Aleph-Bet Creation at the Old City Jewish Art Center
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OCJAC a project of Jewish Heritage Programs
119 North 3rd Street, Philadelphia PA www.ocjac.org 215-923-1222
Meet the Aleph Beit Artists
Sunday, March 21st 2-4:00 PM
Meet the Aleph Beit Artists, March 21st 2-4:00 pm at OCJAC (Old City Jewish Art Center) 119 N. 3rd street.
Participating artists include: Elana Amminadav, Cynthia Blackwood, Shimon Braun, Natalie Eisen, Ruthie Feldman, Susan Feldman, Ellie Feller, Sari Fogel, Natalia Kadish, Gennadiy S. Kaplan, Harriet Knopman, Diane Litten, Stephanie Lubin, Deborah Kaplan Mouhib, Michael Neff, B. Leah Palmer, Sharon Ritz, Mordechai Rosenstein, Karen Shain Schloss, Jeff Shapiro, Rachel Shoham, Claudia Tung, Joan Turner, Elsa Wachs, Lois Yampolsky, Susan Yitzhak, and Gail Zelikovsky.
Works of art include: acrylics, collagraphs, pastels, colored pencil & watercolor, fiber art, glass art, hand painted silk, knitted wire jewelry, landscapes, mixed media; cut outs-wire jewels-hand painting, oil on canvas, paper cuts, pen and ink drawings, photography, resin jewelry, surrealistic imagery, and more.
Mysticism and Chassidic thought teach us that the Alef Beit are the building blocks of creation. The energy behind all existence is expressed through each letter.
The Lubavitcher Rebbe taught us that an artist has a unique ability to perceive the essence of each thing, and in turn to be able to convey this in his painting. Thus the object is revealed as it has never before been seen, since its inner content was obscured by secondary things.
This exhibit shows the artists unique expressions, through many media, of the essence of the worlds existence. What could be more exciting?
Gallery hours: Tuesday-Thursday from 1-6 PM excluding religious holidays. Aleph Beit: The Building Blocks of Creation Art Exhibition will run March 5- April 29th, 2010. For information about artist opportunities at OCJAC and classes, please call Sherry at 215-923-1222.