Old City Jewish Arts Center

Old City Jewish Arts Center Using the arts as a springboard, the JAC advances and promotes the universal messages of Judaism. The center hosts a Art exhibition which changes each month.
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Founded in 2006, the OCJAC was envisioned as a platform to build community through the arts. Building steadily since then, the OCJAC gallery has become an exhibition space for serious artists, holds monthly "First Friday" art receptions with a Jewish twist and provides social and Jewish holiday programs throughout the year. OCJAC is now a landmark gallery in the Philadelphia art scene, and is the

only gallery dedicated to Jewish artistic expression and cultural exchange in Philadelphia. Using the arts as a springboard, the Old City Jewish Art Center advances and promotes the universal messages of Judaism & spiritually to the broadest possible audience. In addition, we feature a variety of other activities, including:

•First Friday Receptions & Shabbos Dinners.
•Classes and Workshops
•Musical Programs and Concerts

02/10/2025
01/30/2025

I will be part of Old City Jewish Arts Center’s “Celebration of Trees” exhibit in February.

Opening Reception: Friday, February 7th, 2025 5-9 pm.

Hope to see you there and it’s also First Friday so it’s great time to see art!

12/27/2024
Call for Art :With all the talk about the environmental protection, who was the first to actually celebrate nature with ...
12/26/2024

Call for Art :
With all the talk about the environmental protection, who was the first to actually celebrate nature with a special holiday?
Long before Earth Day, Arbor Day - and even before Al Gore - the Jewish calendar honors Tu B'Shevat, the 15th of Shevat as the day that marks the beginning of a "New Year for Trees." This is the season in which the earliest-blooming trees in the Land of Israel emerge from their winter sleep and begin a new fruit-bearing cycle.
We observe Tu B'Shevat by eating fruit, particularly from the kinds that are singled out by the Torah in its praise of the bounty of the Holy Land: grapes, figs, pomegranates, olives and dates. On this day we remember that "Man is a tree of the field" (Deuteronomy 20:19) and reflect on the lessons we can derive from our botanical analogue.
Appreciating the Divine in everything around us - especially the habitat that provides us sustenance and allows us to live - is the essence of the entire purpose of existence
That's the reason the Old City Jewish Art Center is inviting you to participate in an artistic exhibit entitled “celebration of Trees" to open minds and perhaps reflect on the means to enhance our understanding. Therefore, next month, February 2025 we would like to exhibit some of your best of your works of art.
The exhibit will be open to artists who create all form of art, including painting, works on paper and photography, Sculptures. For details and conditions, please email [email protected] or PM us for the prospects.

Curator: Linda Dubin Garfield an award-winning printmaker and mixed media artist, creates visual memoirs exploring the mystery of memory and the magic of place, using hand-pulled printmaking techniques, photography, collage and digital imaging. Her abstract and dynamic works use multiple layers of ink that waver between background and foreground creating a fusion of surface design and abstract expressionism She also creates installations that include public participatory art, especially when she is exploring themes relating to women in today's culture.
In 2005 she founded ARTsisters, a group of professional artists who empower each other and their community through art. In 2007 she started smART business consulting helping artists reach their goals and their audience, providing consulting and coaching on the business side of art through individual, small groups, and workshop experiences as well as providing opportunities to exhibit work. Today she serves on several non-profit boards, including being President Ex Officio of Da Vinci Art Alliance, and appreciates her good fortune to be able to make art every chance she gets.
Image:
Linda Dubin Garfield
Amongst the Trees 4, mixed media

12/17/2024
Art 🖼️ challah 🥖 wine 🍷 Dinner 🥘 with Community, a great way to start off your Shabbat!
12/05/2024

Art 🖼️ challah 🥖 wine 🍷 Dinner 🥘 with Community, a great way to start off your Shabbat!

It's the most wonderful time of the year, and Old City is back to celebrate with Historic Holidays!Visit OldCityDistrict...
11/13/2024

It's the most wonderful time of the year, and Old City is back to celebrate with Historic Holidays!

Visit OldCityDistrict.org/holidays to learn more.

🕎 Community Menorah Lighting | 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟑𝟎: Celebrate Hanukkah with Old City Jewish Arts Center at the Betsy Ross House. Festivities begin at 4:30pm. In addition to the traditional lighting ceremony, the festivities will include Hanukkah favorites & Music.

11/11/2024

Experience Brushes with Cancer this November!

The Old City Jewish Art Center is hosting a public exhibition of Brushes with Cancer all month long! Discover powerful and unique pieces, each one representing a deeply personal journey with cancer. This exhibition is a celebration of resilience, connection, and the healing power of art.

For those seeking a more intimate experience, private reservations can be made with Rabbi Zash.

📍 Location: Old City Jewish Art Center
📅 When: Now through November 30

Don't miss this inspiring display!

https://calendly.com/rabbizash-ocjac/brushes-with-cancer-at-old-city-jewish-art-ctr?month=2024-11

As we approach the Jewish New Year we want to extend to you blessings for a sweet and healthy year. May you have a year ...
10/02/2024

As we approach the Jewish New Year we want to extend to you blessings for a sweet and healthy year. May you have a year of love and peace, a year of marriage and joy, a year of healthy children and nachas, a year of material and spiritual success, a year of health and wealth, a year of life with purpose. Those that need special blessings in health or other matters, may G-d see what you need and fulfill it in the fullest measure. Above all, may we all have a year of global peace and redemption. To give toward our growth this year please donate here: ocjac.org -link in bio. Venmo

PLEASE JOIN US ROSH HASHANAHFIRST FRIDAY EDITION TRADITIONAL SHOFAR SOUNDING BITES & L'CHAIMS WILL BE SERVEDTHE SECOND D...
09/26/2024

PLEASE JOIN US ROSH HASHANAH
FIRST FRIDAY EDITION TRADITIONAL SHOFAR SOUNDING BITES & L'CHAIMS WILL BE SERVED
THE SECOND DAY OF ROSH HASHANAH
FIRST FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4TH
5:00 - 6:30 PM
OLD CITY JEWISH ARTS CENTER
Stay For A Shabbat dinner at 9pm

Address

119 N 3rd Street
Philadelphia, PA
19106

Opening Hours

Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 1pm
Thursday 9pm - 7pm
Friday 9am - 3:30pm
Sunday 10am - 4pm

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+12156272792

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