New York, N.Y., August 26, 2013, The James Jay Dudley Luce Foundation announced today its formation of a Polish-American cultural organization to be known as the Barbara Plewińska Foundation. Plewińska, who died recently from cancer, was a thought leader and global citizen.
This new foundation will embrace Polish-American culture and will serve as a salon where music, literature, and visual art reign, coupled with a fascination of science and technology. More than just a Polish cultural gathering spot, the salon will reach out to New Yorkers of all ethnicities.
“I first met cultural icon Barbara Plewińska (Basia to her many friends) after she passed, through the dozens of people I encountered this summer who speak of her with such reverence and enthusiasm,” said Jim Luce, founder and president of the J. Luce Foundation. “When presented with the chance to support a salon in her memory, I felt I had been given a gift.”
Leszek Plewińska, Basia’s brother, shared his vision of the salon: “Imagine evenings spent in a salon with music, poetry, and discussions about recent medical breakthroughs. Imagine a salon dedicated to the unique combination of art, science and technology as a mind-opener and imagination-booster to the next generation of global citizens straddling Europe and America.”
Ideally located in Basia’s home in midtown Manhattan, it existed as a salon before the foundation was created. Ela Plewińska, Basia’s niece, inherited the task of caring for the salon and will serve as the foundation’s interim director.
Given the J. Luce Foundation’s commitment to young global leadership in fields uplifting of humanity, including the arts, it is with great pleasure that our team can assist Basia’s family and friends to expand her creative and philanthropic vision,” Luce added.
About the J. Luce Foundation
The Mission of the James Jay Dudley Luce Foundation, Inc. is to support young global leadership impacting positive social change and the NGOs that support them.
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