Fine art is always on display at the JCC.

The JCC Taube Center for Jewish Peoplehood mounts multi-media art shows four times a year, presenting both local and international Jewish artists. These seasonal exhibitions highlight a variety of themes pertinent to the Jewish calendar, holidays, values, text, and traditions.

The exhibitions have featured work from prominent artists including Lawrence Kushner, Siona Benjamin, Laurie Wohl, Lauren Bartone, MIND the HEART!, Hillel Smith, and many others.

Exhibitions are well publicized and are enjoyed by all who visit the JCC.

One of the many exhibits hosted at the Osher Marin JCC.

Current Exhibit

Permission Granted: Art by & with Nancy Katz

July 6th -September 28, 2026

Our summer art exhibit is a showcase of Nancy Katz’s personal journey through art and her marvelous career as a community artist. From creating banners and a senior quilt at the JCC decades ago, to helping couples make their chuppah (Jewish wedding canopy) and kids make their tallit (prayer shawl), to work on the NAMES Project (the AIDS Memorial Quilt), Nancy has positively impacted thousands of lives in a through her art.

In her own words:

In February of 2023 I traveled to an artists’ retreat in Costa Rica with the intention of spending time creating the foundation for a book sharing my journey as an artist/educator. My hope was that others would benefit from my story. While I left practically empty handed (i.e. no book outline), I did come away with the title — “Permission Granted.”

I determined that the biggest block in people’s creative endeavors was a lack of encouragement (permission) to try new things — to play with art materials to enjoy themselves doing so.

This exhibition is my book.

I was given permission by Rachel Chancellor, in their position as Program Manager of the Center for Jewish Peoplehood at the OMJCC, who, as a 12 year old travelled across the country to make a tallit with me. Rachel’s and my joy-filled reconnection in November of 2025 prompted an invitation for me to exhibit my work here now.

My work is not that of a long artist sequestered in a studio. My work is one of collaboration and of community. My work is about giving (and receiving) permission. Enjoy.

Learn More About the Artist

Past Exhibits

Exhibits held from 2013 to present

With apologies, we do not accept unsolicited works.

Exhibits at the Osher Marin JCC are curated roughly a year or more in advance by JCC staff and in partnership with Bay Area colleagues—with whom we often share materials and costs.

We strive to bring Jewish art that is high in quality, spiritually stirring, and environmentally awakening. We hope these works of art elevate your experience at our JCC.