Katarzyna Kozera was commissioned to design multimedia exhibitions for 2 major American Jewish museums. More details on these projects later. From 2012 through 2014 Kozera, with her extensive experience, was responsible for creating and designing the multimedia part of the core exhibition at the POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews in Poland, one of the […]
Matthew Baigell, author, professor emeritus at Rutgers University, and Jewish Art Salon advisor, guest blogged for the Jewish Book Council last week, posting two short essays. The first one speaks of Jewish identity in art seen in the media: “As an art historian specializing in American art, I had wondered why contemporary Jewish art had been […]
I’ve been thinking a lot about Bezalel lately. Bezalel was given knowledge and ability in workmanship. He could fashion objects in gold, silver and fit them with precious gems. He could prepare materials – timber into lumber, flax into yarn. And he could direct others. He was, to use a term from ancient Greek, an […]
Dear Members of the Jewish Art Salon, My name is David Gibson and I am both a writer on art and coordinator of art events, yet I also come from a family history in the art world that dates back to the early days of Soho and galleries of Madison Avenue, New York. The milieu […]
June 16 – September 4, 2017 Opening Reception, June 20, 5:30 pm Boundless presents contemporary art inside Hill-Stead’s period rooms for the first time, in Farmington, CT. In celebration of the Sunken Garden Poetry Festival’s 25th Anniversary, the historic libraries will be transformed into a contemporary sculpture gallery to showcase Boundless: Altered Books in Contemporary Art, […]
“Current Abstraction,” is a group exhibition at the Grimshaw-Gurdewicz Art Gallery, Bristol Community College, Fall River, MA. Robert Kirschbaum is one of the four featured artists; his images are on the far left. The exhibit is up until June 29, 2017
“The Beauty of Us” solo exhibition by emerging Brooklyn-based artist Rivka Nehorai explores human chaos and the underlying order and beauty she finds behind it. Stitching together devastating moments in communal Jewish history- the Mumbai terrorist attack, Hannah Senesh’s trial, and a deadly Brooklyn fire- as well as the complicated nature of individual psychological struggles, […]
The Jewish Brooklyn Art Gallery at CKI is organizing a Golem-themed art exhibition, to take place in the Fall of 2017. The gallery is housed in an old landmark synagogue in Prospect Heights (Brooklyn, NY). The Gallery is looking for artists who created work with the theme “The Golem” for an exhibit in its […]
Benjamin “Yellow Benjy” Melendez has passed away. His extraordinary life as a Latin gang leader in the Bronx, who transformed his life upon discovering his family’s Converso roots, was uniquely captured by Julian Voloj. Selections of Voloj’s award-winning graphic novel Ghetto Brothers: From Warrior to Peacemaker were curated by Yona Verwer into an exhibition by the Jewish Art […]
On Yom Yerushalayim, May 24th 2017, the Brooklyn Jewish Art Gallery at CKI will host work by Brooklyn based artist Lenore Mizrachi-Cohen. 7-10 PM at 603 St. John’s Place, Brooklyn, NY. Wine and hors d’oeuvres will be served. Musical performance by Samuel Torjman Thomas of the NY Andalus Ensemble. This series explores a corpus of traditional Judaeo-Arabic maxims from the […]
Thou Shalt Not – an exhibition that explores the intersection of faith, worship, and contemporary art. The show opens at Museum on the Seam – a leading Socio-Political contemporary art museum – in Jerusalem on May 15th. Jewish Art Salon members in the exhibit: Helène Aylon, Andi Arnovitz, Siona Benjamin, Ken Goldman and Ahron Weiner. […]
Artist books, journals and works on paper by Andi Arnovitz will be featured at the Agrippas 12 Gallery in Jerusalem. Curated by Zvi Tolkovsky. Opening May 5 at 9 PM. Closing at 6 PM June 19, 2017.
The Bernard Museum of Judaica in New York is celebrating 20 years. David Wander’s work is prominently featured. The exhibition is up until September 3, 2017
By Ben Schachter Two weeks ago I gave a keynote address at the Conney Conference on Jewish Art at the University of Wisconsin – Madison. Douglas Rosenberg, chair of the Art department, organizes a dynamic and diverse conference every two years. This year attendees included art historians, artists, metalsmiths, dancers, choreographers and others. This year’s […]
May 10, 2017 at the Stephen Wise Free Synagogue, 30 West 68 Street, New York. RSVP: response@swfs.org
Ahron Weiner has been profiled in the 2nd issue of Brooklyn-based art magazine CreativeBloch. Download a copy of the magazine from the following link: https://www.dropbox.com/s/m5ayznopo3etdwz/magazine%232VLR.pdf?dl=0 Scroll down to page 60-61
Urgent deadline: Friday April 28, 11 am NY time. A much respected American Jewish magazine (both print and online) is looking for art for its June 2017 issue. If selected, the image will be credited with your name, title of work, brief bio, and a link to your website. Theme: the Jewish sensibility of “ahava”/love. The many […]
Acrylic and Ink Works on Canvas + Augmented Reality by Yitzchok Moully Waltuch Art Gallery, May 1-28, 2017 Meet-the-Artist Reception: Tuesday, May 9, 6:30-8:30 pm The Kaplen JCC on the Palisades Waltuch Art Gallery, located at 411 E. Clinton Avenue in Tenafly, NJ presents: Visualizing Spirituality, an exhibition of acrylic and ink works on canvas […]
Rachel Kanter‘s piece, “God’s Aspect” will be included in the exhibition The Female Side of God. This exhibition of the Jewish Museum Hohenems is in collaboration with the Jewish Museum Frankfurt and the Museum of the Bible, Washington DC. “The Jewish Museum Hohenems poses a challenging question to the monotheistic religions: Is it possible to view […]
Reflecting on Charlotte Salomon, an Exhibition and Study Day at the Women’s Art Library at Goldsmiths University of London includes artwork and a talk by Sarah Lightman. 2017 marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of Charlotte Salomon (1917-1943), a German-Jewish artist who was killed at Auschwitz at the age of twenty-six. Her main body of […]
Photography by Saul Sudin. Thursday April 27, 6-9pm 326 7th Avenue, New York, NY 326 Gallery is pleased to present the world premiere of Saul Sudin’s Body Narratives. Body Narratives is an artistic portrait series that explores the mental, physical, and emotional experiences that shape us. After working on a multitude of documentary projects, filmmaker Saul Sudin […]
