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...
by CANVAS Staff | Mar 24, 2021 | News
At a session of the Jewish Funders Network’s 2021 International Conference, Hyperallergic Editor Hrag Vartanian facilitated a discussion asking some of the biggest investors in Jewish arts and culture: Why do we invest in Jewish arts and culture? Do we fund art...
by CANVAS Staff | Mar 1, 2021 | News
When we observe Passover later this month at the traditional seder meal, we will recite the 10 Plagues that God is said to have imposed on the ancient Egyptians as punishment for not freeing their Israelite slaves. But this will be the second consecutive Passover...