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DISPATCHES FROM THE NEW JEWISH RENAISSANCE
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In the current environment of toxic bigotry and political polarization, how should cultural institutions respond?
Rattlestick’s exciting (and very Jewish) new production is the result of a collaboration between the theater company and a synagogue.
Artist and poet Jake Goldwasser explains how Asylum Arts and The New Jewish Culture Fellowship helped him reconsider his Jewish identity and how he thinks about himself as an artist.
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.
This autumn is a big one for CANVAS grantees. We’ve got the High Holidays coming, as well as a return to in-person events—and a continuation of on-line offerings as well.
This is the time of year when we share what we at CANVAS have been up to. It’s our annual peek behind the curtain to help explain our grantmaking and field-building efforts for the Jewish arts and culture world. It is also a chance to share how we've grown.
During his lengthy career, David Azrieli (1922-2014) was responsible for some of the largest real estate projects in Canada and Israel. But Azrieli was more than an extraordinary businessperson; he was extraordinarily civic-minded as well.
With over 400 members, JAS is the largest network for artists, curators, and scholars who work with contemporary Jewish art. Through its auspices, artists and arts professionals have seen their careers elevated, their community strengthened, and above all, found a place where Jewish expression is encouraged.