Two simultaneous exhibitions by Argentinean Fellows of LABA-Buenos Aires, working globally with LABA: A Laboratory for Jewish Culture at the 14th Street Y will take place in NYC. Artists: SILVANA BLASBALG / VALERIA BUDASOFF / MYRIAM JAWERBAUM MIRTA KUPFERMINC /VIVIANA ROMAY /SILVIA RUBINSON. Curator: Mirta Kupferminc – Assistant: Estela Ivkovcic Gallery Talks by Tova Shvartzman Five […]
This year’s conference at the the University of Wisconsin, Madison will feature an art panel with Richard McBee representing the Jewish Art Salon: “It’s O.K. to be Jewish Artists: The Waxing of Jewish Artists Groups”. In addition several events will take place with other Jewish Art Salon members. Timeline of events by JAS members: Judaic Metalsmithing […]
New York’s Fifth Avenue Synagogue presents Yom HaShoah 5777 – Holocaust Remembrance Day 2017 with a special tribute to their late member Professor Elie Wiesel. Sunday April 23, 5:30 pm A program of prayer, study and reflection, with the participation of Holocaust survivors. Led by Rabbi Eli Babich and Cantor Joseph Malovany. Slide show presentation […]
Elke Reva Sudin’s Hipsters & Hassids opens Thursday, May 4th, 2017, 6:00-8:00 P.M. UJA-Federation of New York Seventh Floor Art Gallery | 130 East 59th Street | New York Please RSVP by Monday May 1, 2017 to Lillian Rodriguez at 212.836.1793 or rodriguezl@ujafedny.org HIPSTERS & HASSIDS is a series of paintings juxtaposing two quintessential Brooklyn communities, presenting their similarities despite their obvious […]
Parenthood: The Life of an Artist/Mother Fiber Art by Heather G. Stoltz May 1 – June 1, 2017 Harrison Public Library, 2 Bruce Ave, Harrison NY – Directly across the street from the Metro North train station Opening Reception: Sunday, May 7, 2-4 pm This solo show will feature Heather’s new series about parenthood. It is no […]
An exhibit and lecture on the history of anti-Semitism featuring Mark Podwal, artist, and Marc Epstein, Professor of Religion on the Mattie M. Paschall Davis and Norman H. Davis Chair, Vassar College. Thursday, April 27, 2017, 4:10 p.m. Lecture and Exhibit Presentation Williams Hall, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA. Admission is free and open to the public. For more information and to register, […]
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. […]
Have you ever made an artwork “addressed” to an artist? Many years ago I went to an exhibition mounted by the Museum of Modern Art that exhibited artworks by Matisse and Picasso. The curators chose images that had particular qualities, they spoke to each other. Pairs of paintings, one by each artist, were hung side-by-side. […]
Yitzchok Moully is one of the first creatives to be featured on Hevria’s podcasts. The idea behind this podcast is simple: to take you into the minds and thoughts of creative Jews. These are in-depth conversations where participants get personal and thoughtful about what they do. Hevria put up two episodes for the launch (Yitzchok Moully and Noah Lubin). More […]
Ori Z. Soltes will be in conversation with our Siona Benjamin at ACA Galleries in NYC. April 1, 2-4 pm RSVP at rsvp@acagalleries.com ACA Galleries, 529 West 20th Street, New York, NY 10011 This event is in conjunction with Benjamin’s exhibition “Beyond Borders”, on view until April 22nd, 2017. Siona Benjamin’s first exhibition at ACA Galleries features her recent […]
Gann Academy, a pluralistic Jewish school in Waltham, MA, is seeking a full time Studio Arts teacher to join the Arts Department for the 2017-2018 academic year. Teaching responsibilities will include foundational and advanced courses in 2D disciplines, such as drawing and painting. The ideal candidate will also possess skills in 3D media, such as […]
Judith Joseph‘s dual solo exhibits, entitled Soaring Spirit, open April 1 at the University of Milwaukee Golda Meir Library and Hillel-Milwaukee. At the library, Joseph is showing ten woodblock prints. At the Hillel, she has 30 examples of her ketubah art on display. On April 25, she will present an artist’s talk at the UWM Golda Meir Library […]
Until July 16, 2017 the Musée d’art et d’histoire du Judaïsme in Paris features Golem! With 136 works from 28 institutions and private lenders, this exhibition explores the rich fate of the Golem figure in the visual arts, through a journey that combines painting, drawing, photography, theater, cinema, literature, comics and video games. From the […]
Rojas + Rubensteen Projects’ upcoming exhibition, Period., will feature a range of local Miami, American and International artists concerned with the end points and intersections between two definitions of period: 1. A portion of time determined by some recurring phenomenon. 2. A single cyclic occurrence of menstruation. (Both of these definitions are from Merriam-Webster dictionary.) The […]
ACA Galleries and the Jewish Art Salon are pleased to present: Blue Like Me, a documentary that profiles Indian-American artist Siona Benjamin. Join us Wednesday, April 19th, 2017, 6pm – 8pm 6:00 – 6:30 pm Reception at Siona’s exhibition 6.30 – 6:45 pm Introductions by Dorian Bergen, Yona Verwer and Gloria Orenstein. 6.45 – 7:15 pm Screening of […]
The Artists Beit Midrash at Temple Emanuel / Streicker Center culminates this year in the exhibit “Mystical Images”. Opening reception April 5, 2017, 6-8 pm Gallery hours (with docent) April 6-21, 11-4 Bernard Museum of Judaica, 1 East 65th St, New York, NY 10065 212-744-1400 Participating Jewish Art Salon members: Co-Facilitator / Curator Tobi Kahn. […]
Hello. I’m very pleased to announce that I will be blogging for the Jewish Art Salon. Who am I? I’m Ben Schachter. I received a bachelor’s degree from Wesleyan University in studio art and art history (I got half way through the math major) and I received an MFA in studio art and an MS […]
THE HADASSAH-BRANDEIS INSTITUTE AND THE KNIZNICK GALLERY Present: Afterword: For the Children, an exhibition by Helène Aylon. Monday, March 20, 2017 – Friday, June 16, 2017. Tuesday, March 21, 5:00 pm Introduction to the exhibition with Helène Aylon. Tuesday, March 21, 6:00-8:00 pm Artist Reception. Read David Sperber’s essay in the catalog here. “Our forefathers were searching for […]
