Journal

Woven Meaning In Jewish Ceremonial Art

At Practicing Jews: Art, Identity, and Culture, textiles offer a rich way to consider how Jewish life is made visible. Cloth can carry Hebrew text, family…

When Sketchbooks Close the Week in Conversation

The farewell brunch and sketchbook sharing session offered a gentle way to end Practicing Jews: Art, Identity, and Culture, a week-long conference in Madison,…

Designing a community quilt through Jewish art and shared memory

The workshop on designing a community quilt formed part of “Practicing Jews: Art, Identity, and Culture”, a week-long conference in Madison, Wisconsin.…

How Oral Histories Become Radio Art at a Jewish Culture Conference

A week-long conference in Madison, Wisconsin, brings academics, artists and community members into the same conversation about Jewish visual culture, identity,…

Calligraphy Without Hebrew Letters and the Madison Workshop

Tucked into the week-long Practicing Jews conference in Madison, Wisconsin, a single workshop quietly upended the expectations of participants who arrived…

Jewish artistic life flourishes far from the major capitals

For decades, the story of Jewish art has been told through the lens of great metropolises — Warsaw, Berlin, New York, Paris. Across continents and centuries,…

Jewish Folk Music Meets Live Painting in Madison

At the “Practicing Jews: Art, Identity, and Culture” conference in Madison, Wisconsin, Jewish folk music became a living conversation between sound, movement,…

Contemporary ceramicists and the revival of Seder plate design

For generations, the ceramic Seder plate has occupied a quiet but meaningful place at the centre of the Passover table. In recent years, a wave of Jewish…

Jewish Art and Aging Takes Center Stage in Madison

The Practicing Jews conference, held across several venues in Madison, Wisconsin, gathered academics, practicing artists, and community members for a week of…

Off-Site Installations at the Practicing Jews Conference in Madison

The week-long gathering "Practicing Jews: Art, Identity, and Culture" transformed Madison into a sprawling gallery, with works spilling out of lecture halls…