
January 22-February 26, 2012 at Epsten Gallery
5500 West 123rd Street, Overland Park, KS 66209
Gallery hours: 11am-4pm Tues-Fri; 1-4pm Sat–Sun
913.266.8413 | www.kcjmca.org | mdc.kcjmca@gmail.com
PLEASE CONTACT THE EPSTEN GALLERY PRIOR TO EACH EVENT
AS CALENDAR SCHEDULE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGES, ADDITIONS AND CANCELLATIONS.

(Celebrating National Activity Professionals Week January 22-28, 2012)
SUNDAY, JANUARY 22, 1 – 4 PM
EPSTEN GALLERY EVENT: FOR THE PUBLIC & VILLAGE SHALOM RESIDENTS
Opening Reception
Featuring:
1-4 PM: Graffiti Wall
Artist Phil Shafer (aka Sike Style) will kick off the Epsten Gallery’s graffiti wall self-guided project with a freestyle graffiti demonstration and workshop with Art Therapist Nicole Martin.
1-4 PM: Artist Trading Cards
Create your own unique work of art on one of the 2.5x3.5” artist cards provided by the Epsten Gallery and trade with others who participate in this self-guided project.
1-4 PM: ARTicipation Workshops
Sign up for free workshops planned as part of ARTicipation: Pop Up Studio or engage one of the self-guided project stations in the Epsten Gallery.

MONDAY JANUARY 23
EPSTEN GALLERY ACTIVITY: FOR VILLAGE SHALOM RESIDENTS
9:45 AM-12 PM: Esther Galmarini: Painting Class
Artist Esther Galmarini will lead a weekly painting class in the Epsten Gallery during ARTicipation.
Limit: 10 Village Shalom residents (free). Rsvp to mdc.kcjmca@gmail.com or call 913.266.8413.

THURSDAY JANUARY 26
EPSTEN GALLERY ACTIVITY: FOR VILLAGE SHALOM RESIDENTS
4-5 PM: Sherri Jacobs: Art Workshop with Hyman Brand Hebrew Academy Cub Scouts
Art Therapist Sherri Jacobs will lead this special Torah Portion Art Therapy Session in the Epsten Gallery during ARTicipation for the Hyman Brand Hebrew Academy Cub Scouts and residents of Village Shalom
Limit: 10 Village Shalom residents (free). Rsvp to mdc.kcjmca@gmail.com or call 913.266.8413.

FRIDAY JANUARY 27
EPSTEN GALLERY ACTIVITY: FOR VILLAGE SHALOM RESIDENTS
9:30-10:30 AM: Sherri Jacobs: Torah Portion Art Therapy Session
Art Therapist Sherri Jacobs will lead a weekly Torah Portion Art Therapy Session in the Epsten Gallery during ARTicipation.
Limit: 10 Village Shalom residents (free). Rsvp to mdc.kcjmca@gmail.com or call 913.266.8413.

SUNDAY, JANUARY 29
EPSTEN GALLERY ACTIVITY: OPEN TO VILLAGE SHALOM RESIDENTS AND THE PUBLIC
1-3 PM: Sherri Jacobs & Janet Peterson: Puppet Making Workshop
Art therapists Sherri Jacobs and Janet Peterson MA, ATR-BC, LPC will lead this children’s workshop on puppet making.
Limit: 20 guests (free). Rsvp to mdc.kcjmca@gmail.com or call 913.266.8413.

MONDAY JANUARY 30
EPSTEN GALLERY ACTIVITY: FOR VILLAGE SHALOM RESIDENTS
9:45 AM-12 PM: Esther Galmarini: Painting Class
Artist Esther Galmarini will lead a weekly painting class in the Epsten Gallery during ARTicipation.
Limit: 10 Village Shalom residents (free). Rsvp to mdc.kcjmca@gmail.com or call 913.266.8413.

