Crunch time!

Day four the Red Sea is coming to life, and The Chad Gadya is making his move on Hillary!

Day 3 of installation, we are definitely getting closer....but we still have a long way to go. Thanks to our wonderful volunteers, Silvio, Marilyn and Natalie we are moving right along! Gotta go back to work! We will keep you posted!

Here we go again.............

Another amazing show comes to a close. Thank you so much to all our wonderful Chai-lighting artists. This was really such an impressive collection of art! As we close the doors on another successful exhibit, we want to again thank the community for such wonderful support.

Crunch time begins now, art off the walls, patching the holes in the walls, painting the holes on the wall, pedestals up from the storage in our basement, and ready for this Sunday when the amazing Haggadot arrive! Thank goodness for Hillary our Assistant Director, I couldn't do this without her!!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! The gallery is currently preparing for our next exhibit, "The Fifth question, why so many Haggadot?" This is going to be one amazing show! Irwin Alterman has been collecting Haggadot for more then 40 years. This exhibit features highlights from the collection, which numbers more than 1,000. Included will be dozens of different illustrations that show examples of The Four Sons, The Ten Plagues, The Parting of The Red Sea, Enjoying the Seder, Elijah, Chad Gadya, and Next Year in Jerusalem.

A special highlight of this exhibit that I am excited about is the inclusion of family photos of your Passover celebration. To be included in this, email your family photos to us at gallery@jccdet.org Please include your contact information!!

More to come on this exhibit that opens February 8th at 2 p.m.

Chai-lighting 18 years!

This past Sunday, the gallery was flourishing. 18 years have passed since our first opening, and I am proud to report we are still going strong. The gallery continues to show the highest quality art, along with wonderful traveling exhibits as well. We could not have done it, if it wasn't for all our wonderful patrons who continue to support us year after year. The current show is a retrospective of artists who have shown sometime over the last 18 years.

More on the Doves!!

Please join us on Sunday, November 16th for a live auction of the Doves. Refreshments at 5:30 The auction will start at 6:00 SHARP!!! Remember your bids are tax-deductible and help support our gallery!

PEACE IS IN THE AIR

One of my favorite parts of being the Gallery Director is meeting such amazing artists in our community. Not only are they talented people, they are people commited to the arts in our community. Our gallery wouldn't continue running without these dedicated artists! They donate they work and their time to help raise money for us. Months ago, when we decided as a gallery to do this Dove Project, we thought it might be hard to find artists willing to give of their time and their "art". Well nope, that wasn't the case. We had so many artists showing interest, we actually had to turn people away! So thank you so much to:





Beiton









Romero Britto






Joyce Brodsky



















Rodney Dunne





Terry Lee Dills








Lisa Fox








Jacqueline Goldstein














Ilene Kahan








Mollene Levin










Mark Lit















Mimi McHale





Cynthis Neilson










Lesley Serri





Steven Tapper








Edie Simons







Allyn Stearn











Abby Stybel









Please come see these doves in person, they really are wonderful! They are now on silent auction in the gallery until November 13th. On Sunday November 16th at 5:30p.m. we will have a live auction allowing you to purchase these amazing one-of-kind works of art, and help support our gallery! You too can help make a difference!

The Writing is on the Walls

This is the first entry in our gallery blog. Please feel free to comment openly. As the exhibits change, the blog will be updated. Enjoy......-Terri

It's a Sunday afternoon in the gallery. It is just before Sukkot, and the JCC is beaming with families. This place has really changed since the day I began my position as Gallery Director a few years ago. The current exhibit we have is an amazing collection of antique posters from the Zionist 2000 collection. Zionist 2000 is a movement for social change established after the assassination of Yitzhak Rabin. The movement's mission is advocating social responsibility, based on belief that one can take action, initiate change and make a difference. Ronny Douek began a collection of posters about 12 years ago. The posters are original posters from as early as 1920. Their allure lies in what they reflect: ideology, values, a national sociology and a naive outlook, as well as the experience of emotions of a certain period of time.

These posters are fascinating and are moving landmarks in the development of Israeli society, the Hebrew language and political propaganda. It is my hope you will take the time before November 16th and stop by our gallery and experience it for yourself.