Exploring the Arts at The Friedman JCC
Everyone is invited to embrace your creativity, reflection, and connection at our Exploring the Arts programs. Featuring an enriching Art Appreciation- Art History lecture series’ a lineup of soulful Paint ‘n Sip workshops led by Artist, Nina Davidowitz, whose warm, engaging teaching style makes art accessible and inspiring for all. The series offers something for everyone—from curious beginners to seasoned art lovers.
More classes and experiences—like stained glass, weaving, creative writing, poetry, musical performances, and a wide range of educational arts programs—are in the works and are all designed to enrich and energize the cultural life of our community.
In February join us as we get inspired for Valentine’s Day with this uplifting artwork that’s easy for everyone to make! We’ll have a blast getting creative and messy with acrylic paints, markers, paper and scissors, mixing colors that make us happy! No prior experience is necessary. Create a beautiful meadow of hearts and flowers for your own personal space…or perhaps as a gift for someone special!
March is the month that “comes in like a lion, and out like a lamb”, and this lovely landscape by master artist Wassily Kandinsky seems to fit the bill! Even though you can feel the wind blowing the trees and scattering the clouds, there’s a sense of Spring in the air with the colors he used: fresh greens, blues and pinks. This painting will inspire us to create our own pretty March landscape using acrylic paints on canvas. No experience necessary: the main elements of this painting will be pre-drawn on the canvas for you, so just follow along with me!
Henri Matisse is known for his colorful and whimsical paintings, and I love the series he did of women dressed in exotic clothing! For this painting we’ll be working with acrylic paints. The scene will be pre-drawn onto the canvas so we can have fun mixing colors and filling in the details. Feel free to change the colors to suit your mood. No experience necessary; I’ll guide you step-by-step!
This arts and crafts project was picked in honor of Mother’s Day, but is well suited for you to honor your favorite person: daughter, son, spouse, friend, or even yourself! Participants will be required to email Nina a photo of your person in a profile pose. Your photo image must be recieved a week in advance – by April 24th. Nina will make a drawing of your photo to fit the canvas and will provide you with a tracing of the silhouette that we’ll fill in with magazine cuttings of words and images that reflect their personality. This makes a unique and creative gift!