ArtSpace

The Siegel JCC ArtSpace has beautiful changing art exhibits on the gallery walls and in the glass showcase. We present artists from Delaware, the Brandywine Valley and the Mid-Atlantic region. Here, you will see the traditional and the avant-garde—in oil, acrylic, and mixed  media painting, collage, prints, photography, sculpture, ceramics, fiber, quilts—and even more new media that artists are working with today. So, stop by often to take in the visual ideas we present to the community. We hope your experience is a good one!                                                                                                                                 -Siegel JCC ArtSpace Committee 

The all-volunteer ArtSpace Committee reviews artists year round and selects the best the region has to offer to share with the community. Artists or artist groups interested in exhibiting in ArtSpace should contact Katie Glazier at katieglazier@siegeljcc.org.

The Siegel JCC ArtSpace gallery and showcase are located in the main building across from the front desk. ArtSpace is open Monday-Thursday, 8am-7pm; Friday, 8am to 6pm; Saturday Closed; Sunday Open by Appointment. Artwork may be purchased by directly contacting the artist.

Current Show | Susan Benarcik | Now through mid-August 2026

Susan Benarcik is a Delaware native, recently resettled in Wilmington after spending 20 years as a practicing artist in New York City. Her work has been exhibited locally and nationally. There is an earthiness to her aesthetic, exemplified by her use of natural materials and her choice of imagery. Susan orchestrates both sculptural objects and works on paper, which include abstract and realistic representations of the natural world. 

Finding inspiration in gardens, meadows, greenhouses, and forests, the artist's two-dimensional drawings and collage are layered, balanced, and lyrical. They incorporate maps, natural specimens, and unique ephemera. With a grasp on asymmetry, Susan's approach to sculpture is similar to that of a floral designer. Using items such as seedpods, branches, fungus, and vines, she creates large and small-scale sculptural objects. Her appreciation for the way that things grow, bifurcate, entangle, and evolve directs the evolution of each unique sculptural design.

Benarcik has a master's degree in printmaking from Cranbrook Academy of Art and is the recipient of a 2009 Pollock-Krasner Foundation Award. Susan is a founding board member of Jester Artspace and teaches classes and workshops at Highlands Art Garage, The Main Line Art Center, Delaware Center for Horticulture, Mt. Cuba, and DCAD. Along with fellow artists and dedicated followers, she hopes to help kindle a more creative atmosphere in the Brandywine Valley.