Category Ruth Schreiber
VIDEO: Jewish Art Salon Members at the Jerusalem Biennale 2021
Special program about the 2021 Jerusalem Biennale. Founder / Director of the Biennale, Rami Ozeri, will talk about the exhibitions and the theme of Four Cubits. Biennale exhibition curators Emily Bilski and Dvora Liss, as well as JAS Director Yona Verwer present exhibits featuring Jewish Art Salon artists. This program is curated and hosted by […]
Ruth Schreiber’s Holocaust Remembrance Installation in Germany
Israeli artist Ruth Schreiber’s solo exhibition “Images of a Jewish Family History” will take place in Sassanfahrt, Bavaria, where her father’s Shoa story began. Based on family letters written during the Holocaust by her grandparents to their UK-based children, this Holocaust Remembrance Installation includes drawings, video art, fabric art, screen prints and sculptures. Her art […]
Yom HaZikaron and Yom Ha’atzmaut by Andi Arnovitz and Ruth Schreiber
The fourth of Iyar, the day preceding Israel’s Independence Day, was declared by the Israeli parliament to be Yom Hazikaron, a Memorial Day for those who lost their lives in the struggle that led to the establishment of the State of Israel. This year it starts at sundown April 17. Andi Arnovitz created a series Mothers […]
NATURAL INSTINCTS Exhibition
The Jewish Art Salon presents Natural Instincts, an exhibition hosted by the Charter Oak Cultural Center in Hartford, CT. Opening Reception: Thursday, October 26th, 6-8 PM. Charter Oak Cultural Center, Hartford, CT. 21 Charter Oak Avenue, Hartford, CT 06106 October 26 – November 18, 2017, Monday-Friday 9:30-5:30 Directions and parking here. This exhibition will bring together works […]
Balfour Exhibition – Jerusalem Biennale 2017
By Ben Schachter One hundred years ago, my wife’s great grandfather, Nathan Black, owned a dry goods store in Montreal. In November of 1917 he had seamstresses sew a flag with two blue stripes and the Magen David in its center. Then, he hung that flag outside his store. “Haynt is a yuntof.” “Today is […]
Times of Israel mentions Jewish Art Salon artists at the Jerusalem Biennale
A ‘watershed’ moment for artists at the Jerusalem Biennale, by Jessica Steinberg. The Times of Israel published an article on the Jerusalem Biennale at the Museum of the Underground Prisoners, one of several Biennale venues, and one of two venues for the Jewish Art Salon. The other JAS venue is the Bezeq Building. Several Jewish […]
JAS Artists at non-JAS exhibits at the Jerusalem Biennale
Jewish Art Salon artists and curators in other (non Jewish Art Salon) exhibits at the Jerusalem Biennale: Helène Aylon – Afterword: For the Children, curated by Dvora Liss & David Sperber Lenore Cohen-Mizrachi & Fortune Chalme – Homelands Mirta Kupferminc – Traduttore – Tradittore Bill Aron, Doni Silver Simons & Ruth Weisberg – Flashpoints – Jewish Artists Initiative […]
HOME (less) at NYC’s HUC Museum
HOME(less) features the works of seventy international artists who explore the meaning of home and the loss of home in works reflecting personal experience, historical and contemporary events, cultural diversity, and the universal human condition. Jewish Art Salon members included in the exhibit: Andi Arnovitz, Dorit Jordan Dotan, Larry Frankel, Ken Goldman, Tamar Hirschl, Tobi […]
Ruth Schreiber’s Videos “Sheitels” and “Kasher” in Museum Exhibitions
Ruth Schreiber‘s new video “Sheitels” is featured in the exhibition “Cherchez La Femme: Wigs, Burka, Wimple” at the Jewish Museum Berlin, Germany. The exhibition takes place from March 31 until July 2nd, 2017. Headlines and swimwear, headscarves and demonstrations, fashion shows and papal audiences – how much religiosity secular societies can tolerate is shown in this current exhibition. […]
Borders/Boundaries/Barriers at the Derfner Museum
Across Divides: Borders and Boundaries in Contemporary Art March 26–July 23, 2017 Reception Sunday, March 26 1:30-3pm Talk by curator Reba Wulkan Grounded in the description in Genesis that the world came into being through a series of divisions – light and darkness, day and night, sea and land, animals and human beings – this exhibition presents […]
Ruth Schreiber’s Fall Exhibits
As well as showing in the Jewish Art Salon’s “Dimensions of Spirituality”, Ruth Schreiber is participating in 2 other shows this Fall: 1. “Letters from my Grandparents”, Ruth’s Holocaust Remembrance Project, has been extended and now is being moved to an additional location: the Small Fortress at Terezin, Czech Republic, September 8- 30, 2016 . […]
Dimensions of Spirituality: Rosh HaShanah, Yom Kippur and Sukkot
The Jewish Art Salon partners with the Jewish Artists Initiative to present two High Holiday-themed exhibitions. ON VIEW | August 15 – December 19, 2016, Monday – Friday: 9 – 5 RECEPTION | September 21: 7 – 9 PM Acclaimed Israeli artist and Chair of the Art Department at University of Haifa, Sharon Poliakine, will provide commentary on the […]
Ruth Schreiber at Ben Uri
Ruth Schreiber’s work “Childhood Remembered” has been chosen as one of 100 works in Ben Uri Centenary Exhibition in London. 100 for 100 – Ben Uri Past, Present & Future Celebrating 100 Years in London and welcoming home a great masterpiece by Alfred Wolmark Exhibition on view 21 May – 9 June 2016 Open daily; Free entry […]
The Art of Motherhood: The Backstory
Yehudis Barmatz conceived of the groundbreaking “Ima Iyla’a; The Art of Motherhood”, an exhibition that was part of the 2015 Jerusalem Biennale for Contemporary Jewish Art. The sequel exhibition of “Ima Iyla’a” is shown at the Hebrew University, Jerusalem. Yehudis writes about how this exhibit came to life, and its importance. Exhibition will be on view until June 20th, 2016. Curated by […]
Ruth Schreiber in Camouflage
Ruth Schreiber is participating in a group show called “Camouflage”, opening on Saturday evening, May 14th, and running until June 11th. Agripas 12 Gallery, Jerusalem, Israel. Gallery hours: Monday-Thursday 4:30-7:30-pm, Friday and Saturday 11-2pm. Ruth has 2 works in the show, both including porcelain elements, “No More” and “Go on, Spoil Yourself”.
