by CANVAS Staff | Dec 23, 2021 | Compendium
Violet Sassooni fled Iran in 1979. Sophie Herxheimer illustrated her What Would You Bring story. One of the great ironies of the pandemic is that while many of us have been stuck in our homes, tens of millions have been forced from their own. According to the United...
by Gordon Haber | Dec 15, 2021 | Compendium
Gillian Laub, Slater with Trump mask, 2019. The artist was “devastated” as her family fractured during the Trump era. Family Matters explores their conflict with affection and insight. Gillian Laub is a gifted and artistically ambitious New...
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...
by Gordon Haber | Dec 9, 2021 | Compendium
As much as we love the holidays, it’s a little much when Hanukkah is right on the heels of Thanksgiving. We’re still dealing with leftover turkey, and it’s time to start the brisket. With this in mind, we thought we’d provide you...
by Lonnie Firestone | Nov 24, 2021 | Compendium
The financial life of an artist is rife with irregularities. One bountiful month may be followed by a season of drought. A project that demands arduous work may offer “exposure” rather than earnings; a commercial venture may be lucrative but artistically...
by Gordon Haber | Nov 10, 2021 | Compendium
One of the great things about running a Jewish arts and culture newsletter is that you get to spend a lot of time with, well, Jewish arts and culture. Some of my happiest hours so far have been spent with Paper Brigade, the Jewish Book Council’s yearly journal....