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Alan Falk presents Ancient Journey, New Direction

5, May 2011

ALAN FALK: ANCIENT JOURNEY, NEW DIRECTION. MAY 6 – 28. Artist’s Reception: Tuesday, May 10, 5:30PM Charter Oak Cultural Center, 21 Charter Oak Avenue, Hartford, CT. Gallery hours: visit  http://www.charteroakcenter.org/index.php/gallery By appointment call 860 249-1207. www.alanfalk.com

Ex-Haredi Artists Grapple With Their Pasts

3, May 2011

By Shulem Deen for the Arty Semite A photo of a woman wrapped in phylacteries might not seem very bold after Leonard Nimoy’s “Shekhina” project. But to many of the artists at the opening of a new art exhibit called “All in the Eye,” a photograph of a woman adorned with tallit and tefillin, eye to […]

JTS Exhibits Artists in Residence

2, May 2011

By SUDINmag The Jewish Theological Seminary (JTS) presents Volumes II, an exhibition by JTS artists in residence that is now open at the JTS library in New York. From books to fabric sculptures, graphic novel illustrations, and cereal box aprons (!?), this second exhibition of work by JTS artists in residence is as diverse as […]

Video: ‘Next Year in Uman: A Journey to Ukraine’

1, May 2011

By Ezra Glinter and Nate Lavey originally published on The Arty Semite Photo by Ahron D. Weiner In 2004, photographer Ahron D. Weiner took his first trip to the gravesite of Rabbi Nachman of Breslov in Uman, Ukraine. Before his death in 1810, Nachman is said to have promised that if his followers came to his […]

When Gershuni Paints there is a God

28, Apr 2011

By David Sperber Translated from the Hebrew by Elisheva Sperber It would not be an exaggeration to say that the retrospective exhibition of Moshe Gershuni, displayed at the Tel-Aviv Museum of Art, is one of the museum’s most important exhibitions as of late. Gershuni became a groundbreaker since the days of political and conceptual art, […]

VOLUMES II An Exhibition of Art Curated by Tobi Kahn

27, Apr 2011

FEATURING ARTWORK BY JTS STUDENTS, FACULTY, AND STAFF PARTICIPATING IN THE JTS ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE PROGRAM, INCLUDING: Leah Schechter Bennett • Abby Cohen • Aryeh Davidson • Sarah Diamant • Sara Figueroa • Gregory Gilbert • Jennifer Gersch • Sonia Gordon-Walinsky • Nina Gordon • Tamara Kohn • Jonathan Kremer • Ilana Sassoon • Jennifer Stern • […]

LA Artists Invite You to SEDER

24, Apr 2011

SEDER is a meal-based initiative committed to creating a path for rethinking how contemporary Jewish art and culture are financed and experienced communally. Please join Anne Hromadka, Daniella Gold, Kim Newstadt, and Jacob Perlin for the next SEDER event on Wednesday, May 4, 7-9pm. The event will be located at a private L.A. loft. the […]

Call for Entries: Drama on the Shabbat Table/The Role of the Challah Cover

21, Apr 2011

The Museum of ImaJewnation, partnering with the JCC in St. Louis, is accepting submission of Challah covers for its exhibit entitled Drama on the Shabbat Table/the Role of the challah Cover. This exhibit, inspired by midrashim about challah covers, explores rivalries inherent in the world and how we can mitigate its hurts. The exhibit will take […]

Are We There Yet? The Exhibit

15, Apr 2011

There’s an old Jewish joke in which a man asks a rabbi, “”Why do Jews always answer a question with a question?” The rabbi answers: “Do we?” Following that thread, new media artist/UC Berkeley professor Ken Goldberg and designer Gil Gershoni created a new online and physical installation for San Francisco’s Contemporary Jewish Museum titled […]

Icons for Unsung Heroes

14, Apr 2011

This year, may we be liberated from tired stereotypes! By SUDINmag A Jewish handyman—is that an oxymoron? Jewnion Label doesn’t think so. They created the Union of Jewish Handymen (and yes, there’s a union for Handywomen, too). With a nod to the graphic design of vintage emblems for long-standing organizations like the Moose Lodge and […]


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