by CANVAS Staff | Apr 16, 2024 | Compendium
The CANVAS Compendium: Dispatches from the New Jewish Renaissance CANVAS is excited to support Jewish arts and culture networks and distribution channels in Canada, and we hope to strengthen the connections between Jewish artmakers throughout North America. With this...
by Gordon Haber | Apr 3, 2024 | Compendium
Sonic battle: Zhongxi Wu, at right, with the Orchestra of St. Luke’s. Photo: Chris Lee. The CANVAS Compendium: Dispatches from the New Jewish Renaissance Since 1989, the Azrieli Foundation has dedicated its resources to improving lives through education,...
by Gordon Haber | Mar 14, 2024 | Compendium
From left to right: JArts Executive Director Laura Mandel, Workshop Artistic Director Kendell Pinkney, actor Micaela Diamond, and Magnes Collection Curator Franceso Spagnolo. Photo: Erica Jaros/Institute of Museum and Library Services. The CANVAS Compendium:...
by Gordon Haber | Feb 28, 2024 | Compendium
The CANVAS Compendium: Dispatches from the New Jewish Renaissance “If you believe breaking is possible, believe fixing is possible.” —Rabbi Nachman of Breslau Many of us are living in a state of perpetual worry. There’s so much going wrong right now,...
by CANVAS Staff | Feb 7, 2024 | Compendium
The CANVAS Compendium: Dispatches from the New Jewish Renaissance When we think about growing a sector, we first think about money. Recognizing that the Jewish arts and culture sector was dramatically under-resourced, the funding partners at CANVAS prioritized getting...
by Gordon Haber | Jan 24, 2024 | Compendium
The CANVAS Compendium: Dispatches from the New Jewish Renaissance Too often our understanding of the Ashkenaz lingua franca (née mamaloshen) is clouded by borscht-colored glasses—kitschified, reduced to a few cutesy words that belie its important role in Jewish...