The Great Synagogue of Grodno features an exhibition of 18 prints “Kaddish for Dabrowa Bialostocka”. This exhibition shows a series of archival pigment prints of new works by Mark Podwal in acrylic and colored pencil. The works were inspired by his recent visit to the shtetl in Poland where his mother was born. Opening March 10. The artist […]
Opening Reception & Gallery Talk March 19, 2017, 1-3 pm Exhibition on view from March 19 – May 15, 2017. 524 Wick Avenue, Youngstown, OH. Anointed Time: Sculpture and Ceremonial Objects by Tobi Kahn is an exhibition of Kahn’s creative powers, fueled by his understanding of history and the belief systems that comprise it. His embrace of […]
The Belskie Museum in Closter, NJ is hosting an art exhibit where artists reflect on their past artwork and compare to their more current art. The exhibition shows how past ideas and personal growth impacted and inspired their current work. Opening Reception March 5, 1-5 pm. Presentation at 3:30 pm Artist Talk March 26 at 3 pm. Belskie 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 […]
Jewish Art Salon member Lenore Cohen organized Homelands, a group show of work from 15 international artists. Each brings a unique perspective mediating on one of the defining moments of Jewish History: The disbanding of Jewish communities throughout the Muslim world. Homelands has been invited to participate as one of 25 exhibits at the upcoming Jerusalem Biennale […]
Tour the exhibition Voices of Wisdom in the Ground Level Arts Lab with artists Sylvia Alotta, Susan Dickman, Ellen Holtzblatt, Judith Joseph, and Carol Neiger as your guides. Hear about the ideas and experiences that lay at the heart of their projects and learn about the techniques and materials used to create them. Sunday, March 19, 2017 – 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm Spertus Institute, 610 S. Michigan […]
The Implacable Urge to Defame: Cartoon Jews in the American Press, 1877-1935 Matthew Baigell Syracuse University Press Hardcover 978-0-8156-3496-6 Available now. “Fascinating, disturbing, groundbreaking and stunningly complete, The Implacable Urge to Defame will remain a unique and brilliant work, to be studied and referenced for years to come.”—Archie Rand, professor of art, Brooklyn College, The City […]
Siona Benjamin’s first exhibition at ACA Galleries will feature her recent work from the Exodus Series. Currently on her second Fulbright Fellowship in Israel, her new work will be the subject of this show. Opening Reception: March 9, 2017, 6-8 pm Catalogue available. JOIN the Jewish Art Salon April 19th for a reception and screening of […]
Postcards from the Collection of Frantisek Bányai. Exhibition Opening at the MUSEUM AT ELDRIDGE STREET Thursday, March 16 from 6 to 8 pm. Mr. Bányai will be present for this event. The Museum at Eldridge Street presents a new exhibition of vintage postcards from Prague-based collector Frantisek Bányai. Focusing on scenes of Jewish life at the turn of the last century, […]
The Kaplen JCC on the Palisades holds ongoing art shows featuring the work of painters, photographers, digital artists and other creative designers, whose work is displayed on the walls of the JCC Waltuch Art Gallery, located on the center’s second floor. The JCC is currently looking for artists interested in exhibiting for the 2017 calendar […]
Appointment Salaried Adjunct faculty member status in the Judaic Studies Program, September 15 through December 15, 2017 at Portland State University, Oregon. Studio space and/or other perks negotiable. Goals Generate intellectual and creative excitement for students on campus by exploring topics related to Jewish history, religious texts, themes and identity through art. Connect to larger audiences in Portland […]
Theme: Personal Renaissance: Reflect on your past artwork in order to compare to your newer more current artworks. Show how your past ideas and evidence of your personal growth, impacts and inspires your current artwork. Your personal renaissance may include a leap from one medium to another. Submit 2 works of art, demonstrating the growth/change in […]
A Symposium on the topic of Kettubot will take place Friday February 10, 2017 at the Mishkan Museum in Ein Harod. This symposium is in conjunction with Here is your Ketubbah an exhibition of some of the finest ketubbot from the collection of the Museum of Art, Ein Harod. View Kettubot from the 17-19th centuries from Iran, Afganistan, India and Italy together […]
Andi Arnovitz is exhibiting in several venues and continents this Spring. “Text and Textiles” Mana Contemporary Gallery New Jersey Through February 2017 “The Return Of Paper” Israel National Drawing Biennale The Jerusalem Print Workshop through February 2017 “Tzena Urena” Ben Gurion University opening April 4, 2017 through June; July- September 2017 Mishkan Museum of art, […]
The Anolic Family Art Awards is now accepting applications for the 2017 award cycle. There are three awards for Jewish artists: one for art students, one for early career fine artists (25-35 yrs) and one for professional book artists. Established in 1980, the Anolic Family Awards have been given to Jewish artists and scholars with a […]
Argument For The Sake Of Heaven. How do we participate in constructive argumentation? Page 6 features art by JAS member Beth Grossman: https://s3.amazonaws.com/assets.forward.com/downloads/jan2017argumentationmachlochetdigital-1485367569.pdf Sh’ma Now editor Susan Berrin: “The election is over; the inauguration has passed. We face four years of an administration that will challenge us in extraordinary ways. One of the responses I thought might […]
ATARA: The Association for Torah & the Arts for Religious Artists Arts Expression, Torah Values is pleased to present: The 10th Annual Arts & Torah Conference for Women March 2-5, 2017 in Baltimore, MD Performances in classical music, original songwriting, dance and theater • Professionally trained Torah observant women share their talent to uplift and inspire • Includes full […]
Time-sensitive! Matt McCroskey, a documentary filmmaker in NYC, is working on a project that some of you might be interested in. Participants will be paid $200 for a studio interview in NYC. “We are seeking stories of how lay people have been effected by the Bible or Torah in their work lives or their personal […]
Derfner Judaica Museum + The Art Collection at Hebrew Home at Riverdale, in conjunction with Garvey|Simon, New York, is pleased to announce its latest exhibition Susan Schwalb: Metalpoint Paintingson view in the Elma and Milton A. Gilbert Pavilion Gallery from January 15–May 14, 2017. A reception and artist’s talk will be held on Sunday, January 22, 2017, from 1:30–3 […]
