Journal
A mezuzah is often encountered as a small object attached to a Jewish doorway, yet its visible case can carry an expansive artistic vocabulary. Shape, color,…
Poetry reading gave “Practicing Jews: Art, Identity, and Culture” an intimate counterpoint to its lectures, exhibitions, and keynote presentations. During the…
“Practicing Jews: Art, Identity, and Culture” brings academics, artists, and community members together in Madison, Wisconsin, for a week of conversation,…
During the week-long “Practicing Jews: Art, Identity, and Culture” conference in Madison, Wisconsin, the program moved beyond lecture halls and galleries. A…
Jewish printmaking brings together material skill, cultural memory, and the ongoing work of defining identity through images. From woodcuts and lithographs to…
The conversation around Jewish art has expanded far beyond galleries and museums. Digital platforms now shape how artists present their work, how communities…
A Jewish wedding brings together ritual, material culture, music, movement, and memory. The chuppah creates a temporary sacred space, while the ketubah records…
The conference workshop on Jewish storytelling examined how personal memory, inherited tradition, and artistic form shape the ways Jewish life is represented.…
The hamsa is one of the most recognizable protective symbols in Jewish visual culture. Shaped like an open hand, it appears in jewelry, amulets, wall hangings,…
Photography gives artists a language for examining Jewish identity as something lived, inherited, performed, and continually reinterpreted. A portrait can hold…