Arts & Cultural Programs

Opening Reception: "Finding the Words"

Sunday, November 9, 2025 | 1:15 am

Be among the first to view this group exhibition, curated by Erika Diamond, which explores the connections between words, coping, memory, and loss through works using text in various media and languages.

In the most difficult or sublime of moments, it can be hard to communicate our deepest emotions. Often these experiences, rooted in or worn by the body, need catharsis. These artists use text in the form of lists, poetry, prose, and protest in an attempt to heal, connect, and…find the words.

JCC Poetry Contest

Sunday, November 9, 2025 | 1:15 am

Selected works will be shared for evaluation and after the event, three winners will be selected to receive gift cards:

  • Spoken Word: 1st winner-$100 
  • 2nd winner-$30 
  • 3rd winner-$20
  • Written Poem: 1st winner-$100

 

Campus Life Program

Sunday, November 9, 2025 | 1:15 am

Join JCC faculty, staff, and students in a virtual Big Read discussion of short stories contained in author Kelly Link's Pretty Monsters.

JCC's libraries and the Society & Human Expression Career Community are partnering with the Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Library System to support the NEA’s annual Big Read. 

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