Celebrate Summer at the Turchin Center, as part of An Appalachian Summer Festival, at this fun and festive event. Engage with a variety of new exhibitions, discover the world of the contemporary visual arts, and connect with others who share a passion for the arts. The Summer Exhibition Celebration is an opportunity for art lovers to meet the artists, enjoy live music and refreshments and spend time with fellow arts patrons while exploring one of the most exciting venues in town: a collection of six galleries filled with a diverse mix of contemporary art by local, regional and international artists.
In his short documentaries, Looming in the Shadows of Lodz, and Marching All Night: The Testimony of Dorka Berger née Altman, internationally recognized filmmaker, Ori Segev shares the personal stories of his family. With his cameras, Segev followed his father through Lodz, Poland as he retraced his parents’ footsteps, before, during, and after the Holocaust and World War II. Everywhere Sholomo Segev went he took photographs to share with his aunt in Jerusalem. Dorka Berger is the only first-generation survivor alive to caption her nephew’s photographs.
The short films will be screened at 5 PM on Friday, July 5th in the Turchin Center’s lecture hall, followed by a Q & A with the filmmaker.
At 6:30 artists Leslie Starobin and Tamaer Segev will lead visitors through the exhibition Looming in the Shadows of Lodz in the Hodges Gallery as the family continues to fulfill the Jewish commandment, L’haggid. “And you should tell your children.”
Opening Exhibitions
Congregations, Sarina Angell: Community Gallery
Looming in the Shadows of Lodz, Leslie Starobin, Tamar Segev, and Ori Segev: Hodges Gallery
A Long and Slow Surrender, Wendy Young: Bickers Gallery
