Scheduling Tours Now for Imagining a Better World: The Artwork of Nelly Toll

Call Judith Oppenheimer at (740)681-1423 or email her at oppenheimer@decartsohio.org to schedule a group tour.
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Individuals always welcome, no reservations needed.

Current Exhibition

Imagining a Better World: The Artwork of Nelly Toll
September 15 - December 30, 2018 

The Decorative Arts Center of Ohio will feature the riveting artwork of Nelly Toll. Toll was only eight years old when she and her mother went into hiding from Nazis occupying Lwow, Poland in 1943. For nearly two years, she hid in a small, bare room armed with only a set of watercolors. Imagining a Better World: The Artwork of Nelly Toll features 40 archival prints of her childhood watercolor paintings in which she imagined what a normal life would be. The exhibition will also showcase contemporary paintings by Toll. 
After World War II, Toll immigrated to the United States and pursued formal art training at the Academy of Fine Arts in Philadelphia. She then received a master's degree from Rutgers University and a PhD from the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Toll speaks across the country, making contemporary connections between the Holocaust and the dangers of bullying. 

​This exhibition was organized by the Massillon Museum, Massillon, Ohio with support from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Imagining a Better World: The Artwork of Nelly Toll is made possible by the generous support of David & Glenyce Rodenbaugh and the Harcum Family. 
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Exhibition Programming

In Conversation with Nelly Toll
Sunday, October 28, 2:00 pm
First United Methodist Church
​163 E Wheeling St, Lancaster
$8/$5 members prepaid registration, $10 at the door 
Don't miss this opportunity to meet Nelly Toll as she shares her story and artwork. Q&A to follow. 


SUGIHARA: Conspiracy of Kindness
Thursday, October 25, 7:00 pm
Drexel Theater, 2254 E Main St, Columbus, OH
$10
This documentary film shares the little known story of Japanese diplomat, Chiune Sugihara, who saved the lives of thousands of Jewish refugees seeking to flee Europe. Following the film, award-winning filmmaker diane estelle Vicari will give a sneak peak of her newest documentary, Imagining A Better World: The Nelly Toll Story. Q&A with Vicari will follow. Screening presented in conjunction with the Jewish Federation of Columbus.

 
Tell Your Own Story in Watercolor
Saturdays, November 3, 10, 17, and 24
1:00-3:00 pm
Lisa Schorr, instructor
$75/$68 members, supplies provided
Adult/Teen Class
After the class visits the exhibition to see Nelly Toll's world through the eyes of a child, participants will recapture the winsomeness of their own imaginations and find the freedom to play with watercolors. No experience necessary. 

What If?
Saturdays, November 3, 10, 17, and 24
10:00 am-Noon
Lisa Schorr, instructor
$75/$68 members, supplies provided
Children Ages 9-15
What if I use a stick to paint instead of my brush? What if I make a purple tree, instead of green? What if I paint myself climbing Mt. Everest? Let's see  together. The class will tour the exhibition and explore Nelly Toll's What If paintings. 

Upcoming Exhibitions

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​Lilly's World: The Art and Decorative Art of Lilly Martin Spencer, 1840-1900
January 26 -  April 28, 2019






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Selections from the Pizzuti Collection
​May 25 - August 18, 2019

Previous Exhibitions

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Creating the Illusion: Costumes & Characters from the Paramount Pictures Archive
May 19 - August 1, 2018