by Lou Cove | Oct 12, 2023 | Compendium
The CANVAS Compendium: Dispatches from the New Jewish Renaissance Photo: Ilana Shckolnick-Backal via the PikiWiki – Israel free image collection project Dear Reader, Like you, I am horrified by the events unfolding in Israel and Gaza. First and foremost, we...
by Lou Cove | Jul 5, 2023 | Compendium
Members of the CANVAS Board, Executive Committee, and Review Committee at Lehrhaus. Dear Reader, You know those moments? The kind when you find yourself in a group text study of R.B. Kitaj’s Second Diasporist Manifesto, wondering about what a 21st century Jewish art...
by Lou Cove | Dec 22, 2022 | Compendium, News
I cannot overstate the importance of CANVAS in helping shape what looks like a healthy future for Jewish culture. Yona Verwer, Founder, Jewish Art Salon Dear Friends,This is the time of year when we feel compelled to express our gratitude: for contemporary...
by Lou Cove | Jan 12, 2022 | Compendium, News
We’re doubling down on arts networks, the key to the arts and culture ecosystem, with a new round of funding. This week we’ve announced a new round of Jewish arts & culture grantmaking: $195,000 to nine emerging arts networks in amounts ranging from $10,000 to...
by Lou Cove | Dec 9, 2021 | Compendium
Question for the CANVAS Community: If a tree falls in the woods and there is no one else around to hear it, does it make a sound? I will go out on a philosophical limb and say: yes. But the sound sure is more resonant if you are there to experience...