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Dortort Center for Creativity in the Arts


Mission Statement

To celebrate and enrich Jewish student life on campus and to promote Jewish continuity.

Our Arts Programs inspire, challenge and connect students.

 

Students starting their life away from home and their family are often confronted with experiences that at times can be confusing, lonely and difficult, demanding from the young person major emotional and psychological adjustments. The arts programs we offer engage students spiritually, culturally and emotionally, easing their transition and helping them feel connected.

Current Exhibits and Signature Programs 2008-09


5th Annual Student Photo Contest Winners

1st Place - Alexandria Fletcher

2nd Place - Linda Wong

3rd Place Tie - Michael Sabes and Nathalie Arbel

Honorable Mentions:

Maya Ben Ari, Nicole Kohan, Joseph Lee

Michael Sabes, Jordan Berkus



The West Coast Opening of 

 

 

Soshana

One Artist's Journey through the 20th Century


Wednesday, April 29th 6-8pm

Photos From the Event (CLICK HERE)


Welcome: Rabbi Chaim Seidler-Feller, Director, Hillel at UCLA
Opening: Martin Weiss, Consul General of Austria
Introduction: Amos Schueller, son of the artist

Admission is free. RSVP: 310-208-3081 ext. 125
Gallery Hours: Wednesday - Friday, 10:00am - 4:00pm
Exhibit runs through June 19th


Artist Bio

Soshana was born in 1927 in Vienna, Austria.  In 1938, when Austria was annexed by Nazi-Germany, Soshana and her family fled to England.  It was here that Soshana first discovered her love of art, and later on in New York, she started taking art lessons under the guidance of her teacher Beys Afroyim.  In 1944, at the age of seventeen, Soshana traveled with Beys through the United States where Soshana met and painted authors, musicians, statesmen and scientists, including Thomas Mann, Arnold Schoenberg, Leon Feuchtwanger, Franz Werfel, Otto Klemperer, Bruno Walter, Theodore Dreiser and Hanns Eisler. Soshana and Beys Afroyim were married and in 1946 their son Amos was born.

Soshana’s first major exhibition was held in 1948 in the Circulo de Bellas Artes in Havana, Cuba.  A year later she left America for Europe and eventually settled in Israel.  In 1951 she moved back to Vienna where she studied at the University of Applied Arts and the Academy of Fine Arts of Vienna.

In 1952 Soshana moved to Paris where she stayed for twenty years, but continued to work and travel throughout the world.  She met and became friends with leading artists and thinkers such as Max Ernst, Alexander Calder and Sam Francis as well as Picasso, who painted her portrait in 1954.  

From 1974 to 1985 Soshana lived again in New York City, and in 1985 she returned to Vienna where she currently resides.  

In March 2008 the Austrian government issued a special stamp in honor of Soshana (image above) which will appear as part of the series “Modern Art in Austria.”  Recently she was honored by the Austrian National Library which will be housing all of her manuscripts, diaries, photographs, etc.  In addition, a documentary on Soshana’s unique life story is being filmed by the Austrian Television Network for broadcast throughout Europe.

This exhibit was generously sponsored by the Austrian Consulate General Los Angeles, the Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs, Hillel at UCLA and the UCLA Center for Jewish Studies.
 
 
 
 
Student Photography Contest

Monday, May 3rd - Friday May 7th
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Kerckhoff Hall

May 10th - August 31st - Hillel at UCLA

 
 
Student Fine Art Show - Gindi

May 13th - August 31st  Gallery Hours: M-F 10am - 4pm

UCLA Art Student Co-curators Andrew Cannon, Lexi Visco

Opening Reception - Wednesday, May 13th 6 - 8pm
 
 
 

Dortort Center Advisory Board

Basil Anderman
Marla Berns
Olivia Cohen-Cutler
Judy Davidson
Dvora Ezralow
Marshall Goldberg
Marina Goldovskaya
Phylliss Mann
Michael Renov
Richard Siegel
Martin Sosin
Neal Stulberg
Kenneth Turan


Check back soon for details on Fall 2009 and Spring 2010 Programs!!
 

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