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 | Jul 28, 2021 | Compendium, News
Who would be crazy enough to launch a fund supporting Jewish arts and culture in March of 2020? To our own amazement, we did.It’s been barely a year since we made our first grants to Jewish arts and culture networks. Since then, CANVAS has committed more than $1.4...
by CANVAS Staff | Apr 4, 2021 | Compendium, News
At JFN’s 2021 conference, Hyperallergic Editor Hrag Vartanian asked Jewish funders: Why invest in Jewish arts and culture? Passover comments from the audience illustrated by the New Yorker’s Liana Finck. See the drawings and watch the video.
by Gordon Haber | Apr 4, 2021 | Compendium, News
We are pleased to share with you this gorgeous companion to Dwelling in a Time of Plagues, a Jewish creative response to the real-world plagues of our time. This coast-to-coast offline/online exhibition involves dozens of museums, public...
by Gordon Haber | Apr 1, 2021 | News
Meet the artists and authors behind “Dwelling in a Time of Plagues,” a project launched by CANVAS, in partnership with Asylum Arts, the Council for American Jewish Museums, the Jewish Book Council, LABA, and Reboot. The program features short talks by the...
by CANVAS Staff | Mar 26, 2021 | Compendium, News
CANVAS works to achieve a 21st-century Jewish cultural renaissance through grantmaking, advocacy, and education. The brand-new CANVAS Compendium is part of this effort — a newsletter designed to convey the highest quality and remarkable diversity of contemporary...