The Jewish Art Salon is a global network for contemporary Jewish visual art. Established in 2008 and based in New York City, the JAS, a 501.c.3 nonprofit institution, has over 400 members and over 2,000 subscribers.
The organization’s exhibitions, publications and collaborations with institutions have played a vital role in the development of the contemporary Jewish visual art and scholarship. The Jewish Art Salon’s engagement with the global Jewish art community promotes synthesis between leading thinkers and makers and seeks opportunities to advance new connections across the field.
The Jewish Art Salon has organized over 40 art exhibitions, workshops and 30 interactive events exploring contemporary Jewish themes, related to current issues and broader societal developments.
In the New York area it hosts occasional in-person salon sessions with international artists and scholars. Since 2020 it organizes online sessions where artists and curators present their artwork and generate discussions with the viewers.
Through its exhibitions, events and collaborations in the US, Europe and Israel, JAS reached approximately 10,000 individuals in 2022 and over 50,000 since its inception.
The Jewish Art Salon receives support from CANVAS, a funding and field-building collaborative that seeks to encourage, support and promote a 21st-century Jewish cultural renaissance.
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History In 2008, Yona Verwer and Holly Wolf launched the Jewish Art Salon to create a forum for dialogue and shared experiences between artists and scholars. Today, the Jewish Art Salon functions as a vital resource, authority and platform for the global art community and the general public. It is assisted by an international team of volunteers.
Partnerships The Jewish Art Salon has partnered with:
Museums: Yeshiva University Museum, NYC; The Jewish Museum, NYC; Bernard Heller Museum, NYC; Mishkan Museum of Art, Ein Harod; Museum of the Bible, Washington, DC; Philadelphia Museum of Jewish Art; Holocaust Memorial Center, Detroit; Derfner Museum, Riverdale, NY, Museum of the Bible, Washington, DC, Amstelkerk, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
NY Galleries: ACA Galleries, Flomenhaft Gallery, Interchurch Center, Riverside Church Gallery, Anne Frank Center USA, Ernest Rubinstein Gallery, Central Booking Gallery, Hadas Gallery.
Organizations: UJA-NY, Streicker Center, CARAVAN Arts, JCC Manhattan, Jerusalem Biennale, Van Leer Institute in Jerusalem, Jewish Theological Seminary, Columbia / Barnard Kraft Center, COJECO, LABA NY, Y.U. Center for Israel Studies, Art Kibbutz, RJeneration, JCC Hartford, Isabella Freedman Jewish Retreat Center, Tribeca Synagogue for the Arts, B’chol Lashon, Charter Oak Cultural Center, USC Hillel, Aleph Institute, JCC Harlem, Kenissa, Jewish Artists Initiative.
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Support The Jewish Art Salon is grateful for the support of CANVAS, and many individual supporters. Please help us continue doing our work.
Internships & volunteer positions Responsibilities range from administration to web maintenance & social media, basic video-editing, research and programming assistance. Interested applicants email jewishartsalon [at] gmail.com