Last Wednesday, I was super excited to have a painting displayed in the first annual Beit Shemesh Contest for the Arts… and I was even more excited when my painting won 2nd place!
The Beit Shemesh Center for the Arts is a new initiative in our city, whose purpose is to encourage artistic development in different areas, including art, music, photography, and literature.
I took the kids in the afternoon to look around at all the beautiful artwork. They enjoyed it for about 2 minutes before turning their attention to the pastries and soda. Isn’t culture wonderful?!
The theme was “Shalom Beit Shemesh” which is NOT, as I originally thought, “Hello Beit Shemesh.” That would be “shalom” as in PEACE, not “Shalom” as in HELLO! Good thing we cleared that up before I started working on the painting!
In the evening there was a short program during which Mayor announced the winners were announced (there he is, holding up the painting…)
Mazel tov on the well-earned prize!
lovely dena, it’s beautiful! congratulations :)
Hi Dena,
Congrats! What a beautiful painting and most deserving of a prize. Your mother is very proud of you.
May you continue to bring her and klal Yisrael much naches with your art and
other talents.
All the best! Mrs. Firestone
Hi, I am glad to have found your website. I am new in Beit Shemesh and with other artists in the area am trying to create an artists’ association to promote our work in the greater Beit Shemesh area. I have been trying to contact you by phone but the numbers in the shemesh phone book are no longer working.
We have been offered two opp[ortunities to shbow and sell work and we wanted to invite you to join us. If you send me an email address I will forward to you our two sets of minutes.
I look forward to hearing from you
Sharon Rhodes