The Art of Aging: A JDC-Eshel Sponsored Exhibit

Aging is a process that begins with birth – it is a lifelong journey affecting the dynamics of human relationships, creativity, memory, continuity, and growth. Jewish text sources are full of references to values intrinsic to the aging process; respect for one's elders, honor for one's parents, forty as the age of understanding, fifty as the age of counsel, the celebration of wisdom at age sixty, the celebration of strength at the age of eighty, and intergenerational and familial responsibilities.

Through painting, sculpture, photography, installation, fiber, mixed media, and video, these contemporary artists from Israel, England, and North America invite us to explore the diverse aspects of aging, including creativity and vitality, memory, anxiety, wisdom, physical change, loss, intergenerational interaction, responsibility, and optimism.

The Art of Aging is currently on exhibit at the Hebrew Union College – Jewish Institute of Religion Museum in New York and is being presented by Hebrew Union College, JDC and JDC-Eshel, with the support of UJA-Federation of New York. For more information on the exhibit and the Museum, please click here.

For a preview of several works that are on exhibit, please click here.