ARTicipation Calendar of Events Released

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.

 

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(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.

 

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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.

 

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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.

 

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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.

 

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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.

 

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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.

 

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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.

 

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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.

 

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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.

 

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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.

 

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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.

 

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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.

 

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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.

 

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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

 

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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

 

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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

 

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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.

 

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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.

 

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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.

 

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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