This article by David Sperber in Women in Judaism A Multidisciplinary E-Journal examines in depth works of Jewish-Israeli and modern-Orthodox artist (and J.A.S. member) Andi Arnovitz (b. US, 1959) that relate to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The article utilizes tools that arise from cultural research, in particular the critical and alternative view that feminist discourse offers with […]
As 2016 comes to an end, the Jewish Art Salon is grateful for the opportunities we had to further promote and advance contemporary Jewish visual art. Also, we are entering 2017 with an expanded team: several highly qualified people will join us in the next couple of months. How are we doing? Read here some exciting reviews you […]
JOIN IN CREATING A COLLABORATIVE ART INSTALLATION WITH FELLOW MUSLIM AND JEWISH WOMEN ARTISTS LAUNCH OF BLOOD, MILK & TEARS COLLABORATIVE ART INSTALLATION Registration deadline is January 12, 2017. ABOUT THE PROJECT The grassroots Shema & Iqra’: The Jewish-Muslim Text Project, founded by Dr. Shari Golberg, brings together Muslims and Jews using religious texts as a springboard […]
The December issue of Shma Now features the artwork of Tanya Fredman. The editor writes: In an election dominated by stories of hypocrisy, deception, lying, sexual misconduct, secrecy, fake news—and much more—we at Sh’ma Now find ourselves thinking about the Jewish sensibility of “yetzer ha’ra,” the evil inclination. While the drama of the election is over, hate crimes are increasing, tried […]
Call for entries for a group art exhibition to accompany ‘The 2017 Festival Ha’Rikud’ at the Sidney and Gertrude Zack Gallery at the Vancouver JCC. Open to all visual artists. Media: drawing, painting, mixed media, sculpture, fibre art, photography. The 2017 Festival Ha’Rikud will take place May 12-14, 2017. The Group Show to accompany the Festival will […]
Jewish Art Salon Advisor Samantha Baskind has published two catalogs featuring the art of Archie Rand. Samantha Baskind, Archie Rand: Sixty Paintings from the Bible (Cleveland: Galleries at CSU, 2016). Baskind wrote a 180 page catalog to go with the exhibit she curated that includes all 60 paintings as full-page color plates. To purchase contact the Galleries at Cleveland State […]
Two of susan c. dessel’s drawings “A BRICK IN A SOFT HAT Series 2 Nos. 5 & 6 of 8 (Portraiture of Martha Gruening)” grace the cover of Women in Judaism: A Multidisciplinary Journal, Vol 12, No 2 (Dated 2015, published Dec. 23, 2016). Dessel’s portraiture of Martha Gruening (1889-1937): suffragist, journalist, lawyer & civil rights […]
Trees of Life and Evil Eyes: A Contemporary Take on Superstition, Symbols and Mysticism will have a second reception at the Abrazo Interno Gallery for the public and for the participants of Yiddish New York, a 5 day celebration of Yiddish Music, Language and Culture. Arts reception 6-9 PM, Saturday, December 24, 2016 That same night, […]
Kol HaOt invites visual artists to apply for an artist-in-residency at their new center in the Chutzot HaYotzer Artists’ Colony, outside Jerusalem’s Old City walls. Kol HaOt is seeking visual artists who align with their organization’s mission to integrate Judaism’s rich sources and themes, and Jewish history, into their artistic works. Artists will have access to an […]
NYC-based artist is looking for an illustrator and graphic designer for an unusual family or adult-only Haggadah she wrote. Deadline December 25, 2016. The book will be approximately 28 pages. It will have words in English, transliterated, and in Hebrew, and pictures. She has sketched what each page will be, but does not have the technical skill to […]
Images from Brooklyn-based Jewish Art Salon member Archie Rand’s acclaimed book The 613, an illustrated reimagining of the 613 Jewish commandments that earned praise from the likes of Art Spiegelman and Ang Lee, are recreated in a charming animated short that features music by Jeremiah Lockwood. “Kol Nidre #3” will have its World Premiere as part of the […]
Here is your Ketubbah presents some of the finest ketubbot from the collection of the Museum of Art, Ein Harod. This exhibition, curated by Dvora Liss, and on view until late April 2017, features contemporary artwork by two Jewish Art Salon members, in dialog with traditional ketubbot. These beautifully illuminated marriage contracts were created for couples living […]
EXHIBITION OPENING – תערוכת אמנות – פתיחה 23.12.16 at Jerusalem’s Nature Museum במוזיאון הטבע ירושלים Paintings by Judith Appleton. Villa Deccan, the former home of a wealthy Armenian merchant at the turn of the 20th century now houses Jerusalem’s Nature Museum. Judith Appleton has been painting the landscapes of Jerusalem, Armenia, and the streets of Jerusalem’s […]
Fulbright Fellow Siona Benjamin is exhibiting her art in Tel Aviv in an exhibition curated by Shira Friedman. December 15, 2016 at 6 pm: Artist / Curator Talk with Live Music. Siona Benjamin will be present for this and the following events. December 22, 8pm: Exhibition Opening and Concert – Liora Yitzhak (with advance reservations […]
Sunday December 18 from 3-5 at the Spertus Museum, Chicago. Gabriella Boros will be demonstrating woodblock printing, from concept through cutting the wood, inking and printing. She will have prints from previous projects as well as sketches on view. Ellen Holtzblatt will be presenting new paintings and talking about her process. The Ground Level Arts Lab features an exhibition […]
A much respected American Jewish magazine (both print and online) is looking for art for its March and April 2017 issues. Themes: March issue: “Dayeinu” – the idea of “enough” and how it relates to Pesach—but NOT anything specifically about Pesach. April issue: “Yovel” – the metaphor of jubilee and the release of property. The image will […]
Jewish Art Salon’s Founding Member, Richard McBee, has collaborated with Rabbi Richard Borah to create a new book. Creativity and the Jewish Soul – An Exploration of the Book of Genesis, provides Torah commentary, poetry and original paintings that relate to the place of creativity in Jewish life and practice. Drawing on ideas from scholars such as […]
Toronto-based Jewish organization is looking for a speaker on Jewish arts (e.g. Jerusalem’s State of the Arts), as a program for Jewish singles (50+). The organization provides the projector, computer etc. There is a budget (discuss details with them; the JAS knows no details). Presentation to take place in May 2017. Application by December 24 as […]
