GEEZER GALLERY celebrates JAM!

Celebration of Art 2011....OCTOBER 30TH

April 5 Call for artists~!

ORA Call for Artists: 
Information meeting for all prospective members
 

Date:  Tuesday April 5, 2011
Time:  7:15 pm
Location:  Congregation Neveh Shalom (in Zidell Chapel)
               2900 SW Peaceful Land
               Portland, OR  97239
               503.246.8831
Admission is free, and all are welcome.  Come find out more about ORA's organization, and options for membership.
ORA:Northwest Jewish Artists is introducing a new membership structure, so that all adult Jewish Artists may join.
New membership year begins June 1st, so come to this meeting and have your questions answered.
Can't make it? Write us at oraartists@gmail.com...include your phone number and out membership secretary will contact you!

The week of March 14th

All Week Long: Art work in the lobby of the MJCC...Free admission during regular business hours!


Monday Night:  Part of JAM and Part of The Portland Pride Reading Series: Visiting Mr. Green
Location: The Sanctuary @ Sandy Plaza
                 1785 NE Sandy Blvd.
                 Portland, OR

One of the most produced plays in the world! 86 year old widower, Mr. Green is almost hit by a car driven by young corporate executive Ross Gardiner. Found guilty of reckless driving, Ross is ordered to spend the next six months making weekly visits to Mr Green. What starts off as a comedy about two people who resent being in the same room together develops into a gripping and poignant drama, as family secrets are revealed and old wounds are opened.

Starring Benjamin Farmer & George Fosgate.

http://www.pdxprideseries.com/


Shemaya Blauer
Touch Drawing Demonstration 
Date: Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Time: 6 - 8 pm
Location: Mittleman Jewish Community Center
              6651 SW Capitol Hwy
              Portland, Oregon
              503.244.0111


Art Spark featuring ORA
Regional Arts & Crafts Council

Date:  Thursday, March 17, 2011 Time:  5 - 7 pm  NO HOST BAR~ MINGLE, MEET, SCHMOOZE, ESS A BISSEL! RAFFLE FOR $100 GIFT CERTIFICATE, ART, MORE!!!!!!!! Location:  Urban Farmer Restaurant               (inside The Nines Hotel)                525 SW Morrison St                Portland, OR  97204                503.222.4900

THE WEEK OF MARCH 7TH

@ the MJCC: week 1  ART IN THE LOBBY. Free admission. See the fabulous work of Fabric artist -Laurie Fendel, Painter- Sharon Segal, and Paintographer- Ellen Shefi.


If you see something you like feel free to grab an artist's card and call them!
http://www.northwestjewishartists.org/
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Israeli Art ExhibitFrom Jerusalem's Safrai Gallery

Dates:  March 10 - 13, 2011
Location:  Congregation Beth Israel
                   1972 NW Flanders
                    Portland, OR  97219
Call for info:  503.222.1069 


Over 600 works by Israeli artists from the Safrai Gallery in Jerusalem will be on display for four days. Check Beth Israel website for details.
http://www.bethisrael-pdx.org/brotherhood.htm
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Portland Women's Film FestivalDocumentary Showcase:  ",Return."   and  ".Surviving."

Date: Saturday, March 12, 2011
Time: 3 pm

Location: Hollywood Theater
                 4122  NE Sandy Blvd.
                 Portland, OR  97214

Admission:  $7
http://www.powfest.com/powfest-festival-schedule.html

RETURN is a first person account adapted from Dr. Fred Sondermann’s memoirs of his trip back to Germany 30 years after the Holocaust. The film walks the viewer through the experience, contemplating victimization, the nature of blame, the appropriate issuance of forgiveness, and the determination to move forward unburdened by ghosts of the past. (32 minutes)

SURVIVING is an intimate portrait of the relationship between the filmmaker and her adoptive mother a Holocaust survivor, as the filmmaker attempts to come to terms with the legacy that she has inherited. (43 minutes)

A Panel Discussion will follow these screenings!

The Calendar is Building!

We're still in the process of shaping our calendar but the events are beginning to take shape.

Dates are still tentative for some of the events listed.....but we will have a full calendar accessible by the public, shortly!

••Thursday, March 3: THE ARTS THROUGH JEWISH EYES @ THE MJCC 7:30 PM
••Sundays thru Fridays in the month of March: A Rotating Art Exhibit in the lobby of the MJCC
      with demonstrations!
••Thursday, March 17 ORA Northwest Jewish Artists are featured at the RACC sponsored ART SPARK
    location TBA....music will also be provided by a local musician (TBA)!
•• SHELLEY JORDON,  member of the pilot cohort of the JERUSALEM CULTURAL FELLOWSHIP      
    will talk about her experience this summer in Israel and Berlin as well as discuss her newest works.
date/time/venue TBA.

NEW THIS YEAR:  Children's Programming
Student photography exhibit.....venue, dates and times tba
Children's film festival....stay tuned!

ALSO IN THE WORKS:
Folk Dancing, music concerts, theater, film........

ESTHER LIBERMAN : Bead Woman!

Today is Esther's Birthday. We promised not to count the number of candles on her cake! Rumor has it, her dog Nacho will help blow out the candles!


Esther is a founding member of ORA: Northwest Jewish Artists. She is also the web mistress for them and has also designed pages for JAM: Jewish Arts Month. More importantly, she is a bead artist with unparalleled patience for her art work.


Specializing in Judaic ritual objects and beaded jewelry,  she is known for her Kippot made entirely of glass beads, as well as her detailed Mezuzot and Yahrzeit candle covers  which are created with thousands of tiny beads.  Customers are also drawn to her unique Mah Jongg jewelry and Hamsa pendants.


Esther is a member of the JAM planning committee, continuing to demonstrate her unflagging energy and commitment to the Jewish Arts.  You can see some of Esther's handiwork on the ORA website (see link below) but ...better you should come to the art show at Elements. Details for this show and more can be found on the JAM calendar (created by Esther, of course!)

http://www.northwestjewishartists.org/JAMcalendar2010.html

www.northwestjewishartists.org/JAMschedule2010.html

Ellen Shefi- a new ORA member

Ellen Shefi of Elf Studios is another new member of ORA. She has participated as a guest artist in two ORA Celebration of Art Events.

Ellen is has an incredible eye for photography and has developed interesting techniques for manipulating her shots. Her photos have the texture of paintings yet the images remain true to the original image. Quite the traveler, much of Ellen's work captures the rich scenes of old world Europe as well as more contemporary local scenery.

ORA: Northwest Jewish Artists is pleased to welcome Ellen to the group and look forward to seeing her new work on display at the Elements Gallery on NW 19th and Vaughn starting Thursday March 4th,  5:30-9pm. Come join the First Thursday Party, meet Ellen and discover what this skilled artist can do with a photograph!

Jewish Arts Month begins on Wednesday, February 24th. You can meet Ellen and other artists, actors, and musicians....7pm in the Mittleman jewish Community Center Ballroom.

For more information go to:

http://www.northwestjewishartists.org/JAMcalendar2010.html

www.northwestjewishartists.org/JAMschedule2010.html