announced at Sydney CBD (venue TBA) combined with performance by Two (Australian) Competition winners and Exhibition of the awarded art items, followed by a Kosciuszko Film Marathon.

3 Oct 2017

10 The Kosciuszko Bicentennial celebration organised by the Kosciuszko Mound Museum in Cracow, attended by KHI Australia delegation.

9–15 Oct 2017

11 The Kosciuszko Festival in Jindabyne, including a function organising by Polish Embassy in honour of local council authorities, Kosciuszko Film Marathon, Polish-Aboriginal friendship flight over Mt Kosciuszko and the premiere of the Polish-Aboriginal ballet.

28–29 Oct 2017

12 Production of Competition Souvenir DVD publicising and popularising of the winning submissions.

1–30 Nov 2017

13 Official close of the Kosciuszko Year during the “Polish Christmas” festival in Darling Harbour, including Telebeam presentation of the Competition graphic entries.

3 Dec 2017

Bicentennial Celebrations Committee (Australia)

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# Name Representing Roles/Resp.

1 Richard Broinowski (NSW) Former diplomat, NSW Australian Institute of International Affairs

Chairman

2 Dr Ernestyna Skurjat-Kozek (NSW) President of Kosciuszko Heritage Inc. Bicentenary Celebration Coordinator

3 Malgorzata Kwiatkowska (NSW) Polish Community Council of Australia Member

4 Adam Gajkowski (NSW) Member of the Polonia Consultative Council to the Speaker of the Polish Senate

Member

5 Feliks Molski (NSW) Kosciuszko Heritage Inc. Member

6 Urszula Lang (NSW) Kosciuszko Heritage & Lajkonik ? Member

7 Ewa Figiel (VIC) Radio SBS (Melbourne) Member

8 Marianna Lacek (NSW) Teachers Association in Australia Member

9 Ted Dudzinski (SA) Federation of Polish Organisations in South Australia Member

10 Bozena Iwanowska (VIC) Federation of Polish Organisations in Victoria Member

11 Prof. Andrzej Kozek Kosciuszko Heritage Inc. Member

12 Anna Sadurska (NSW) Radio SBS (Sydney) Member

13 Grazyna Kornel (QLD) Polish Club in Darra (Brisbane) Member

14 Ryszard Adams-Dzierzba (NSW) Federation of Polish Organisations in NSW Member

Bicentenary International Competition - Jury

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# Name Who Role in jury

1 Prof. Alex Storozynski (USA) a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, award-winning author, filmmaker,

President Emeritus & Chairman of the Board of The Kosciuszko Foundation,

and Polish Chair of the Central European Institute at Quinnipiac University;

Chairman

2 Dr Marek Baterowicz (Australia) a poet, translator, literary critic, and essayist, with Kosciuszko and Strzelecki

songs to his credit;

Member

3 Richard Broinowski (Australia) a former diplomat, historian, musician, the President of NSW Australian

Institute of International Affairs, and the Patron of Kosciuszko Heritage Inc.

Member

4 Zbigniew Czop (Poland) an outstanding graphic artist and chalcographer who studied under the

legendary Tadeusz Kantor

Member

5 Dr Leszek M. Krześniak (Poland) President of Polska Fundacja Kosciuszkowska, poet, publisher, and physician Member

6 Janusz Kuzbicki (Australia) a world-renowned stained glass artist and painter Member

7 Marianna Lacek (Australia) an outstanding educator, teacher, publicist and translator Member

8 Dr Longina Ordon (Poland) author of a book re Kosciuszko controversies; president of Polish federation

of Kosciuszko Schools

Member

9 Piotr Skrzynecki an outstanding author and poet, lecturer Member

10 Cezary Skubiszewski a world-renowned composer of film music Member

11 Tracy H. Sugg (US) a renowned American sculptress and painter whose monuments and works

adorn many American museums and institutions.

Member

12 Piotr Szalkowski (Poland) an outstanding graphic artist with numerous “Kosciuszkiana” works to his

credit

Member

13 Boleslaw Szulia (Poland) composer, orchestra conductor, and the former Artistic Director of the

Representative Ensemble of the Polish Army;

Member

14 Tomasz Trzcinski (Germany) renowned pianist, conductor, composer, arrangeur; Member

15 Jaroslaw Wojcik an outstanding painter and graphic artist; Member

16 Dr Ernestyna Skurjat-Kozek (Aus) President of Kosciuszko Heritage Inc. journalist and editor of Puls Polonii Coordinator

Sponsors and Supporters

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The Polish Embassy in CanberraThe Polish Consulate in SydneyPolish Community Council of AustraliaNational Parks and Wildlife Services

SPKFinaxisK C Balancing ServicesDr Ewa WalczakThe Polish Ex-Servicemen’s Association Branch AustraliaMieczysław SwatAdam WąsielRyszard Hodowany