FRIDAY FEBRUARY 3
EPSTEN GALLERY ACTIVITY: FOR VILLAGE SHALOM RESIDENTS
9:30-10:30 AM: Sherri Jacobs: Torah Portion Art Therapy Session
Art Therapist Sherri Jacobs will lead a weekly Torah Portion Art Therapy Session in the Epsten Gallery during ARTicipation.
Limit: 10 Village Shalom residents (free). Rsvp to mdc.kcjmca@gmail.com or call 913.266.8413.

SUNDAY FEBRUARY 5
EPSTEN GALLERY ACTIVITY: OPEN TO VILLAGE SHALOM RESIDENTS AND THE PUBLIC
12-2 PM: Kelly Reichman & Laura Aube: Paint Like Picasso
Artist and Hyman Brand Hebrew Academy Instructor Kelly Reichman will work with Art Therapist Laura Aube MA, ATR-BC to lead this intergenerational workshop on how to paint like the famous 20th century Spanish artist Pablo Picasso.
Limit: 20 guests (free). Rsvp to mdc.kcjmca@gmail.com or call 913.266.8413.

MONDAY FEBRUARY 6
EPSTEN GALLERY ACTIVITY: FOR VILLAGE SHALOM RESIDENTS
9:45 AM-12 PM: Esther Galmarini: Painting Class
Artist Esther Galmarini will lead a weekly painting class in the Epsten Gallery during ARTicipation.
Limit: 10 Village Shalom residents (free). Rsvp to mdc.kcjmca@gmail.com or call 913.266.8413.

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7
EPSTEN GALLERY ACTIVITY: OPEN TO VILLAGE SHALOM RESIDENTS AND THE PUBLIC
2:15-3:30 PM: Barb & Sherri Jacobs: Tu B’Shevat Seder & Tree Painting Workshop
Artist Barb Jacobs and Art Therapist Sherri Jacobs will lead this tree-painting workshop in the Epsten Gallery as part of the Tu B’Shevat Jewish holiday with participation from Hyman Brand Hebrew Academy students during ARTicipation.
Limit: 20 guests (free). Rsvp to mdc.kcjmca@gmail.com or call 913.266.8413.

FRIDAY FEBRUARY 10
EPSTEN GALLERY ACTIVITY: FOR VILLAGE SHALOM RESIDENTS
9:30-10:30 AM: Sherri Jacobs: Torah Portion Art Therapy Session
Art Therapist Sherri Jacobs will lead a weekly Torah Portion Art Therapy Session in the Epsten Gallery during ARTicipation.
Limit: 10 Village Shalom residents (free). Rsvp to mdc.kcjmca@gmail.com or call 913.266.8413.

SUNDAY FEBRUARY 12
EPSTEN GALLERY ACTIVITY: OPEN TO VILLAGE SHALOM RESIDENTS AND THE PUBLIC
1-3 PM: Kelly Reichman: Paint Like Van Gogh
Artist and Hyman Brand Hebrew Academy Instructor Kelly Reichman will work with art therapists to lead this intergenerational workshop on how to paint like the famous 19th century Dutch painter Vincent Van Gogh.
Limit: 20 guests (free). Rsvp to mdc.kcjmca@gmail.com or call 913.266.8413.

MONDAY FEBRUARY 13
EPSTEN GALLERY ACTIVITY: FOR VILLAGE SHALOM RESIDENTS
9:45 AM-12 PM: Esther Galmarini: Painting Class
Artist Esther Galmarini will lead a weekly painting class in the Epsten Gallery during ARTicipation.
Limit: 10 Village Shalom residents (free). Rsvp to mdc.kcjmca@gmail.com or call 913.266.8413.

