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Photo credit: Gili Getz
“Mother Tongue” is a collection of fine jewelry in Hebrew, Yiddish and Aramaic created by artist Yael Kanarek during her fellowship at LABA House of Study at the 14Y. Kanarek created the works inspired by texts from the Bible, Zohar, Lea Goldberg, Celia Dropkin and her grandmother. The works are created with a typeface Ms. Kanarek designed specifically for this purpose.
The works are available for purchase at Aleph Foundry. She also creates custom jewelry with Roman or Hebrew alphabet.
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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 art and the art of Judaism — with over 15 presenters from all walks of art. Explore the presenters, sessions, and partners tabs to learn more.
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Artist profile by Yehudis Barmatz.
Motta Brim: Born in Jerusalem, 1959. Lives and works in Beitar Illit.
The life of a Hassidic man, family and community oriented, is quite domestic. Often this is overlooked by the world at large. But this introverted reflection and domesticity inspired Motta Brim’s new and original works in a recent show at the Jerusalem Artist House, called “The Bakers Brand,†a series of markings on baking paper left over from Hallah baked for the Sabbath. “Every Friday I am in the kitchen, cooking for the upcoming Sabbath.†Motta explains. “One of the activities I love to do is Hallah Baking.â€
New Artist Beit Midrash Opens in Chicago
9 Jun2014
Study Jewish sacred texts as a springboard to artistic creation. Join a community of artists who find inspiration in their heritage. Be a part of a non-denominational study/creative group, a new community, formed by you. Text study lead by Jane Shapiro. Artist direction lead by Judith Joseph.
6 Thursday mornings, 9:45- 11:45 a.m.
June 26, July 3, 10, 17, 24, 31
North Suburban Synagogue Beth El, 1175 Sheridan Rd, Highland Park, IL 60035.
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- Tags: Art as Midrash, Jewish Artist Groups
The Jewish Museum Radical Rebranding
30 Apr2014
From Sagmeister & Walsh:
The Jewish Museum is located in a beautiful seven-story mansion in the Upper East side of Manhattan. It is the preeminent museum in the United States devoted to art and Jewish culture. The Jewish Museum has a renowned collection of 30,000 objects that is among the three largest of its kind in the world and distinguished by its breadth and quality. The museum’s reach expands to a diverse audience through extensive interdisciplinary programming and contemporary exhibitions.
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- Tags: Graphic Design, Museums, NYC, Typography
A Safe Space for Jewish Artists
30 Apr2014
The Creative Soul Opens in Brooklyn
By Sara Trappler-Spielman for the Wall Street Journal
Artist Natalia Kadish, curator Yitzchok Moully and artist Daniel Wolfe Andrew Hinderaker for The Wall Street Journal
On a recent Thursday evening, a group of Hasidic women gathered for an unusual celebration.
They sang traditional melodies and talked about attaining freedom through mystical teachings, all to the beat of African drums inside a gallery located in Crown Heights—far from New York’s usual art neighborhoods like Chelsea, Williamsburg and the Lower East Side. A curtain drawn across the doorway blocked the views of male passersby.
The event was organized by the Creative Soul, a group of Orthodox Jewish artists founded by Yitzchok Moully, a Hasidic rabbi and artist who wears a pink yarmulke and creates photo silkscreen works depicting dreidels, Hassidim dancing and rabbis praying.
“I feel it’s my calling to share Judaism through the arts,” said Mr. Moully, a 35-year-old father of five who is curating monthly art exhibitions and hosting weekly open mics at the Mayan Center, a newly renovated community space that the Creative Soul began renting last month.
More than 100 creative types participate in Mr. Moully’s arts scene, and the works are for sale—ranging from $300 to $3,000—yet, he said, they can’t expect to survive on sales alone. The nonprofit group is planning fundraising events and looking to work with Jewish organizations around the country to showcase contemporary Hasidic art.
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- Tags: Jewish Artist Groups, Jewish Galleries, NYC, Painting
Samurai Jew: The Fourth Cup [Video]
30 Apr2014
Did you donate to the Samurai Jew fundraising campaign we posted about? Well they made the animation! It is fun and funny and good to see an animation like you would on TV but with hilarious and knowledgable Jewish characters.
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- Tags: Animation, Holidays, Israel
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- Tags: Art as Midrash, Holidays, Israel, Jewish Galleries, NYC, Ritual Objects
Wishing you an Inspiring Passover!
13 Apr2014
Micacaeous-Wheat Impressed Matzah Tray
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- Tags: Ceramics, Holidays
Golf Ball Omer Art
13 Apr2014
Counting of the Omer, (sometimes abbreviated as Sefira or the Omer) is a verbal counting of each of the forty-nine days between the Jewish holidays of Passover and Shavuot.
Omer-counters range from decorative boxes with an interior scroll that shows each day’s count through a small opening, to calendars depicting all seven weeks and 49 days of the Omer.
Studio Gruss in New York came up with a highly original counter.
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- Tags: Industrial Design, NYC, Ritual