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The Epsten Gallery

Connecting Communities & Generations through the Arts

Connecting Communities & Generations through the Arts

The Epsten Gallery's mission is to provide innovative programs and art exhibitions that engage, inspire and enlighten a diverse community through all stages of life, celebrating our common humanity through art.

EFFECTIVE MARCH 12, 2020 UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE, THE EPSTEN GALLERY WILL BE CLOSED. VILLAGE SHALOM IS NOT ALLOWING VISITORS DUE TO THE UNCERTAIN SITUATION WITH THE CORONA VIRUS. WE WILL UPDATE THIS WEBSITE WHEN WE ARE OPEN AGAIN. Thank you for your understanding.  - The Epsten Gallery Staff

 

President's Welcome

What is this place we call The Epsten Gallery?

It’s a room with walls that can be transformed into an interactive art space for multi-generational use; a place where art becomes therapy; a place to explore different media and learn how art and life intersect; a place to explore and get your hands dirty.

It’s a room where I remember my mother-in-law, Jackee Epsten. She wanted to share art with the community of Village Shalom, a facility with a vision to enable senior adults to flourish in a safe, caring, compassionate community. She wanted families to come inside, look at art together and become engrossed in projects. Jackee loved to share her passion of art and movement with her grandchildren. She hoped people would come visit quality gallery exhibits that make us pause, think and appreciate life, as she did.

The Epsten Gallery’s mission is to provide innovative programs and art exhibitions that engage, inspire and enlighten a diverse community through all stages of life, celebrating our common humanity through art.

Join us as we explore outside the gallery, too. The Epsten supports art therapy at Children’s Mercy Hospital, St. Mark Child and Family Development Center, as well as at Village Shalom.  We enjoy collaborating with art organizations throughout the Kansas City community and beyond.

Please tour our website and come visit us in the Gallery and consider joining our efforts as a Friend of the Epsten Gallery.

Sincerely,

Ginny Epsten
Board President

A Bird in the Hand: Michael Klein

This item from my collection is a very rare mezuzah case.  It is hand crafted from 18k gold with chased, engraved and open work.  It is Italian from about 1840. To view it, I use a magnifying glass to see all of the detail work. Submitted January 5, 2011 Back to Main Menu | Previous […]

A Bird in the Hand: Trudy Jacobson

My purse … I’m sure that I always have something important in my purse … in here is a showcard from the Epsten Gallery … the [Epsten] gallery and Eileen [Garry] are very important to me. In here is also my Lion of Judah pin from the Jewish Federation, which also means a lot to […]

A Bird in the Hand: Sherri Jacobs

My U.S. Passport The location of my birth in this world was 38.9589385 degrees latitude and -94.6816482 degrees longitude, making me eligible for one US passport. These coordinates allow me mobility that most on our planet do not have. Having had one stolen while abroad, I pondered the whereabouts of my doppelganger who roamed the planet […]

A Bird in the Hand: Adriane Herman

While working in my studio a few days before traveling to Kansas City for installation of “Pick Me Up (a few things),” my exhibition in Epsten Gallery, I ruminated on the Bird in the Hand project that KCJMCA Curator, Marcus Cain so poetically titled.  Being a “bit” of a collector (as the show more than […]

A Bird in the Hand: Sue Friesz

My Collection My favorite collection is the one made up of various ceramic pieces my two children made, year after year, as they grew up.  As an artist and a mom it was amazing to see the changes and development in their work.  Submitted January 28, 2011 Back to Main Menu | Previous Submission |  […]

A Bird in the Hand: Miki Baird

Kramer in My Hand The feathers in my hand belong to my beloved departed cockatiel, Kramer.  I spotted Kramer in a pet shop sporting a broken wing—he was cranky and loud but I fell for him on the spot.  This photo is taken over the site where he is buried in my back yard. Submitted […]

A Bird in the Hand: Amy Duke

My grandfather died January 19th. My grandmother was holding his hand when he took his last breath. Here, exactly one year earlier, he holds her hands, which cup the cameo he commissioned that bears her portrait.The delicate blush-colored shell was carved 67 years before, shortly after they married. While stationed in Naples during World War […]