Journal

At the “Practicing Jews: Art, Identity, and Culture” conference in Madison, Wisconsin, creative work became a way to examine lived experience. Artists,…

A conference bookstore can extend a week of conversation long after the final keynote. At “Practicing Jews: Art, Identity, and Culture,” books would give…

At “Practicing Jews: Art, Identity, and Culture,” conversations about Jewish visual culture extend beyond museums and galleries. They ask how objects enter…

At the “Practicing Jews: Art, Identity, and Culture” conference in Madison, Wisconsin, conversations about Jewish life moved across galleries, lecture spaces,…

The conference Practicing Jews: Art, Identity, and Culture created a space where scholarship, artistic practice, and community experience could meet. Held over…

Jewish artists have long used visual culture, performance, literature, and public installation to confront antisemitism. Their work can document persecution,…

The significance of the conference’s location reaches beyond the practical choice of a host city. Madison, Wisconsin, provided a distinctive setting for…

Digital platforms have changed how people present, debate, and preserve identity. For Jewish artists and communities, social media can function as a gallery,…

The opening day of Practicing Jews: Art, Identity, and Culture established the conference as a gathering shaped by curiosity, exchange, and creative risk. Held…

The conference’s partnership with local museums and galleries gave “Practicing Jews: Art, Identity, and Culture” a public dimension that extended beyond…