Our Advisory Board member Matthew Baigell’s Social Concern and Left Politics in Jewish American American Art, 1880-1940 (Syracuse University Press, 2015) was awarded Honorable Mention in the Association of Jewish Studies Jordan Schnitzer Book Awards for 2016 in the category for Jews and the Arts. These awards recognize and promote outstanding scholarship in the field of Jewish Studies and […]
The Fluidity of Gender: Sculpture by Linda Stein is currently on view at the Holter Museum in Helena, MT. It will be up until December 30.The exhibition explores the continuum between the binaries of masculinity and femininity, while inspiring the compassion, empathy and bravery it takes to become an upstander rather than a bystander. HAWT asks people […]
The work of Jewish Art Salon members Judith Joseph, Michal Nachman, Julian Voloj, and Lea Weinberg are included in Yamim Noraim, a zine of original art and writing about the Jewish High Holy Days, edited by Tamar Nachmany. More info https://www.patreon.com/tamar According to the zine’s creator: “Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur have always fascinated me. The imagery, values, prayers, […]
Dorit Jordan Dotan will show her work with the Catalyst Collective New Orleans On Saturday, December 10, 6-10pm, (opening night) and Saturday, December 17th 6-10pm (closing night), the New Orleans Arts Center & Gallery (NOACG), at 3330 St. Claude Ave., will celebrate PoliticoPopUp2! In it’s second year, PolicitoPopUp2 is an art happening for social and […]
Trees of Life and Evil Eyes: A Contemporary Take on Superstition, Symbols and Mysticism. December 8, 2016 – December 28, 2016. Opening reception December 8, 6-9 PM. A special event and dance party with live Klezmer music will be held on December 24th, 2016 from 6-9 PM, for the opening of Yiddish New York. Bring your dancing shoes […]
Artist Yoram Raanan, and his wife Meira, lost their home, studio and artwork in the current Israel fires. Forty years of work just went up in flames as the Raanan’s village, Beit Meir, was encircled in fires Thursday night. You can help by buying his prints http://www.yoramraanan.com/prints or donate to his cause on the Chesed Fund An article (in […]
Join the Jerusalem Biennale for a night of Contemporary Art, featuring works highlighting the innovative work that is defining contemporary Jewish art. Cocktail Party Wednesday, November 30, 7pm –9pm Temple Emanu-El, 17th street, corner of Washington Kindly RSVP http://www.tesobe.org/reserve.html 305-538-2503 Founded in 2013, The Jerusalem Biennale is dedicated to exploring the places of intersection between […]
Exhibition opening reception November 28th, 7-9 pm. On view until January 29 2017. Rojas + Rubensteen Projects 8051 NE 2nd Ave, Miami, FL 33138 Swing State is about challenging systems of American power. These works oscillate in the dialectic between Freedom + Control that is at the heart of political discourse. The choice to choose. The privilege to […]
Art & Religion in the 21st Century is now available in paperback. Our advisor Aaron Rosen’s book is available here. Blaspheming artists get all the press. Some exploit the shock potential of religious imagery – but many also reflect deeply on spiritual matters and are, in fact, some of the most profound and sensitive […]
Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1000 Fifth Avenue, NYC Lecture and Book Signing, Thursday December 15, 3:00 pm. The Menorah: From the Bible to Modern Israel by Steven Fine, Dr. Pinkhos Churgin Professor of Jewish History, Yeshiva University, and Director, Yeshiva University Center for Israel Studies From Moses to the Maccabees and on to our own days, the menorah […]
The November issue of Shma Now features the artwork of Nancy Current, and Archie Rand. Its theme, Tochecha-Rebuke | תֹכֵחָה Rebuke: Criticism with love, is discussed here by the editor: “When I initially began framing this issue of Sh’ma Now—in the midst of an ugly, rancorous election season—I was wondering about how, post-election, we might return to […]
Zussman’s short animation film “Sjnoder, the Anatomy of Tzedakah” is inspired by the Sjnoderbooks collection of the Jewish Historical Museum in Amsterdam. In The Netherlands donations that were pledged on Shabbat were recorded by threading a piece of string through a ledger with holes. The word Sjnoder is derived from the Hebrew “mi shenadar” (he […]
Intersections features the work of over 20 Israeli artists from the Jerusalem Biennale, whose works display the wide-ranging interpretations of what constitutes contemporary Jewish art. Some works directly respond to religious practices, while others look at cultural trends within Israel. Jewish Art Salon members in this exhibit are Andi Arnovitz, Ken Goldman and Yehudis Barmatz. OPENING […]
Jan Lauren Greenfield is participating in “Kill or Be Killed” a group exhibition at Con Artist Collective & Gallery. The theme here is WEAPONS: and it’s up to the artist to decide what qualifies as one. Wednesday 7 to 11 / Opening Party 11.30.2016 Monday 7 to 11 / Closing Party 12.5.2016 On view: November 30 to December 5, Monday through Saturday 11am to 7pm […]
Art exhibit at the Blue Dragon URS127 Gallery at an historical district of Taipei. On display Nov. 5 – Dec 18. 2016 at Dihua St. 127 (a market area) When Nachmany visited Dihua Street in 2015, the energy of the market, historical buildings, narrow streets, and the stories of the objects sold at the market, transported […]
Julian Voloj is a participant in the first ever Jewish Comic Con. This will take place in Brooklyn. Voloj is a panelist on Sunday’s 10 am event EISNER, KIRBY, SIEGEL, ETC.: THE JEWISH ROOTS OF COMICS. Sunday, November 13th at Congregation Kol Israel 603 St. John’s Place (between Franklin and Classon) Brooklyn, NY Tickets here. Jewish […]
Ellen Alt, Tamar Hirschl, and Lea Weinberg have works in a Chelsea exhibit with the New York Society of Woman Artists: The Primacy of Color from November 15 to December 3, 2016 . OPENING RECEPTION on Thursday, November 17 from 6-8pm George Billis Gallery, 525 W 26th St., Ground Floor, NYC. Gallery Hours: Tuesday to Saturday, 10am to 6pm. (Closed for thanksgiving, Nov. […]
