Hoffberger Gallery
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About
The Hoffberger Gallery is located near the beautiful Hoffberger Chapel at Baltimore Hebrew Congregation. The ample physical space can accommodate large and small works of art and offers exhibitors excellent exposure with the many meetings and events that take place at BHC throughout the year.
Established in 1958 by Claire Bornfriend, an artist and congregant of BHC, the Gallery continues to be self-sufficient and is run by a committee of active congregants, some of whom are themselves artists, committed to encouraging a love of art.
The Gallery consistently showcases works of quality in varied media by artists from all over the Mid-Atlantic region, with a special emphasis on Israeli artists during the High Holy Days. Exhibits change every two months, September through June, and offer opening receptions with refreshments. The hours for the Gallery follow BHC building hours. For directions, click here.
INFO: Marcia Bornfriend, marcia410@comcast.net, Lauren Loran, laurenloran@mac.com
or 410-764-1587, ext. 270.
Current Exhibit
March/April: Congregant Joel Cohen, paintings, "Saying Things with Colors and Shapes"
Reception: Sunday, March 11, 2-4 PM
"Looking Forward" work byJoel Cohen
Artist's Statement
I see things in my abstract paintings that make me happy, but how I feel is secondary; what matters is how the onlookers feel when they see my work and how they experience the piece.
I’ve only been painting for eight years, but adding up the hours per day that I paint, it seems as if I have been painting forever. I find putting acrylic paint and mixedmedia objects together on canvas is exciting, and when I am finished I ask myself, how did I do that?
I have no formal training in drawing or painting but was fortunate to have Gladys Goldstein, a nationally acclaimed painter, as a neighbor and friend of 25 years. Her love of painting and mentorship was the impetus for me to pick up a brush and get started.
My finished canvases have been called primitive, satirical and naХve, but if you ask me the word I would use to describe them is “fun.”
Andy Warhol once said, “Don’t think about making art, just get it done. Let everyone else decide if it’s good or bad, whether they love it or hate it. While they are deciding, make even more art.”
As I see it, truer words were never spoken!
Upcoming Exhibits
May/June: Blake M. Conroy, laser cut paper and brass
Past Exhibits
January/February 2018: Congregant Ilene Gold, "Collage Artwork"
November/December 2017: Patricia Bennett "Colorful Paintings of Parties, Countryside, and Baltimore City"
September/October 2017: Pat Dillon, "Paintings from His Travel and Musician Series"
July/August 2017: Harriet Stulman, paintings: "Artistic Journey"
May/June 2017: Art 10 Baltimore: "Unencumbered"
March/April 2017: Complementary Colors: "Sunrise, Sunset"
January/February 2017: Ann Kagan, annkathrynkagan.com, acrylic: "Efflorescence"
November/December 2016: Ronni Jolles, paper: "Rough Around The Edges: Inspirations In Paper"
September/October 2016: Rabbi Gila Ruskin, mosaics: "Judaic Mosaics"
August 2016: Sylvia Besser, 3-dimensional painting, watercolors, acrylics and pastels: "An Artist's Journey"
July 2016: Temple Emanuel Art
May/June 2016: Matt Kloss, paintings: "Tourist and Intimist"
March/April 2016: Baltimore Watercolor Society, watercolor: "Real and Imagined"
January/February 2016: Norm Dubin, photography: "Photo-Synthesis"
November/December 2015: Elaine Katz, fabric collaged art quilts: "Fantasy Fiber"
September/October 2015: Effie Gereny, acrylic and mixed media: "Grey Matters"
July/August 2015: Dr. George Gutmann (presented by Cantor Sacks): "My Father's Story: A Retrospective In Art"
May/June 2015: Marcia Wolfson Ray, sculpture: "Outside/Inside"
March/April 2015: Charcoal Club (Jennifer Murtha Group), oil, watercolor, pastel: "Art for Everyone, Right In Your Backyard"
Submissions
For information on our submission process, click here to download our submission guidelines. To plan for hanging click here and view the gallery space layout and measurements. INFO: Marcia Bornfriend, marcia410@comcast.net, Lauren Loran, laurenloran@mac.com or 410-764-1587, ext. 270.
BHC will retain a modified commission of 35% of the sale price. As a non-profit organization this commission to BHC is tax deductible. INFO: David Weis, Controller, 410-764-1587, ext. 243.
