SOCIAL PRACTICE
Building a vibrant community through art by being generous, kind, and thoughtful.
In 2020 Jac Lahav helped create Public Art For Racial Justice Education (PARJE) in Southeastern CT. He serves on their steering committee and created the Mini-Murals (now Great Americans Project), a community sourced artwork celebrating civil rights, human rights, and forgotten narratives. Their educational programming received grants from CT Humanities, Community Foundation SECT, Chelsea Groton Bank and more. PARJE has grown into a 501c3 sponsored group with over 100 participants and 21 cultural partner institutions.
A few of these partners are the Lyman Allyn Museum, The NAACP New London, NAACP Norwich, New London Arts Council, and the Florence Griswold Museum (where Lahav sits on the Board of Trustees and the Collections Committee).
PROJECTS:
LARGE SCALE MURALS - logistics and planning
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MINI-MURALS (community based artwork & educational events)
2021: Mystic Aquarium, Lyme Arts Academy, Rocky Hill School, Sikh Art Gallery, Norwich Got Talent.
2022 : Mystic Seaport Museum, Lyme Art Association, Lyman Allyn Art Museum, MoCA Westport CT
UPCOMING: Wadsworth Atheneum CT (Jan), Mystic Seaport Museum (Feb)
ART & ADVOCACY TALK SERIES - curator and moderator
2021: Florence Griswold Museum, Lyman Allyn Museum, Old Lyme Library
2022 : New Media Caucus, Bruce Museum CT
In addition to making art, Lahav has an active curatorial practice under the CREATIVE LATTICE umbrella name, sharing the work of other artists who inspire him. His curating began in 2015 under the name The Midnight Society. These exhibitions have been mentioned in the NY Times, ArtNet-News, HyperAllergic, ArtFCity, The Onion. The Observer, Gothamist, and Vice ID (among many others).
In 2017 Lahav opened THE 42 SOCIAL CLUB with his wife Nora Leech. The 42 Social Club is a project space located on a small lake in Lyme CT hosting 3-4 shows per year. They are currently on haitus do to the pandemic, parental responsibilities, and increased demand for Lahav’s artwork.
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