Journal

Behind the Scenes of a Jewish Art Auction

The week-long Practicing Jews: Art, Identity, and Culture conference in Madison, Wisconsin, brought academics, artists and community members into conversation…

Visual culture of Jewish mystical diagrams and amulets

The week-long gathering in Madison, Wisconsin, brought together scholars, practising artists, and community members around a wide-ranging programme. Talks,…

Adinkra threads in a Jewish design workshop

The conference in Madison, Wisconsin, brought scholars, artists and community members into conversation about Jewish visual culture. Its workshop on…

Epitaphs, symbols and Jewish cemetery art

Madison’s week-long gathering, Practicing Jews: Art, Identity, and Culture, brings academics, artists and community members together in Madison, Wisconsin.…

Distilling Jewish Identity Into Spirit Label Art

The Madison conference "Practicing Jews: Art, Identity, and Culture" gathered a curious mix of scholars, practising artists, and community members for a week…

Lace, Crochet and Jewish Artistic Practice

At the University of Wisconsin–Madison, the conference gallery brought Jewish lace and crocheted kippot into the same field of attention. Within Practicing…

Instagram Aesthetics and Jewish Artistic Practice

The week-long Practicing Jews: Art, Identity, and Culture conference in Madison, Wisconsin, brings academics, artists and community members together to examine…

Washing, memory and meaning in Jewish ritual vessels

The conference lecture on the art of Jewish ritual handwashing vessels examined an object that can appear modest at first glance: the cup, jug or basin used to…

Jewish Art and the Indian Diaspora: Highlights from Madison

The conference "Practicing Jews: Art, Identity, and Culture" gathered scholars, artists, and community members in Madison, Wisconsin for a week of conversation…

Strings of memory: Jewish musical instruments in Madison

Madison, Wisconsin became a meeting point for scholars, artists, and curious community members during a week-long gathering dedicated to Jewish visual culture,…