Opening Reception November 15 from 7pm – 9pm. Educational Alliance, 197 East Broadway, New York, NY Welcoming remarks from artist Mimi Gross, President of The Renee & Chaim Gross Foundation and daughter of Chaim Gross. Wine & refreshments, including treats courtesy of Doughnut Plant. RSVP here. The exhibition “Home Away From Home” explores the deep ties between renowned American […]
LANDSCAPE AS METAPHOR Exhibition of Art by Participants in the Artists’ Beit Midrash, 2016 Curated by Jewish Art Salon Member Judith Joseph Arthur Feldman Gallery 465 Roger Williams Ave, Highland Park, IL The Artists Beit Midrash was co-taught by: Jane Shapiro, co-founder/ teacher at Orot Center For New Jewish Learning. Judith Joseph, artist/ […]
Through Compassionate Eyes; The Ethical Treatment of Animals Curated by: Julie Seidman, Joel Silverstein & Aimee Rubensteen Organized by the Jewish Art Salon Initial Submission Deadline: April 15, 2017. Open to both Jewish and non-Jewish artists. The sacred Jewish texts mandate Tsa’ar Baalei Chaim; humane treatment of animals. Yet, our modern lifestyles support amoral animal agribusiness, […]
Artist printmaker Susan Schwalb is included in the exhibition Drawing and Prints: Selections from the Met Collection Exhibit dates: October 25, 2016 – January 30, 2017 Robert Woods Johnson Gallery at The Metropolitan Museum of Art 1000 Fifth Ave, NYC The Robert Wood Johnson, Jr. Gallery displays highlights of European and American prints, drawings, and illustrated books […]
50 Years After Harold Rosenberg: Is there a Jewish Art (Yet?) The 2017 Conney Conference on Jewish Arts will focus on the legacy of Harold Rosenberg’s great rhetorical gesture and its continued resonance across the arts. KEYNOTE SPEAKERS: Dance Scholar and choreographer Judith Brin Ingber and Visual artist/author Ben Schachter, Jewish Art Salon member and Advisor. The […]
Nails in the Wall Gallery, at St. Lukes Episcopal Church in Metuchen, NJ will host the exhibition “Beautiful & Powerful Statements, the arts of calligraphy and re-purposed materials”. Deadline for submissions is December 1, 2017. The exhibition will take place from January 21 until June 1 and will include calligraphy from many traditions, including Hebrew calligraphy. The […]
The Vision of Alan Falk – Paintings & Works on Paper at BEKI, New Haven, Connecticut Meet the Artist/Gallery Talk: Saturday, December 3, 2016, 12:45 – 2:00 p.m. A twelve year retrospective of paintings, watercolors and prints based on biblical narratives and other Jewish references, including recent works. Exhibition runs from November 17, 2016 through January 17, […]
The Jewish Museum Berlin features a major exhibition about the golem until 29 January 2017. Two Jewish Art Salon members, Mark Podwal and Tobi Kahn, are included in this exhibit curated by Emily Bilski. Mark Podwal is represented with seven ink drawings; his other Golem works will also be included in a different Golem exhibition in Paris opening in […]
“Printed Matters,” the latest exhibition by renowned artist Mark Podwal is on view at Or Zarua, 127 E 82nd Street, NYC Opening Sunday November 6, 6-8PM. Artist Talk 7PM “Drawing is a Form of Prayer.” The exhibition of prints and works on paper coincides with the publication of an extensive monograph Reimagined: 45 Years of Jewish Art by […]
Artist susan c. dessel was invited to contribute her work based on the life and work of Martha Gruening to The Dangerous Women Project, an initiative of the Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities at the University of Edinburgh. Curated postings between International Women’s Day 2016 and International Women’s Day 2017 will be added […]
With a new book chronicling his work and 2 museum exhibits artist Mark Podwal is much in the news. This season, Podwal has a show at the Museum on Eldridge Street in NYC, and is featured in the Berlin Jewish Museum’s show on the Golem. Recently, he created “All this has come upon us…,” a […]
The October issue, – Al tifrosh min hatzibur; Do not separate yourself from the community, features art by Ruth Weisberg here. From Sh’ma Now’s editor Susan Berrin: When I first began framing this October issue of Sh’ma Now, I was thinking about community in relation to the upcoming presidential election. I was wondering about what it means […]
The Jerusalem Biennale pilot artist-in-residency program brings contemporary Jewish artists to Jerusalem. The first of these is Jewish Art Salon member Lenore Cohen. “Bridging the Gap between Cultures: A Syrian Jewish Artist in Jerusalem” mentions that Cohen is in Jerusalem as the first ever artist-in-resident supported by the Jerusalem Biennale for Contemporary Jewish Art. By bridging the […]
Miriam Stern announces the publication of an artist’s book called Miriam Stern which represents over 40 years of her artistic production. Official book signing on Thursday, November 10, 2016, from 5-7PM, at Hebrew Union College, 1 W. 4 St., New York City. Please RSVP by Nov. 8, 2016 to miriam.stern.9@gmail.com if you plan to attend. Also note that you will need […]
Wendy A. Rabinowitz’s weaving/mixed media assemblage “THE BURNING BUSH” was chosen to be included in an international online exhibition of artworks of various styles and mediums from nineteen countries. “RED“ COLORS OF HUMANITY ART GALLERY February 2016 – February 2017 http://www.colorsofhumanityartgallery.com
BOOK ARTIST CLAIRE JEANINE SATIN PRESENTS SACKNER DOCUMENTARY The film will be shown on Thursday, November 3, 2016, at 7:00 P.M. at the Cinema Paradiso, 503 SE 6th Street in Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33301. Satin’s documentary traces the mission and devotion of Ruth and Marvin Sackner’s exceptional archive of visual and concrete poetry created by Sara Sackner. The collection […]
Dorit Jordan Dotan, Shai Azoulay, Hadass Shereshevsky, Ronen Simantov, Motta Brim, Reuven Zukerman will show at the Courts Exhibition in Jerusalem, curated by Pnina Frank and Noa Lea Cohn. Opening Event October 27 at 8 pm Gallery Talk November 24 at 8 pm with artists and Albert Swiss, author and art critic. The exhibition will […]
Hudson Valley Artist Carole Kunstadt has a solo exhibition Spirited Lines Opening Reception Sunday, October 23, 2016 3:00 – 5:00 pm Gallery At Lifebridge Sanctuary 333 Mountain Road, Rosendale, NY 12472 The exhibit is in honor of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals With a special performance of Sacred Harp Singing. Sacred Poem LXXX, 8.75 x 8.5 in., 22 karat […]
The Brooklyn Jewish Art Gallery presents a solo exhibit by Shoshannah Brombacher. Artists Talk October 22, 2016 at 8 pm (Chol Hamoed).