Ruth Schreiber’s Exhibits
Ruth Schreiber has a solo exhibition “Letters from my Grandparents”, opening on the 16th of March and continuing until May 31st. The Ghetto Museum at the Terezin Memorial near Prague in the Czech Republic features this work which is part of her “Letters from my Grandparents” Holocaust Memorial Project. Currently another section of that series is on view […]
Ima Lyla’a exhibit at Hebrew University, Jerusalem
“Ima Iyla’a; The Art of Motherhood” exhibition was part of the 2nd Biennale of Contemporary Jewish Art in Jerusalem in 2015. The sequel exhibition is shown at the Hebrew University, Jerusalem. Exhibition will be on view from 24 February – 20 June 2016. Curated by Nurit Sirkis Bank and Noa Lea Cohen. Participating Jewish Art Salon artists: Dorit […]
Passover and the Consequences of Freedom
Art exhibit presented by Brooklyn Jewish Art Gallery and the Jewish Art Salon. Curated by Richard McBee, Jewish Art Salon. Opening reception Saturday, March 12, 2016, 8:00 – 11:00 pm. March 12 – June 25, 2016, on view Sundays 11-2. About the exhibit: This year Passover will be really special in Brooklyn as the Congregation Kol […]
Letters As A Lifeline – Review of Ruth Schreiber’s Exhibit
The Jewish Art Salon partnered with the Anne Frank Center to present the art exhibit Letters From My Grandparents – The Art of Ruth Schreiber. Sandee Brawarsky, Culture editor of The NY Jewish Week, reviewed the exhibit: Letters As A Lifeline A book and an exhibit tell stories of family and identity, all in longhand. […]
Letters from my Grandparents: The Art of Ruth Schreiber
The Jewish Art Salon partners with the Anne Frank Center USA in presenting an art exhibit and artist’s talk by Ruth Schreiber. Opening reception: Thursday February 4, 2016, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm The Anne Frank Center USA 44 Park Place, New York, NY, between Church St. and West Broadway. The exhibit is on view […]
IMA IYLA’A: The Art of Motherhood
Opening Reception Wednesday, September 30, 2015, 8:00pm- 9:00pm Artist-Talk by Joan Roth, and Film-Talk by Film Maker and Artist Maya Zack, and the filming of her work “Mother Economy.” Hechal Shlomo, 56 King George Street, Jerusalem, Israel Ima Iylaa; The Art of Motherhood is a bold, breakthrough art […]
Jewish Art Salon at the Jerusalem Biennale 2015
THE SECOND JERUSALEM BIENNALE FOR CONTEMPORARY JEWISH ART WILL SHOWCASE THE WORK OF NEARLY 200 ISRAELI AND INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS. The Jewish Art Salon’s Pavilion at the Polonsky Academy features New York / New Work: Contemporary Jewish Art from NYC, curated by Dvora Liss and David Sperber Participating artists: Helène Aylon, Siona Benjamin, Tobi Kahn, Rachel Kanter, Robert Kirschbaum, Richard McBee, Archie Rand, Cynthia […]
Ruth Schreiber in 2 Art Exhibits in Israel
Ruth Schreiber is participating in 2 shows in Israel at present: 1. “White Matter” is a show of Contemporary Porcelain Sculpture at Wilfrid Israel Museum in Kibbutz Hazorea, Lower Galilee. Schreiber is showing her triple porcelain piece “No More”. This exhibit will run until November. Exhibition times: Monday-Friday 9am-2pm; Tuesday 12-6pm; Shabbat and Chagim 10am -4pm […]
THE DURA EUROPOS PROJECT: An ancient site revisited through 21st century eyes
Artists examine what the ancient Dura Europos artists did with subject, style, history, idea, underlying texts and their myriad commentaries, and they provide their own 21st century interpretations. This includes depictions of the Jewish texts, episodes from history, ideas of the sacred, evoking a historical style, Jewish and pagan identities, and sacred space. This exhibit, […]
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