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“Natural Allies”: In a difficult time, museum professionals are reimagining the future of identity-based institutions
In the current environment of toxic bigotry and political polarization, how should cultural institutions respond? How might they use culture to counter intolerance while building bridges between targeted communities? These questions are particularly acute for...
“An Incredible Match”: On the Creation of a Play about Jewish Divorce
Rattlestick’s exciting (and very Jewish) new production is the result of a collaboration between the theater company and a synagogue Divorce is a common experience, and by definition, rife with conflict. And yet it seems strangely underrepresented in narrative art....
From “Cartoonist” to “Jewish Artist”: How Jewish Arts and Culture Networks Gave Me Inspiration and Confidence
Jake Goldwasser (self-portrait above) is a writer and cartoonist who teaches poetry at the famed Iowa Writers’ Workshop. His poems have appeared in Grist, The Spectacle, and The New England Review. His cartooning and humor have been published by The New Yorker, Air...
A Nosh from the Buffet: Selections from CANVAS Media Grantees
Last week we filled you in on fall offerings from our Jewish arts and culture network grantees. This week, we’re bringing you up to date on another important focus for CANVAS: media grantees. The purpose of CANVAS Media Grants is to increase the quantity,...