Monthly Mitzvah Project
Throughout the month of September, the MJCC and PJA communities will be collecting Back-to-School Items for Schoolhouse Supplies.
Items can be dropped off in the blue bin located in the MJCC Lobby.
The Hallie Ford Museum of Art in Salem presents “Witness: Themes of Social Justice in Contemporary Printmaking and Photography from the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and His Family Foundation” through Dec. 20 in the Melvin Henderson-Rubio Gallery and the Maribeth Collins Lobby.
Drawn from one of the legendary contemporary print collections in the United States, “Witness” explores issues of race, identity and social justice in contemporary printmaking and photography. The exhibition has been organized by Portland art historian and scholar Elizabeth Bilyeu and explores four thematic sections: Stories and Histories, Pressures of Pop Culture, Challenging Expectations of Place and Unconventional Portraits. The exhibition features 82 prints by 40 nationally and internationally recognized artists, including Enrique Chagoya, Lalla Essaydi, Mildred Howard, Hung Liu, Nicola Lopez, Wendy Red Star (Apsáalooka), Roger Shimomura, Kara Walker and Marie Watt (Seneca).
LeRonn Brooks, an assistant professor of African and African American Studies at Lehman College of the City University of New York, will deliver an illustrated lecture on the theme of social justice in modern and contemporary art on September 29 at 5 p.m., Admission to this series of lectures is complementary and they will be held in the Paulus Lecture Hall at the Willamette University College of Law located at 245 Winter St. SE, Salem, Oregon.
Hallie Ford Museum of Art at Willamette University
Public contact: 503-370-6855 | museum-art@willamette.edu
Exhibition website: willamette.edu/go/witness
IMAGE: Roger Shimomura (American, b. 1939), “Nisei Trilogy: The Camps,” 2015, ed. 4/50, lithograph, 18 1/2 x 27 inches, Collection of Jordan D. Schnitzer, 2015. 794b. Photo: Strode Photographic LLC
HEAD: Salem museum presents social justice print/photo exhibit
The Hallie Ford Museum of Art in Salem presents “Witness: Themes of Social Justice in Contemporary Printmaking and Photography from the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and His Family Foundation” through Dec. 20 in the Melvin Henderson-Rubio Gallery and the Maribeth Collins Lobby.
Philip Roth and R.B. Kitaj became good friends in London during the ’80s, and the painter influenced Roth in many ways, especially for the title character of Roth’s greatest novel, Sabbath’s Theater. Roger Porter, Professor of English and Humanities, Emeritus, Reed College focuses his lecture on Roth and Kitaj’s shared attitudes, or perhaps those of their characters and their painterly subjects, regarding desire, ecstasy, and the inevitable demise. The title of the lecture is a paraphrase of a quote by the protagonist Sabbath on the last page of Roth’s Sabbath’s Theater.
This 18-week course is taught by members of The Oregon Board of Rabbis, representing a variety of Jewish affiliations. A carefully constructed curriculum includes Jewish history, life cycle events, holidays, ritual and daily practice, theology, study of Torah and contemporary Jewish America. While not a conversion class, most OBR members consider it a prerequisite for students beginning study for conversion. Classes 7-9 pm, Thursdays, at rotating Portland area synagogues.
Pianist David Rothman in Recital
Piano virtuoso David Rothman tackles the masterworks of composers Ludwig van Beethoven and Frederic Chopin in a four-part concert series in September and December.
David Rothman was born in Toronto, Canada, in 1962. At age 6, he began to study piano, and he was accepted into the Menuhin School in England at age 10. At 17, he was accepted into the Curtis Institute where he studied with Mieczyslaw Horszowski.
Thursdays, Sept. 6 and 20
Cost: $10. Member Cost: $5.
Register: oregonjcc.org/pianoconcert
Community Sukkah Building
Help build our community Sukkah! Fun for kids and adults! Bring your own decorations or create some while you are here to hang up in the Sukkah! An adult supervises all activities.
Pizza in the Sukkah
Join friends and family for an evening of great food, schmoozing, singing, and storytelling!
Cost: $15 per family.
Register by Sept. 23: oregonjcc.org/sukkah
In partnership with PJA
Israeli Dancing
Join us for a fun Israeli folk dance class. All levels are welcome. Six people needed to run class.
Wednesdays
September 26 – December 12
NO CLASS on October 10 or November 21
Cost: $100 Members + Guests. Drop-in Fee: $15 per class.
Register: CG 100: oregonjcc.org/registration
Partnership with Crush Cider Cafe to raise funds for the Glo & Joy Art” project series
September 27th
3-9pm
1020 Wasco St.
Hood River
Come support the Glo & Joy Art Project! Enjoy food, drinks, youth art, and a silent auction. A portion of proceeds will benefit budding artists.
Background of project: In the fall, Gloria Hammer along with her granddaughter, Sadie, stumbled upon Joy’s Art Studio on the heights in Hood River. They had the most delightful two hours together, where Sadie painted an elephant and Gloria painted a coffee cup. As Gloria began her painting, she felt overwhelmed by the blank canvas staring back at her, but before long she was painting with ease to the calming and encouraging voice of Joy Kloman, the studio owner.
A spark was born that day. Gloria decided that she wanted to pay this wonderful experience forward to children in the community. Before long she found Gorge Youth Mentoring at The Next Door, and a painting party for kids and their mentors was in the works.
The day of the painting party, each participant had a blank canvas laid out before them. You could have heard a pin drop in the stillness of the room during the two hours that these remarkable creations were being made. “Joy has such a soft-spoken manner that is so mesmerizing as she guides everyone along the painting process. And you can do no wrong. It was a magical experience to know that each person attending would leave with a piece that they created. A tangible object pointing to their success,” said Gloria.
Because of her passion to demonstrate a legacy of giving with her granddaughter, Sadie, as well as her desire to see kids in the community say, “I can!”, Gloria has begun fundraising for future painting parties for other programs at The Next Door. She believes art helps develop self-confidence, persistence, cooperation, among many other skills, and this motivates her to seek future donations for the “Glo & Joy Art” project series.
“Thank you, Gloria, for championing our kids and for taking the steps to make sure they experience the tangible and magical experience of art! Your enthusiasm is inspirational! Please join her in this passion and donate today,” said Next Door Executive Director Janet Hamada.
The Next Door Development Director Justine Zeigler talks to Crush Cider owner Sam Bailey about upcoming fundraiser.
Join The Next Door as we partner with Crush Cider Cafe to bring art to children and families in the Gorge!
The Glo & Joy Art Project offers painting parties at Joy’s Art Studio exclusively for The Next Door’s program participants. The goal is to offer four painting parties every year, and we need your help!
Enjoy food, drinks, youth art on display, a silent auction, and more, with a portion of proceeds benefiting the Glo & Joy Art Project!