“A Shared Destiny” by Patty Kennedy-Zafred

(BRANCHBURG, NJ) -- Five artists whose artwork is featured in Bearing Witness, an exhibition currently on display at Raritan Valley Community College (RVCC), will speak about their works' inspiration and their artistic process during a webinar, September 27, 2024 at 10:00am.

The online event, which is free of charge and open to the public, will feature remarks by artists Maxine Hess of Georgia, Sandi Goldstein of California, Jeanne Marklin of Massachusetts, Phyllis Cullen of Hawaii, and Alicia Merrett of the United Kingdom.

Registration for the September 27 webinar is required. To register, visit https://tinyurl.com/29bue77n.

“The Meaning of Hope” by Phyllis Cullen

Bearing Witness—on display through December 13 in the Morris & Dorothy Hirsch Library of the Holocaust, Genocide, and Racism in RVCC’s Evelyn S. Field Library (second floor)—focuses on the dangers of hatred.

School and community groups are invited to schedule a free, in-person or virtual tour of Bearing Witness, an exhibition featuring 35 mixed-media quilts and other works of fabric art.

The display is being presented in collaboration with the College’s Institute of Holocaust and Genocide Studies and its Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion. The exhibition has been organized by Studio Art Quilt Associates (SAQA), Inc.

“Alice” by Maxine Hess

Humanity’s shared history includes a violent and shameful component—that of deliberate attempts to eradicate specific populations due to differences in culture, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender expression, and race. These acts are often motivated by those in power, and collective trauma and tragedy are part of many people’s past and present. These themes are explored in the exhibition, which features work by artists from the United States, as well as the United Kingdom, Israel, Germany, Italy, and Canada.

To learn more about the Holocaust Institute, please click here.

Raritan Valley Community College (RVCC) is located at 118 Lamington Road in Branchburg, New Jersey.

“Never Again?” by Allison James