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About 70 exhibits have appeared in
the Janice Charach Epstein Gallery,
where bookings have ranged from the
internationally acclaimed paintings of
Larry Rivers to the multimedia designs
of some 100 new artists. Two exhibits
have been devoted to Epstein's work.
Nelson, who has been the director
for eight years, takes pride in the
growth of the gallery's professional
reputation.
"We really don't have to hunt for
artists anymore,' says Nelson, adding
that the gallery receives 40 percent of
proceeds from the sale of most works
and 30 percent from the sale of pieces
made by emerging artists.
"Outside of the Detroit Institute of
Arts and Cranbrook, I think we have
the best space and lighting of any area
art establishment, and the word is out.
Just recently, I got a call from someone
at the DIA about an interesting
Jewish-themed exhibit that they could-
n't schedule but thought we might
like."
Nelson, assisted by Elisa Freilich as
program coordinator, works closely
with a steering committee headed by
Silvio Benvenuti, a Detroit teacher
and textile artist who became friends
with Epstein when they both w,-.re
attending CCS.
Benvenuti, assisted by Epstein's late
mentor and professor Richard Jerzy,
helped with planning the 8,000-foot
gallery, designed by Louis Redstone
and Associates. He asked glass artist
Janet Kelman to etch an Epstein
design into the front doors and has
curated both Epstein shows as well as
new-artist exhibits.

"I'm extremely blessed to work on a
project that keeps a friend's memory
alive," says Benvenuti, who recalls how
Epstein always took pleasure in the
special occasions of those she knew
and was sure to send birthday,
anniversary and other greeting cards.
"Janice was a beautiful, generous
person who wanted to promote the
work of other artists. I always liked
her style because it's free, and I keep
her paintings in my home. I've loaned
some paintings to the gallery to exhib-
it on her wall."
Other steering committee members, in
addition to the Charach family, are
Beverly Baker, Michael Berman, Joel
Bruss, Richard Cherkasky, Majorie
Duncanson, Phil Elkus, Sharon Hart,
Lee Henkin, Susan Kaufman, Linda Lee,
Jo Rosen, Celia Singer, Jean Sosin, Patty
and Steve Tapper and Margo Weitzer.

Family Affair

To help bring ideas to the steering
committee, the Charaches have
become members of almost every
Jewish art gallery in the country as
well as other art institutions. They
find out about new shows and reac-
tions to them and pass along the
information.
"We really want to keep abreast of
the better things that are going on,"
says Manny Charach, who believes the
gallery's best show was last year's
"Visas for Life: The Stories of Chiune
Sugihara and Dr. Feng Shan Ho." It
honored two Asian diplomats who
provided the necessary paperwork to
help Jews escape the Nazis.
"We tried to get that show for three
years, and it took a lot of doing on my
part to convince them that we had the
venue for it. The turnout for the
opening lectures was fantastic."

