Waltuch Gallery
The Waltuch Art Gallery infuses Jewish art and/or works by Jewish artists into our shared cultural experiences. The exhibits are designed to ignite imagination and encourage people to connect the visual arts with philosophical and spiritual concepts through a creative Jewish lens.
The Waltuch Gallery exhibits rotate monthly, and feature the work of painters, photographers, digital artists and other creative designers.
Exhibits are free and open to the community, and most work is typically for sale. A portion of the proceeds support programming efforts at the JCC.
Outdoor gallery exhibits are displayed throughout the Kaplen JCC Campus and indoor gallery exhibits are on the second floor of the main JCC building.
From Darkness, the Embers of Hope
Artwork by P. Moshe Shamah
P. Moshe Shamah is a Jerusalem-based artist, Jewish educator and founder of Studio Shamah. His work aims to capture the convergence of old and new, of antiquity and futurism, as it relates to Jewish tradition, peoplehood and history. Bridging the gap between mixed-media collage and calligraphy, and more broadly, the art of words, Shamah aims to stimulate dialogue across the breadth of cultures and thought traditions – and play a small role in the emerging New Jewish Renaissance. Shamah holds a degree in Jewish Studies and Art History from Rutgers University, which he gained while sharing an art studio on the campus of arts at the same time. His solo exhibitions have been featured both in Israel and the United States, with upcoming exhibits planned in Belgrade, New York, New Jersey, Johannesburg, Jerusalem and Tel Aviv. Shamah’s additional experience includes working at the Temple Mount Sifting Site, as well as teaching in various Jewish schools in the United States.
“Hope is the belief that if we work hard enough together, we can make things better… It needs a great deal of courage to have hope.” – Rabbi Jonathan Sacks Since that fateful morning of October 7th, 2023, the temptation to see the world blackened by despair is ever present. And yet, in the darkest of times, from the embers, ignites both strength and resilience in the hearts of the Jewish people, just as it did for our ancestors, century after century. Though the land may be charred, through the darkness the people of Israel, like the Kalanit flower, bloom passionately against all odds, with the wisdoms and teachings of those who came before us as our guiding star. This exhibition serves as a reminder, that confidence in who we are, with a little bit of light, can dispel a great deal of darkness.
SHOWING: AUG 25-SEPT 11
GALLERY RECEPTION: AUG 25 | 6:00PM