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8 Nights 8 Windows: Public Hanukkah Art In Boston

7, Dec 2015

By Olga Khvan for Boston Magazine To celebrate Hanukkah this year, windows at eight establishments throughout Boston will be illuminated with installations by local artists—one to represent each night of the Festival of Lights. “8 Nights, 8 Windows” is the city’s first Jewish public art project, organized by the New Center for Arts and Culture […]

“Not by Words Alone”: A Visual Beit-Midrash Evening with Yehuda Levy-Aldema

30, Oct 2015

Date: Tuesday, November 3rd, 2015 Time: 5:30 PM – 7 PM Location: 55 Lexington Avenue, Room 14-270, New York, NY A native of Jerusalem, Yehuda Levy Aldema has been working as an artist in a variety of media since 1982. A graduate from Bezalel Academy of Fine Arts, his first commissions were public murals in […]

Constructing and Deconstructing Jewish Art at Bar-Ilan University

1, Sep 2015

CONSTRUCTING AND DECONSTRUCTING JEWISH ART is a three day conference covering many aspects of Jewish Visual Art from September 7th – 10th, 2015. Sessions include: “Expanding the Methodological Toolbox: Modern and Contemporary Contexts”, “The “Artless Jew” Discourse” and more. Get more information and view the full program at http://jart.biu.ac.il/en/JARTCONF#Program With fundamental shifts in culture, art […]

Watch: Jewish Art Now at the Conney Conference 2015

26, Aug 2015

Jewish Art Now founders Elke and Saul Sudin presented “Jewish Art Now: Unifying Efforts For A Global Community” at the Conney Conference on Jewish Art 2015. In this presentation, they describe their journey in the contemporary arts scene, claiming what they call a Diverse Unapologetic Identity as their approach to being Jewish and Artists. The […]

Custom and Craft – Call for Artists

28, Oct 2014

From the team behind Haggadot.com comes Custom & Craft, a new site for publishing your own Shabbat services and Jewish celebrations. Soon, you’ll be able to mix and match prayers, songs, and artwork for Friday night service, Havdalah, mealtime gatherings, and more. Find out more at http://www.customandcraft.org/. We are currently accepting submissions for artwork from […]

Jewish Art Now Presents: ArtFest – 4 Days of Art, Performance, Music, & Writing

17, Jun 2014

June 30th-July 3rd, 2014 Isabella Freedman Jewish Retreat Center, Falls Village, CT Curated by Jewish Art Now Celebrate and participate in the vibrant infusion of creativity and artistic engagement in a diverse, eco-conscious Jewish community. ArtFest offers a wildly diverse array of opportunities to learn about, create, and engage with the emerging universe of Jewish […]

LABA Live! Recap

25, Mar 2014

Last week, LABA: House of Study, had their second LABAlive event of performances and presentations of a select group of their program attendees. ART: “The Four Mothers Who Entered Pardes,” by Siona Benjamin Dancing by Bhavani Lee and music by Galeet Dardashit. Also on display was THE FOUR MOTHERS WHO ENTERED THE PARDES by Siona […]

GWU Launches MA Programs in Jewish Cultural Arts

19, Nov 2013

If anyone is doubting the growing interest in Jewish art in the Jewish communal world they should check out the two new MA programs in Jewish Cultural Arts that have just been announced at George Washington University in Washington D.C.. The recently launched two-year Master of Arts in Jewish Cultural Arts and the new Master […]

The Institutional Theory of Religious Art

12, Jun 2013

By Ben Schachter I recently read On the Strange Place of Religion in Contemporary Art by James Elkins. In it he defines Art using the institutional theory of art made famous by Dickie. The Institutional Theory of art holds that the art market contributes not only to the notion of what is good or valuable […]

Join Jewish Art Now at Elat Chayyim ArtFest

6, May 2013

Celebrating and highlighting the vibrant infusion of creativity and artistic engagement in a diverse, eco-conscious Jewish community. Sunday, June 30 – Wednesday, July 3, 2013 Isabella Friedman 116 Johnson Road Falls Village, CT Berkshires A wildly diverse array of opportunities to learn about, create, and engage with the arts. Select Sessions: Creator and Creation presented […]


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