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Familiar with big Jewish communities in the United State, Europe, or Israel? Ever wonder what it is like on the other side of the globe? Over in Melbourne, Australia, screenwriter Ted Janet and illustrator Edward Rocha are producing a comic that not only tells you about the Jewish community down under, but gets into atheism […]
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- Tags: Australia, Graphic Novels
The Jerusalem Biennale for Contemporary Jewish Art provides a stage for the creative forces that are active today and relate, in one way or another, to the Jewish world of content. Once every two years, all those interested in art, Judaism or both, will gather from around the world to enjoy a wide range of […]
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- Tags: Digital Art, Israel, Jewish Galleries, Painting, Photography
Eruv Exhibit Extended Through Oct 13
17, Jul 2013The Eruv Exhibit at the YU Museum is a Jewish Art Now favorite! If you haven’t seen the show, this is your chance to catch a rare exhibition combining contemporary Jewish art, with ancient text, oral histories, and art history! It’s a Thin Line: The Eruv and Jewish Community in New York and Beyond. Curated […]
by Elke Reva Sudin There are two ways people typically explore Hasidic subjects through art. It is either a sensitive portrayal of a tradition they are a part of, or an outsider’s perspective on a strange and unique culture. Brooklyn based artist Michael Levin has done both, and quite successfully at that. In his new […]
- In: Events|Exhibition Reviews|News
- Tags: Brooklyn, Illustration
Founded in 2011, Be-Share-Et (pronounced Be-sheert) is a leather accessories collection which combines spirituality and high fashion. These products take their inspiration from Tefillin, the ritual leather straps and boxes traditionally worn in Judaism for morning prayers. For centuries Jews have adorned themselves with holy blessings using leather straps when praying. The ancient ritual has […]
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- Tags: Hebrew, Ritual Objects, textile, Videos
Blue Like Me: The Art of Siona Benjamin is a documentary film about an extraordinary artist with a fascinating back-story: Siona is a Jew raised in India, educated by nuns and Zoroastrian teachers, and brought up alongside Hindu, Christian and Muslim neighbors. Her art expresses universal issues–feminism, race, a sense of home, and one’s identity—that […]
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- Tags: Asia, Feminist Art, Film, Painting
Where is Jewish Art Now?
4, Jun 2013The End of the Six Points Fellowship (in New York), and what it means for the rest of us by Elke Reva Sudin Recently, it was announced that the UJA-Federation in New York will not be renewing their funding of the Six Points Fellowship, a program that has awarded about $1.26 million in grants to […]
Jewish Art Now has been ignited by PresenTense!
3, Jun 2013Last week was the launch night of the PresenTense New York City Community Entrepreneur Fellowship, an incubator program aimed at revitalizing the established Jewish communal world through new initiatives by committed and energetic young leaders. Jewish Art Now founder, Elke Reva Sudin, participated in the program, presenting Jewish Art Now to the institutional Jewish community.
For Jewish Artists, A Space Of One’s Own
22, May 2013Pilot residency at Art Kibbutz NY hoping to foster connections, find permanent home. by Tajlei Levis, Special To The Jewish Week Putnam Valley, N.Y. — On a bright May afternoon on the grounds of an organic farm camp in this Hudson Valley town, a sculptor shaped branches found in the woods into letters of the […]
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- Tags: Art as Midrash, Jewish Artist Groups, NYC
First International Jewish Artist Colony Open Studios at Eden Village Camp May 12, 2013 11:45am – 6:00pm The Jewish Waltz with Planet Earth Retreat Art Kibbutz NY, the international Jewish artist colony launched its pilot residency program this spring at the spectacular Eden Village Camp in Putnam Valley, New York. The first season’s theme is […]