Are you a closet writer?  Always wanted to see your name and creation in print?  Here’s your chance.  Friends of Polish Art (FPA) is proud to announce that it is sponsoring the 2014 Estelle Wachtel-Torres, MC Literary Competition formerly known as the FPA Short Story Competition.

The competition is open to all Michigan residents of Polish descent who are at least 18 years old.  Participants may submit up to two entries on any subject they wish.  Entries may be short stories, poems, or essays limited to 5000 words and must be the original work of the author that has never been published or won an award in any other competition.  The entry fee is $15.00 per person.  Deadline for entries is April 26, 2014. Winners will be notified by May 10, 2014 and announced at the annual FPA General Membership Meeting on May 16, 2014.

This year a new prize category of Best Polish Theme has been established along with renaming the First Prize Winner the Estelle Wachtel-Torres, MD Grand Prize Winner.  Besides monetary prizes for the winners,  excerpts of may be published in the Friends of Polish Art Newsletter and/or be put online at the Friends of Polish Art website.

• Entry forms and rules

2013 Youth Art Competition Winners – April 14

• 1st Place – Alex Smith
• 2nd Place – Evan Rybski
• 3rd Place – Annie O’Neil
• Best Polish Theme – Jenna Kozak
• Polish Mission Award – Amaya Farrell
• Honorable Mention – Ian Brockman
• Honorable Mention – Laurel Krause
• Honorable Mention – Andrew Sakalian
• Honorable Mention – Katherine Sanocki
• Honorable Mention – Olivia Schuler
• Honorable Mention – Alex Zhang

2013 Frank Filipek Scholarship Recipients – May 17

• Paul Kuczynski
• Alexandra Zelek
• Stephanie Kwiecien
• Jillian Rhind
• Victoria Beata Chochla

2013 Lillian and Chester Mitchell Fine Arts Scholarship Recipients – May 17

• Stephanie Cieslak
• Beata Sas

2013 Literary Competition Winners – May 17

• 1st Place – Henry Joseph Tyszka
• 2nd Place – Gary A. Scott
• 3rd Place – Monica Ziezulewicz Osentoski
• Honorable Mention – Thaddeus Konwiak

2013 Szopka Competition Winners – Nov. 24

• 1st Prize – Alena Zabaski
• 2nd Prize – Polish American Congress/Michigan Division
• 3rd Prize – Bill, Linda & daughter Clara Hughes

The Friends of Polish Art announce that applications are now being accepted for the 2015 Frank Filipek and the Lillian & Chester Mitchell Fine Arts Scholarships beginning January 1 until April 1, 2015.

Through the generosity of the late Frank Filipek of Battle Creek, five scholarships are available for academic studies in such areas including but not limited to:  law, medicine, architecture, engineering, sciences and the liberal arts.

This year, two awards for the Lillian & Chester Mitchell Fine Arts Scholarship are available for students pursuing studies in painting, sculpture, music, drama, theatre, dance and other forms of creative expression as well as history, literature, religion, philosophy and Polish Studies. [Read more…]

There are five (5) taped shows available on Podcast RSS, of which I Leonard T. Zabawski appeared on behalf of FPA on 7/14 & 7/7/12, you can listen to the shows online (see links below). We recommend to check all five shows to gain the flavor of current Polish Magazine team.
Polish Magazine July 21 Starting At 2:00 PM
Saturday, July 21, 2012 2:00 PM
552-Polish_Magazine-20120721-1400-t1342875600.mp3 (MP3 Audio)

Polish Magazine July 14 Starting At 2:00 PM
Saturday, July 14, 2012 2:00 PM
552-Polish_Magazine-20120714-1400-t1342270800.mp3 (MP3 Audio)

Polish Magazine July 07 Starting At 2:00 PM
Saturday, July 07, 2012 2:00 PM
552-Polish_Magazine-20120707-1400-t1341666000.mp3 (MP3 Audio)

Polish Magazine June 30 Starting At 2:00 PM
Saturday, June 30, 2012 2:00 PM
552-Polish_Magazine-20120630-1400-t1341061200.mp3 (MP3 Audio)

Polish Magazine June 23 Starting At 2:00 PM
Saturday, June 23, 2012 2:00 PM
552-Polish_Magazine-20120623-1400-t1340456401.mp3 (MP3 Audio)

Available Shows for Download (Right click and Save-As):

• September 1, 2012 – Starting at 2:00 PM
• August 25, 2012 – Starting at 2:00 PM
• August 18, 201 – Starting at 2:00 PM
• August 11, 2012 – Starting at 2:00 PM
• August 4, 2012 – Starting at 2:00 PM