RCNV Art Exhibit: Seeking Justice in the Middle East
AT: RCNV, 612 Ocean St., Santa Cruz.
Exhibit Dates/Hours: November 10, 2017 - January 7, 2018; Hours M-TH, Noon -4PM.
First Friday reception featured artist SARA FRIEDLANDER.
This exhibit is in memory of Scott Kennedy:
December 9, 1948 – November 19, 2011.
RCNV staff member Scott Kennedy was a tireless advocate for justice and peace in Israel and Palestine and led over 40 delegations to the region.
Among work exhibited: “Stonewalled in Jerusalem” a powerful mixed media installation by Sara Friedlander and “The Eye” by Arizona mixed media artist Suzanne Klotz.
Also on exhibit: 2017 marks fifty years of the Israeli occupation of the West Bank, the Gaza Strip, and East Jerusalem. The “Down with the Occupation” limited edition posters displayed throughout the building were published by the Association of Artists for Freedom of Expression in 1987, and feature both Israeli and Palestinian artists; photographs donated by Naim Farhat and the Farhat Art Museum; several pieces from Scott’s personal collection; a piece on loan from the Islamic Center of Santa Cruz, & more. More info, 831-423-1626.
