The Jewish Art Salon is an innovative and global community of artists, art professionals and art enthusiasts. Since 2008 it organizes bi-monthly meetings in the New York area to provide the opportunity to show and discuss cutting-edge contemporary art exploring Jewish themes and related to current issues.
The Salon organizes exhibitions, panel discussions and educational & other art programming with leading international artists and scholars, in order to create an appreciation for innovative Jewish art in the contemporary art world.
In addition the Salon offers a wide range of Jewish art programming for artists and non-artists in the form of interactive workshops and lectures.
The Salon works both independently and in partnership with art institutes and non-profits.
In addition the Salon offers a wide range of Jewish art programming for artists and non-artists in the form of interactive workshops and lectures.
The Salon works both independently and in partnership with art institutes and non-profits.
Its initiatives and programs reach out to both the Jewish and non-Jewish community.
Past exhibitions include:
Tzelem: Presence and Likeness In Jewish Art; Stanton Street Synagogue, New York, NY; May 2009;
Seduced by the Sacred: Forging a New Jewish Art; Mandell JCC of West Hartford, CT & Charter Oak Foundation, Hartford; October 2010;
The Dura Europos Project: An Ancient Site Revisited Through 21st Century Eyes; Philadelphia Museum of Jewish Art, Philadelphia, PA., March 2011, and at the UJA Federation, New York, June 2012.
Silent Witnesses: Synagogues Transformed, Rebuilt or Abandoned; Holocaust Memorial Center, Detroit MI, February - May 2012.
CONTEXT; Columbia / Barnard Kraft Center, NYC. October/November 2012. In collaboration with Jewish Eyes on the Arts. With artists from Europe, Australia, Israel & the USA.
Solo exhibits at the Columbia / Barnard Kraft Center, NYC by Ellen Alt, Joel Silverstein, Cynthia Beth Rubin, Julian Voloj and Judith Joseph, 2012-2013.
Our online Shma! exhibit involved artists from 4 continents.
Our promotional efforts have resulted in many artists' works being placed in museum and gallery exhibits by outside curators, being selected for art commissions, and receiving mentions in the press and art publications.
Upcoming exhibit:
"Get Lucky" by Judith Joseph at the Kraft Center, NYC, April - May, 2013.
Group Exhibitions in planning:
The Golden Haggadah Paradigm. (working title)
The Anne Frank Connection. (working title)
Transcending History: Moving beyond the Legacy of Slavery and the Holocaust.
The Golden Haggadah Paradigm. (working title)
The Anne Frank Connection. (working title)
Transcending History: Moving beyond the Legacy of Slavery and the Holocaust.
Presentations and lectures include:
Panel discussions have covered topics such as Jewish Diversity in Art, Jewish Identity, Imagery after Abstraction, Jewish Feminism, Narratives in Contemporary Jewish Art, and Contemporary Interpretations of the Dura Europos Project.
Upcoming Salon Sessions:
- Panel Discussion "Still, Small Voice in a Noisy World: Jewish Heritage and Contemporary Art" with Judith Joseph, Isaac Peterson, Alison Kruvant & Buzz Slutzky, April 18, 2013.
- Slide Session with Elanit Kayne, Yitzchok Moully, Shoshannah Brombacher & Leah Russell. TBA.
- Other slide sessions Fall/Winter TBA.
Interactive projects included the Jazz/ Art/ Poetry workshop with poet Jake Marmer and musicians Greg Wall, Jon Madoff & others.
We are in the process of forming a speakers bureau.
Executive Committee
Advisory Board- Matthew Baigell, Art Historian, Author
- Tom Freudenheim, Museum Consultant, Writer, Lecturer
- Wendi Furman, Philadelphia Museum of Jewish Art
- Tobi Kahn, Artist, Avodah Arts, Skirball Center
- Laura Kruger, HUC Museum
- Ellen Premack, Mizel Museum
- Cynthia Beth Rubin, Artist, Cultural Heritage Artists Project
- Ben Schachter, Artist, Writer, Saint Vincent College
- Ori Z. Soltes, Professorial Lecturer, Author, Georgetown University
