Fine art is always on display at the JCC.
The JCC Taube Center for Jewish Peoplehood mounts multi-media art shows four times a year, presenting both local and international Jewish artists. These seasonal exhibitions highlight a variety of themes pertinent to the Jewish calendar, holidays, values, text, and traditions.
The exhibitions have featured work from prominent artists including Lawrence Kushner, Siona Benjamin, Laurie Wohl, Lauren Bartone, MIND the HEART!, Hillel Smith, and many others.
Exhibitions are well publicized and are enjoyed by all who visit the JCC.
Current Exhibit
Rebbe Nachman’s The Lost Princess: An Illustrated Retelling by Jessica Tamar Deutsch
The Lost Princess is a Hasidic folktale first told by Rebbe Nachman of Breslov. It is an allegory of spiritual exile, searching, and the return of what has been lost. When a princess vanishes, a faithful Viceroy sets out on a long and uncertain journey to bring her home. Rebbe Nachman’s tale speaks across generations to the human experience of longing, disconnection, and the hope of return.
In her adaptation, artist Jessica Tamar Deutsch brings this mystical narrative into the present, illuminating its themes of grief, resilience and the pursuit of justice. This exhibition features 41 framed pages from Deutsch’s acclaimed book alongside six original large-scale canvases. Through expressive illustrations and layered meaning, she invites us to travel with the story’s seeker, moving through emotional and spiritual landscapes shaped by loss, repair and the deep desire for wholeness.
Deutsch’s work opens a portal between sacred text and contemporary imagination, asking what it means to be lost and what it takes to find our way back. “The whole world is a very narrow bridge, and the main thing is not to be afraid,” writes Rebbe Nachman. In Jewish tradition, exile, whether personal or collective, is never the end of the story. Through imagination, persistence, and faith, we can return to what was lost and begin again. Step into that sacred practice of return, teshuvah (הבושת), through beauty, myth and the enduring hope of transformation.
Past Exhibits
Exhibits held from 2013 to present
With apologies, we do not accept unsolicited works.
Exhibits at the Osher Marin JCC are curated roughly a year or more in advance by JCC staff and in partnership with Bay Area colleagues—with whom we often share materials and costs.
We strive to bring Jewish art that is high in quality, spiritually stirring, and environmentally awakening. We hope these works of art elevate your experience at our JCC.
