Congratulations to the current participants on the WUJS Arts track. Their final art exhibition at the Hadassah Art Gallery was a beautiful array of paintings, photographs and video art, as well live performances that included dancing, singing, reading and instrumentals. The night was very special for everyone as participants from both Jerusalem and Tel-Aviv came together to see what the artists have been working on over the past 5 months.
We knew it was going to be great a night when we arrived at the gallery and theatre and were welcomed with hummus, fresh vegetables, and even babaganoush and cabbage salad as well as the obvious cheese and wine. We toured the gallery which included paintings and photographs by Shira Ballon, Adina Murch, Autumn Sheridan, Rael Elijah, Anya Kochagarova and Elyse Farkas. It also included a video installation by Dayna Moses and a video collaboration by Dayna Moses and Shira Ballon. The title of the exhibition was After Lights and you can read more about it here.
Following the exhibition we ventured into the theatre and listened to an introduction from Program Director Mike Mitchell who related this week's torah portion to the importance of art in Israeli culture and the inspiration that our WUJS artists bring by working on their art in the State of Israel. The show began with a dance performance by Dahlia Silberg with an accompanying video by Dayna Moses followed by singing and guitar performances by Abbie Silber, Laura Stein, Sarah Fortman, and Matt Goodman. Matt also read a short children's story he has written while on the Arts program. There was a huge amount of talent on display for all to see and we thank all the artists for the work they put to making the exhibition and performance a truly memorable one.
A big thank you to WUJS Arts coordinator Ofra Zucker for all her hard work in making the WUJS Arts track such a success
See more pictures After Lights, The Arts Track Gallery