How do we define “Jewish Art” today? Is it simply art that depicts Jewish subject or that it’s made by a Jewish artist? Ben Schachter, a professor of art, suggests that it’s neither, rather the process informed by the experience of Shabbat that defines Jewish art today. View here “Shabbat is a Model of Creation: the […]
“Two Italian Series” by Archie Rand will be on view from September 22 until October 24, 2016 at The Interchurch Center, 475 Riverside Drive, New York, NY. In addition, The Los Angeles Review of Books just published a substantial article on “The 613” by Rand: A God Who Let Us Prove His Existence Would Be […]
Yiddish New York invites artists to submit work for its second annual visual arts exhibition, Trees of Life and Evil Eyes – A Contemporary Take on Superstition, Symbols and Mysticism Submission Deadline: November 7, 2016 Abrazo Interno Gallery Clemente Soto Vélez Cultural and Educational Center 107 Suffolk Street, LES New York, New York 10002 Exhibition Dates: December […]
Cynthia Beth Rubin and Yona Verwer are exhibiting collaborative interactive artworks in the exhibition ARt, ARchitecture & AR: Augmented Reality & Jewish Art. Art Kibbutz Nolan Park, Building 6-B, Governors Island, NY Artists Reception Sunday September 11th, 11-6. The artists will also be present Sunday Sept. 18, 11-5. Otherwise by appointment. Contact Yona here. In addition the artists each have some solo […]
Opening Reception September 22. 6 p.m. Charter Oak Cultural Center, 21 Charter Oak Avenue, Hartford CT 06106 | (860-310-2586). Traversing Traditions / India is a month-long celebration of Indian music, visual arts, dance and film. High-caliber performing artists will present both traditional and contemporary classical music and dances of India. The visual and media arts segments […]
The first survey exhibition of the pioneering American artist Mierle Laderman Ukeles is on view in New York September 18, 2016 through February 19, 2017. Upcoming event February 12, 2-5 Care as Culture: Artists, Activists and Scientists Build Coalitions to Resist Climate Change – A Convening Around the Peace Table Mierle Laderman Ukeles’ Peace Table, serves […]
Yehudis Barmatz-Harris is exhibiting at three venues this Fall. 1. Manofim Festival, 2016, Jerusalem features Weird to Be a Woman, Studio of Her Own gallery. Studio of Her Own is a religious women’s artist group in Jerusalem. This exhibit is the cumulative effort of a few years of collaboration between Studio of Her Own and Mashiv […]
The Sculptors Guild Presents a member’s group exhibition on Governors Island, NY, “American Twist”, as well as sponsoring a guest exhibition from Antenna Gallery New Orleans. Alvin Sher is showing his sculpture Dome Clock. May 28 till September 25, Sat. & Sun 12-5 Nolan Park, Building 15, Governors Island, NY. In 2017 the show will travel to […]
The Jewish Art Salon is excited to announce the curator for our next Jerusalem Biennale exhibition proposal: Ori Z. Soltes. Mr. Soltes teaches in the Program for Jewish Civilization at Georgetown University, and is the former Director and Curator of the B’nai B’rith Klutznick National Jewish Museum. He has curated over eighty exhibitions, and is the author of several hundred […]
Dorit Jordan Dotan was selected together with 10 artists from the Chicago area to participate. An exhibit of their work will be mounted in 2017 at Spertus Institute for Jewish Learning and Leadership. Ten Chicago-area artists have been selected to participate in the Midwest Jewish Artists Lab, an innovative project designed to forge collaborations, inspire new work, and broaden the impact of […]
The Jerusalem Biennale, an international survey of contemporary Jewish Art, provides a stage for professional artists who work with Jewish topics. They accept proposals for group shows based on a common overall theme. The upcoming biennale theme is Watershed: A defining moment. It will take place during October 2017. Homelands is a proposal in formation that […]
The Jewish Art Salon presents JOMIX- Jews, the Comics & Art; Past & Present, an artists panel, on Long Island, NY. Sunday September 25, 1:00 – 2:00 pm Sid Jacobson JCC in East Hills, New York 300 Forest Dr., Greenvale, NY 11548. (516) 484-1545 Map here. This panel is in conjunction with the Jewish Art […]
Samantha Baskind, Professor of Art History, Cleveland State University, and Advisor to the Jewish Art Salon, curated three exhibitions on Jewish themes at the Galleries at CSU, Cleveland, Ohio, opening September 1st. The anchoring show will be the entirety of Archie Rand’s series Sixty Paintings from the Bible, not seen together since 1992, the year it […]
Opalka Gallery in Albany, NY exhibits the work of Siona Benjamin, internationally acclaimed Jewish-Indian artist. Siona Benjamin: Beyond Borders is on view August 23 – October 9, 2016. Opening Reception: Thursday, September 8, 6-8 pm. Artist Lecture, 5 pm. Curator’s tour: September 29, 5:30 pm Films: September 15 & 19, 6:30 pm Other events by Siona: Artist presentation at […]
Numbers are integral to Jewish rituals, belief, significant historical dates, and daily life. Numbers and numerology have been at the core of Biblical understanding since the Bible was codified and possibly before. Inescapable, numbers are the global language of humanity. More than fifty contemporary artists illuminate the meaning of numbers and their symbolism through a […]
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 . […]
On view from September 18, 2016 until January 5, 2017, the exhibition consists of an installation of five mixed media assemblages inspired by the books of the Hebrew Bible. The opening reception and artist’s talk takes place on Sunday, September 18, from 1:30-3 p.m. in the Derfner Judaica Museum located in the Jacob Reingold Pavilion […]
Adele Shtern is participating in Art Cart: Saving the Legacy, a jury-selected program that matches 10 artists in NYC and 10 in Washington DC who have devoted their lives to art with advanced students in the arts, health care and aging to aid, organize, and document their work. Images of their art are in the process of being […]
The Jewish Art Salon & the Sid Jacobson Jewish Community Center present: JOMIX – Jewish Comics; Art and Derivation Curated by Joel Silverstein, Richard McBee & Aimee Rubensteen. Conceived by the Jewish Art Salon. September 25 12:00-3:00 PM Opening […]
