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Julian Voloj, Detroit Revisited, 5×7″, archival digital print.
Jewish history is full of migration stories, from the Exodus of Egypt to the many diasporas that have spread Jewish people around the world. There is much documented on the large and more popular migrations, but the exhibition Silent Witnesses: Synagogues Transformed, Rebuilt or Abandoned currently on view at the Holocaust Memorial Center in Detroit, explores migration stories of Jewish synagogue communities in areas not as well known, and is bringing relevancy to these unrecognized collective heritages.
- In: Exhibition Reviews
- Tags: Jewish Artist Groups, Midwest US
16th Annual Sephardic Jewish Film Festival
5 Mar2012
The American Sephardi Federation presents the 16th Annual NY Sephardic Film Festival which opens March 15, 2012. For tickets and information, please click here.
Advanced tickets may also be purchased at the Center for Jewish History Box Office on Sunday, March 4 and Sunday, March 11 between 11am 4:30pm.
Jewish Art Study Tour in Israel
2 Mar2012
Israeli and Jewish Art – Study Tour
Galilee International Management Institute, Israel
July 23rd-30th, 2012
- In: News
Studio G-DCAST is a unique arts residency that will bring 12 college or graduate students together for a week of digital Jewish storytelling. The residency will combine the artistic exchange of an open studio with traditional methods of Jewish study. Animators and storytellers will be matched in chevrutas—study pairs—to co-create one wildly imaginative art piece. Each pair will work on their own story, plucked from classic Jewish sources, retelling it G-DCAST style in a three-minute animated episode.
The five-day residency will include sessions with various master teachers in the arts, Jewish texts, and museum studies. On the last day, we’ll invite the public to a works-in-progress screening featuring your work.
Studio G-DCAST is a great opportunity for young artists, offering professional development and mentorship for emerging writers, poets, singer/songwriters and animators. Residents will complete the program with an outstanding new portfolio piece that we’ll feature on the G-DCAST website and throughout our distribution network of thousands of classrooms. Read the rest of this entry »
- In: Call for Entries
- Tags: Museums, San Francisco
International Jewish Art Salon Session at Skirball Center
Monday March 12, 2012, 7:30 – 9PM
Skirball Center of Adult Jewish Learning.
1 East 65th Street New York, NY 10065. (212) 507-9580.
The Skirball Center for Adult Jewish Learning at Temple Emanu-El, NYC, in collaboration with the Jewish Art Salon is pleased to host an International Artists Session with Jacqueline Nicholls (Great Britain) and Ken Goldman (Israel). Moderated by Tobi Kahn. Read the rest of this entry »
- In: Events
- Tags: Jewish Artist Groups, NYC
The International Jewish Artist of the Year Award (IJAYA) is one of the most prestigious international event of its kind showcasing artists from around the world at the Ben Uri Gallery in London, England.
Standards are high with over 500 submissions from 18 countries across the world expected to submit. Artists selected for the final exhibition will receive certification and the public acknowledgment of their work that they deserve. All short-listed finalists will be showcased in an exhibition at the Ben Uri Museum that will run from 9–29 May 2012. Read the rest of this entry »
- In: Call for Entries
- Tags: Europe, Jewish Galleries, Painting, Photography, Sculpture, Video Art
Video: Paper Tefillah – In the Artist’s Words
15 Feb2012
Isaac Brynjegard-Bialik is one of the most innovative Jewish artists working in traditionally papercut technique today. Through his Paper Tefillah series Bialik explores how we engage in prayer, how we connect to G-d, and to each other.
“What I am doing with this series is trying to explore how we engage in prayer, how we communicate with the divine.” Read the rest of this entry »
- In: Featured Artists
- Tags: Videos
By Elke Reva Sudin, Edited by Dena Schupper
Divir and Devorah
Crestone, Colorado, is an hour from nowhere and not even equipped with high-speed Internet access, but it’s where Shahna Lax has made her home for the last 23 years. She lives a life without television, though in another life she used to be a tech serve for IBM. Shahna is a devout gardener and a contemporary artist who works in copper…and also considers herself a mystic who creates art with Judaic themes. What is her motivation? Shahna is interested in Hiddur mitzvah, the beautification of doing mitzvot, the concepts behind them, and not the sales of “Judaica.â€
- In: Featured Artists
- Tags: Midwest US, Sculpture
The Jewish Student Film Festival at NYU
13 Feb2012
60 Washington Square South 10th Floor (Rosenthal Pavilion)
New York, NY 10023
This spring a new annual Jewish Student Film Festival is being launched at New York University. Sponsored in association with the Bronfman Center for Jewish Life, the purpose of this festival is to select seven short student films from the East Coast area to promote a greater appreciation, acknowledgement, and celebration of Jewish-themed filmmaking. Read the rest of this entry »
Call for Entries: Jewish Arts Week
9 Feb2012
Sponsored by the American Guild of Judaic Art (AGJA)
March 16-22, 2012
22-28 Adar 5772
Parashat – Vayakhel –Petudei
Exodus 35:1 – 40:38Â
Jewish Arts Week is a calendar of events celebrating the rich diversity and quality of Judaic Art. Under its banner, a variety of arts events are scheduled during this week including exhibitions and programs in museums, galleries, libraries, synagogues, community centers and schools. Read the rest of this entry »
- In: Call for Entries