EMMETT LEADER

Sukkot: Celebrating the Impermanent

October 11 - November 9, 2008

reception: Saturday, October 11, 4-6 pm

 show overview

Artist Talk: Saturday, October 11, 3 - 4:00 p.m.

The exhibit explores the celebration of the Jewish holiday of Sukkot on a personal and traditional level. The center piece will be a 6ft x 10ft sukkah, a temporary dwelling used during the holiday that has its ancient origins in the temporary shelters used during harvest time and in the forty years of wandering in the desert. The spirit of sukkot is at once celebratory as well as a time to reflect on our vulnerability-- using clay, wood, found objects and archival materials, the exhibit includes a wide range of objects, narratives and spaces that through their intimacy, function and beauty invite participation.

Emmett Leader's show coincides with the group show at the gallery, "To Kill A Mockingbird: Interpreted".

Click here for link to gallery website for "To Kill A Mockingbird: Interpreted"

Emmett Leader's work can also be seen in the Nu Art Show at the Lichtenstein Center for the Arts in Pittsfield, MA.

NU ART: ART THAT CELEBRATES JEWISH CULTURE
Click here for Berkshire Eagle article on the Nu Art exhibition - A non-traditional, out-of-the-box group show at the Lichtenstein Center for the Arts. This juried art exhibit celebrates Jewish Culture and includes works in all media including sculpture, drawing, painting, photography, ceramics and video.

Through Saturday, October 25th