Three people look at photos hanging on a gallery wallLocated in the Jacobs Lounge on the main floor of the Miles Nadal JCC, the Gallery provides a platform for both emerging and established artists to showcase their talent, share their stories and connect with the community through visual art.

    Our exhibitions draw the viewer's attention to corners of everyday life, often challenging pre-existing opinions of culture, religious identity and social issues. Celebrate the powerful world of images and painting at The Gallery at the J. 

    Gallery Hours: Monday - Friday 5:30 am - 10:00 pm; Saturday - Sunday 7:00 am - 7:00 pm

    Gallery info: (416) 924-6211 x250

    Gallery Coordinator Deanna Di Lello; This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

    Looking for an audience? The Gallery at the J is searching for artists to participate in our 2020-2021 season. The selected artists will receive excellent exposure thanks to the 1,000 members and guests visiting the gallery each month.

    The MNjcc strives to be an inclusive and welcoming hub for healthy and joyful community, anchored in Jewish value. We have found that many of those values are universal and the Gallery at the J is the perfect opportunity to explore them together.

    Q: What is the size of the gallery?

    A: The gallery has 500 square feet of non-linear hanging space.

     

    Q: How many people visit the gallery a month?

    A: Our gallery doubles as our member’s lounge with approximately 1,000 members and guests frequenting the space.

     

    a black and white photo of a man and two women standing out front of a shop that has the words Gary's Groceries on the windowsJanuary 7 - February 3, 2020

    Presented by The Ontario Jewish Archives, Blankenstein Family Heritage Centre

    About the Exhibit:
    Kensington Market is one of Toronto’s most distinct and historically significant neighbourhoods, Storefront Stories organized by the Ontario Jewish Archives, Blankenstein Family Heritage Centre, showcases former businesses that once thrived in the Market illuminating the Jewish history of the market and the larger immigration narrative. The Market, once the epicenter of Jewish cultural life in Toronto, nourished the culinary, intellectual, social, and entertainment needs of the community and offered a refuge to Yiddish-speakers arriving in Canada during the first half of the 20th century. This exhibition is adapted from a site-specific project from May 2019 when current-day stores hosted posters
    with historical photos and content about the former Jewish businesses that once prospered in those locations. We hope you will join us to discover stories of family, food, entrepreneurship, and a commitment to community that lives on in Kensington today. The project was curated by Erica Chi, Casarina Hocevar, Amy Intrator, and Evelyn Feldman.

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    BlueJanuary 4 - March 1, 2020
    Third Floor Exhibit

    Theresa Bryson

    Mary Oliver’s poem, “When I Am Among the Trees”, is the inspiration for this exhibit. The poet describes feelings of happiness and gratitude that arise when walking in the company of trees. We are reminded how fragile and hectic life can be. Trees, in the view of Mary Oliver, invite us to slow down, look deeply into ourselves, and perhaps recover lost feelings of hope and joy. The poem evokes the Japanese practice of shinrin-yoku, or forest bathing, which promotes
    health and happiness. Connecting with nature through our senses can rejuvenate and refresh. In this exhibit, the artist hopes that others feel good looking at her interpretation and perhaps are encouraged to connect with nature in deeper ways.


    About the Artist
    Theresa Bryson began to realize her passion for photography after her retirement as an educator. For many years she was also a Chinese brush painter and this art informs her work as a photographer. Her choice of subject also re􀂧ects her interest in making emotionalconnections with the world. She is also interested in how art, speci􀂦cally photography, can be used to encourage community engagement.
    The work of Theresa Bryson is for sale. Support local artists. Bring art into your life.
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    a photo of a person from the shoulders down standing at a table, using scissors to cut paper, they are wearing braces on their wristsFebruary 6 - 26, 2020

    I’ve been wished a ‘Refuah Shlema’, a full recovery, more times than I can count. But with Ehlers Danlos Syndrome (EDS), the symptoms that I experience are a part of my everyday existence. When we only think of pain and fatigue as something to be cured or recovered from, we erase the reality of so many people living with chronic illness, including those with genetic conditions like EDS.

    This exhibit, featuring the work of award winning photographer, Chorong Kim, celebrates people with EDS living our lives, in whatever way works for us. Not waiting for society to create space, but finding a way forward ourselves. Whether it’s watching a favourite Netflix show in bed, embroidering with braces on, connecting with the Disability community, finding a way to write, work, research or do whatever it is we care about; we’re here, and we’re not waiting.

    - Ophira Calof (Curator)

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    Contact & Info

    750 Spadina Ave. (at Bloor), Toronto, Ontario M5S 2J2

    Phone: 416.924.6211
    Fax: 416.924.0422
    Email: info@mnjcc.org

    Charitable Registration Number:
    140344243 RR0001