The Janet Levine March Gallery and JLMG2 gallery will feature the work of SNAP. The SNAP photography group has been an annual exhibit at the Gordon JCC going on twenty years.
The Society of Nashville’s Artistic Photographers (SNAP) has become known for its excellence in fine art photography, creating images that make the viewer smile, think, question or wonder. Members’ work has been shown not only in local and regional exhibitions and collections, but also in national and international forums as well.
In 2004, a small group of Nashville photographers met to form an informal group that would concentrate on the creative aspect of photography. Today SNAP provides a forum for discussing the work of members and notable photographers. Building on the advantage of being small and informal, SNAP enables members to have active conversations with each other as well as outside experts-- sharing wisdom, projects and insights.
In short, SNAP is dedicated to promoting fine art photography in Nashville.
The Sig Held Gallery will feature the art of Billy Martinez. Billy Martinez was raised with a daily dose of comic books and Sunday funnies that friends and family supplied him with all through his years as a youngling. He began his professional career at the age of 20 to supply pages for The Rockin' Roller Miner Ants a titled that featured guest appearances by the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
Soon after in the fall of 1993 Billy was signed on to create and draw his cult classic tale, which is known as Wildflower.
With the success of his flagship title, Billy decided to branch off and create freelance work for companies such as Peregrine Entertainment, Heavy Metal Magazine and Image Comics.
Summer of 1998 began Billy's live art career which later opened many doors into the fine art world. Good friend and professional artist Jim Mahfood convinced Billy to bring his art live on stage, which consisted of painting 4 to 6 paintings simultaneously with music.
In 2014, Billy relocated to Nashville.
You can catch Billy on his live art tour throughout the country at various conventions and concerts.
The Senior Lounge will continue to feature the work of Robbie Laskey.
On October 16th the Gordon JCC auditorium will feature the 2024 Under One Roof collaborative community exhibit under the Sukkah. Each year, honoring the Jewish holiday of Sukkot, the Gordon JCC reaches out to broader Nashville community of organizations and establishments asking them to participate and to reflect on a particular Jewish spiritual theme. This year Chesed, Loving Kindness was chosen. Each organization is then given a blank canvas to create a piece of art reflecting their particular interpretation of the theme. The work will be on display in a Sukkah created in the auditorium of the Gordon Jewish Community Center and is open for viewing October 16 -23rd to the public with an opening reception to the public on October 20th from 3 -5 pm. The show will then be moved into the Hall Gallery for the remainder of the year and open for viewing all year long.
The Exhibition Dates are October 2nd - 30th.
The Artist reception will be held for the galleries on October 9th from 6-8 pm and feature music by DJ Joseph Harris and Henna by FIzza along with a pop up jewelry shop by Chandler Dezigns.
The reception for Under One Roof will be held on October 20th from 3 -5 pm in the auditorium.
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The exhibitions are free and open to the public. For more information, contact the GJCC at 615.354-1699, Curator Carrie Mills at carrie@nashvillejcc.org, or go to www.nashvillejcc.org.
