Journal
A pioneering Jewish woman artist can be remembered in several ways: as a maker of images, a participant in a community, a critic of social expectations, or a…
The “Practicing Jews: Art, Identity, and Culture” conference created a meeting place for academic inquiry, artistic practice, and community experience. Held…
Textiles carry stories in ways that are tactile, visual, and deeply personal. A length of fabric can preserve a family memory, signal belonging, or transform…
Jewish artistic expression often begins with movement: a family leaving one country for another, a language carried across borders, or a ritual adapted to a…
Synagogue architecture gives Jewish identity a visible and inhabitable form. Walls, windows, entrances, seating arrangements, Torah arks, and gathering areas…
“Book Signing and Discussion: New Publications on Jewish Visual Culture” brings the printed page into conversation with the wider concerns of the Practicing…
Artists’ Roundtable: Sharing Creative Processes and Jewish Inspirations brings attention to the intimate work behind Jewish visual culture. Rather than…
The conference’s opening night established the spirit of Practicing Jews: Art, Identity, and Culture in Madison, Wisconsin. Rather than treating Jewish…
To be a practicing Jew in contemporary art is to engage with a living tradition through creative work, community, memory, and ethical attention. The phrase…
Dance offers a distinctive way to study Jewish life because it places memory, ritual, and identity into motion. A gesture can carry a regional history, a…