Why TJAA?

The TJAA is a community of visual and performance artists, arts professionals and art enthusiasts.  Membership is open to all who value the quality of life that the arts provide, regardless of religious affiliation, or level of expertise.

TJAA is a volunteer-run non-profit arts organization for the visual and performing arts, committed to supporting our artist members by fostering camaraderie, offering educational and social programming, and bringing our artists’ work to the public through varied opportunities and in various locations around the metroplex. Although we are a Jewish organization, our membership is open to all who wish to join. A community of professional and emerging visual and performing artists, art professionals, and art enthusiasts.

The Texas Jewish Arts Association (TJAA) was formed in May 2013 by a small group of Dallas-Fort Worth area Jewish artists and art enthusiasts who saw the need to create a platform for discussion, critique, exhibition and education. The creation of TJAA resulted from an event organized by the Dallas Jewish Historical Society titled In the Eye of the Beholder, that brought together 19 local Jewish artists to exhibit artwork and attend a brief lecture about the nature of Jewish Art. The event attracted over 200 people and was deemed a huge success. Capitalizing on the energy of that evening, TJAA was formed. The association is comprised of seasoned and widely-exhibited artists, as well as emerging artists.

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In order to nurture a vibrant and enduring Jewish identity, culture, and community, TJAA strives to engage Jewish and non-Jewish audiences as important collaborators in the development of a contemporary Jewish cultural exchange. Our goal is to foster artistic growth and camaraderie through informational and educational gatherings, performance, and exhibition opportunities.

TJAA GOALS

• Provide publicity, performance, and exhibition opportunities for members
• Provide education and skill enhancement through lectures, critiques, and workshops
• Attract local and national artists to conduct lectures and workshops
• Offer classes/lectures about the history of art and symbology in Judaism, connecting the past with the future
• Provide an outreach resource for Jewish art teachers and students
• Create opportunity for Jewish youth and Jewish schools to exhibit their work
• Enrich the cultural landscape of Texas by tapping into the expertise of its Jewish Arts professionals and attaining members throughout the state to a build a network that will strengthen our creative culture
• Provide an intellectual 'eruv' - an arena for artists to interact with the Jewish community and within the parameters of traditional Jewish values

HOW WE WILL ACHIEVE THESE GOALS

• Annual Members Showcase Exhibit
• Annual Juried Member Exhibit
• Annual Student Exhibit (middle & high school)
• Art Lectures & Artist Presentations
• Art Workshops
• 'Salon' Gatherings
• Annual Members Meeting & Social Event
• Membership Profile Page & Member Publicity on Website
• Inclusion of art forms such as performing arts, literature, art therapy, art education and the visual arts 
• Expansion of TJAA to other areas of Texas (regional chapters)
• Volunteer Opportunities: 
  • Exhibit
  • Education
  • Liaisons to community institutions
  • Speaker Recruitment & Liaison
  • Special Events/Programs
  • Graphic Design for Invitations and Other Materials
  • Public Relations & Social Media
  • Steering Committee Membership

Board of Directors

AN ARTS ORGANIZATION RUN BY ARTISTS FOR ARTISTS

TJAA LEADERSHIP  –  ​THE PEOPLE DRIVING THE MISSION:

Board of Directors

Nan Phillips
President
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Stephen Weinberg, Esq.
Treasurer Chair
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Kimberly Kort
Secretary
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Suki John
Board Member
Dance Division Director
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Sarah Price
Board Member
Music Division Director
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Tzivia Stein-Barrett
Education Chair
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Lilach Ron
Program Co-Chair
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Donna Harris
Program Co-Chair
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Henry Biber
Member at Large
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advisory board

Veronique Jonas
Immediate Past President
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