Hadassah Magazine’s August 2016 issue features an excellent article about contemporary art in Jerusalem by Renee Ghert-Zand, a renaissance that The Jerusalem Biennale הביאנלה של ירושלים is proud to be part of. Jewish Art Salon members Andi LaVine Arnovitz, Yehudis Barmats, and Sarah Zell Young are featured in the article. The Jewish Art Salon is mentioned as well. Read […]
Jewish Communal Fund and Ernest Rubenstein Galleries, Manny Cantor Center 197 East Broadway | New York, NY 10002 August 30 – November 1, 2016 RECEPTION: September 12, 6:30-8PM GALLERY HOURS: Monday – Saturday 10AM – 8PM. Closed Sunday. Contact artist for a private tour at info@MichalNachmanyArt.com. This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the […]
Through an evening dedicated to collaborative effort, aesthetic passion and inspiration to give, Friends of Tsedek invites you to take a journey through time. In partnership with Bnai Zion Foundation, Friends of Tsedek invites the public to its First Annual Art Auction & Cocktail Party, PAST X FUTURE, on September 7th, 2016 at the Metropolitan […]
A much respected American Jewish magazine is looking for art for its November issue, which focuses on “Rebuke” – tochecha”. The image will be credited with your name, title of work and a link to your website. All images will be forwarded to the editor, but preference will be given to current Jewish Art Salon members. […]
Performance and Open Studio by Doni Silver Simons August 21, 4-6 pm, Santa Monica, CA Each visitor is invited to mark the wall of the artist’s studio. Silver Simons will remove the marks to the best of her ability, leaving only “afterimages” behind. For over a decade, Silver Simons’ interactive and durational performances have been shown throughout […]
Jan Lauren Greenfield is included in an upcoming group exhibit “INT-O Yellow” at the Con Artist Collective and Gallery 119 Ludlow, NYC opening August 17th from 7-11pm and on view until August 27th. All work has been made using a unique PANTONE yellow paint that Con Artist member Uncle Riley has developed to benefit Artist Suicide Prevention, called […]
The Jewish Community Centers of Greater Boston (JCC) seeks experiential educators for The Discovery Club, a new program starting in January 2017. The Discovery Club connects children ages 5-8 to Jewish life and culture through a variety of fun, skill-building classes and activities. By exploring topics like cooking, music, and nature, children can learn about […]
Deadline September 1 A zine about the Jewish High Holidays, published this fall by Tamar Nachmany, writer and artist, is looking for submissions. For more info click here: http://yamimnoraim.tumblr.com Submit drawings, paintings, photos, poetry, fiction, essays, propaganda, cartoons, beautiful Jewish texts, messed up Jewish texts, challenging Jewish texts with scribbles in the margins, or anything else to […]
Jewish Art Salon members Gabriella Boros, Ellen Holtzblatt and Judith Joseph will exhibit work in Voices of Wisdom, the inaugural exhibition of the Spertus Institute’s new Ground Level Arts Lab. This exhibit will feature new works from twelve distinguished local Jewish artists, including Melanie Dankowicz, Susan Dickman, Berit Engen, Jonathan Franklin, Stephen Levin, Carol Neiger, Dimitri Pavlotsky and Amy […]
September 9 – October 7, 2016 Opening Reception: Friday, September 9th | 6:30-8:30 pm The Crossing represents art at the crossroads of cultures, spiritual revelation, life, and death. Two contemporary urban artists seeking nature; idiosyncratic yet aspiring to transcendence; speaking American with echoes of ancient languages. This exhibit contains the work of Judith Joseph […]
The 3rd Jerusalem Biennale will take place October-November 2017 in various locations around the city center of Jerusalem. The Jerusalem Biennale is dedicated to exploring the spaces in which contemporary art and the Jewish world of content intersect. It is a platform for present-day professional artists and curators to exhibit works and present exhibitions that […]
“B”, the Brooklyn College Magazine, has published an article featuring Rand’s book, “The 613”. Rand began transforming each and every one of the 613 mitzvahs, or commandments, into its own painting, a series that took five years to complete. The book, which is selling very well and continues to generate the attention of the media. See the article […]
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 […]
“A Kaddish for Dąbrowa Białostocka” opens September 18th at 3 pm at the Museum at Eldridge Street, 12 Eldridge Street, New York, NY This exhibition features a series of archival pigment prints of 18 new works by Mark Podwal in acrylic and colored pencil. The works were inspired by his recent visit to the shtetl in Poland […]
Iona College Council on the Arts presents psalmsIMAGEand…a unique interactive exhibition A visual conversation between the art of Judaica artist Fred Spinowitz and six photo artists: David Brown, Bart Gorin, Liv Jordan, Sagit Shans, Ahron Weiner and Scott Wright. Br. Kenneth Chapman Gallery: Iona College Arts Center August 29 – September 29, 2016 Opening Reception, Thursday, September 1, 6 – 8 […]
Dorit Jordan Dotan will show in an Art Event on August 5th, from 7pm-10pm. The Catalyst Ranch is a premier event space located in Chicago’s West Loop at 656 W. Randolph Street. The art show will draw upon 125 guests coming straight from work, living in downtown Chicago, and the NorthShore. Link to Impression of […]
FIRST MAJOR SPECIAL EXHIBITION TO OPEN AT 9/11 MEMORIAL MUSEUM The National September 11 Memorial & Museum announced the September opening of its first major special exhibition titled “Rendering the Unthinkable: Artists Respond to 9/11.” Ranging in media from paintings and sculpture to works on paper and video, the exhibition examines 13 artists’ reactions to the terror […]
Linda Stein’s exhibit at the Flomenhaft Gallery in New York was written up by Anisah Abdullah. “Linda Stein, an artist-activist from East Hampton, is currently showcasing her traveling exhibition “Holocaust Heroes: Fierce Females—Tapestries and Sculpture by Linda Stein,” to celebrate gender equality at the Flomenhaft Gallery in Manhattan. As part of the arts organization Have Art: Will […]
Beth Heit’s installation, what we hold close / what we let go is being exhibited at the Catskill Art Society until August 28th. This solo show features her still life mixed media assemblages. Ms. Heit’s assemblages consist of her clay sculptures combined with items curated from her collections of found objects, collage and personal images. CAS is […]
