On November 6, 2025 the JCC maintenance crew installed a new series of six 4’ x 8’ banners by artist Michael B Schwartz at the Tucson J, located at 3800 E. River Road in Tucson, AZ
The twelve designs celebrate the key values of the Maccabi Games.
The creative project was commissioned as a way to remember the excitement of the Summer 2025 Tucson JCC Maccabi Games®.
The week long Olympic style event drew hundreds of youth athletes from around the world to celebrate and connect. From tennis, basketball and soccer to dance, healthy competition and sportsmanship are central themes.
The games revolve around six values;
Ga'Ava- Pride
Kavod- Respect
Amit Yehudit - Jewish Peoplehood
Rina - Joy
Lev Tov - Big Hearted
My assignment was to create simple works that would be easy for participants to help paint. I mixed a color pallet that corresponds to the official colors of the game and the Tucson J. Each banner was hemmed, with space for the trapeze bars. Then I primed each side and transferred the 12 designs with pencil. Each banner has a Hebrew and English side.
Over several days participants and I painted the vinyl banners. We used trapeze bars to suspend the works from the high ceilings. The whimsical designs look beautiful flowing above people as the move through the brightly lit atrium like hallway.
If you are in the area stop by and see these works, and while there take a stroll through the sculpture garden & galleries. It’s a busy, fun center with an amazing indoor and out door sports areas, ongoing workshops, lectures and more.
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