TUESDAY FEBRUARY 14
EPSTEN GALLERY ACTIVITY: FOR VILLAGE SHALOM RESIDENTS
2-4 PM: Maryellen Munger, Carlyle Rain, Amber Conover: Painting and Collage Workshop
Artists Maryellen Munger and Carlyle Rain will work with Art Therapist Amber Conover MA ATR, LPC to lead this painting and collage class in the Epsten Gallery during ARTicipation.
Limit: 20 guests (free). Rsvp to mdc.kcjmca@gmail.com or call 913.266.8413

FRIDAY FEBRUARY 17
EPSTEN GALLERY ACTIVITY: FOR VILLAGE SHALOM RESIDENTS
9:30-10:30 AM: Sherri Jacobs: Torah Portion Art Therapy Session
Art Therapist Sherri Jacobs will lead a weekly Torah Portion Art Therapy Session in the Epsten Gallery during ARTicipation.
Limit: 10 Village Shalom residents (free). Rsvp to mdc.kcjmca@gmail.com or call 913.266.8413

SUNDAY FEBRUARY 19
EPSTEN GALLERY ACTIVITY: OPEN TO VILLAGE SHALOM RESIDENTS AND THE PUBLIC
1-3 PM: Gina Kaufman, Margaret Shelby, Janice Mead: Memory Net
Writer and orator Gina Kaufman and artist Margaret Shelby will work with Art Therapist Janice Mead MA, ATR-BC, LPC to present an intergenerational storytelling workshop using the net as a narrative and metaphoric object for gathering stories.
Limit: 20 guests (free). Rsvp to mdc.kcjmca@gmail.com or call 913.266.8413

MONDAY FEBRUARY 20
EPSTEN GALLERY ACTIVITY: FOR VILLAGE SHALOM RESIDENTS
9:45 AM-12 PM: Esther Galmarini: Painting Class
Artist Esther Galmarini will lead a weekly painting class in the Epsten Gallery during ARTicipation.
Limit: 10 Village Shalom residents (free). Rsvp to mdc.kcjmca@gmail.com or call 913.266.8413.

FRIDAY FEBRUARY 24
EPSTEN GALLERY ACTIVITY: FOR VILLAGE SHALOM RESIDENTS
9:30-10:30 AM: Sherri Jacobs: Torah Portion Art Therapy Session
Art Therapist Sherri Jacobs will lead a weekly Torah Portion Art Therapy Session in the Epsten Gallery during ARTicipation.
Limit: 10 Village Shalom residents (free). Rsvp to mdc.kcjmca@gmail.com or call 913.266.8413.

SUNDAY FEBRUARY 26
EPSTEN GALLERY ACTIVITY: OPEN TO VILLAGE SHALOM RESIDENTS AND THE PUBLIC
1-3 PM: Hugh Merrill & Noel Kearns: Mask Making for Purim
Artist Hugh Merrill and Art Therapist Noel Kearns will lead this intergenerational mask-making workshop in preparation for Purim with students from the Community Arts Class of the Kansas City Art Institute.
Limit: 25 guests (free). Rsvp to mdc.kcjmca@gmail.com or call 913.266.8413.

KCJMCA would like to acknowledge the following
ARTicipation Participants:
Laura Aube MA, ATR-BC, Benedictine College Students in Free Enterprise, Dr. Irene Bettinger, Amber Conover MA, ATR, LPC, Emporia State University Art Therapy Program, Esther Galmarini, Barb Jacobs, Sherri Jacobs, Clay Johnston, Kansas Art Therapy Association, Gina Kaufman, Noel Kearns, Nicole Martin, Janice Mead MA, ATR-BC, LPC, Hugh Merrill, Maryellen Munger, Janet Peterson MA, ATR-BC, LPC, Carlyle Rain, Kelly Reichman, Phil Shafer, Margaret Shelby, Village Shalom Residents and Staff, and additional participating artists and art therapists to be announced.
ARTicipation Supporters:
Herb & Bonnie Buchbinder Donor Advisory Fund of the Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Kansas City, Gould Family Foundation, Helen & Sam Kaplan Memorial Fund, Beniah Leuschke Art + Service,
Menorah Women’s Foundation, Jackie Slutsky, US Toy, Utrecht, Village Shalom