Mark Podwal's Haggadah interview on PBS

Mark Podwal was commissioned to illustrate the new Reform Haggadah called Sharing the Journey, published by the Central Conference of American Rabbis Press. The Forum Gallery in New York recently featured his original art works in a major exhibit.

Podwal's interview by PBS, filmed at the gallery and produced by Susan Goldstein, can be viewed here.

The extended interview is here.

Mark Podwal: Sharing the Journey

Opening reception - February 14 from 5:30 to 7:30 PM

This exhibition includes original works that illustrate  

Sharing the Journey: The Haggadah for the Contemporary Family
by Alan S. Yoffie, published by the CCAR Press, Division of
the Central Conference of American Rabbis, also available through the gallery.

Gallery Hours: Tuesday through Saturday, 10 AM to 5:30 PM
  © Mark Podwal, courtesy of Forum Gallery, NY.


730 Fifth Avenue, NY, NY 10019
(212) 355-4545 www.forumgallery.com

Last issue of Text / Context

Mark Podwal

Sadly, the excellent Text / Context, a monthly publication by the NY Jewish Week, edited by Sandee Brawarsky, has come to an end. Many of our members' art has been featured over the years.

This final issue shows work by Jewish Art Salon members Mark Podwal, David Wander and Yitzchok Moully.

Articles here.

David Wander

  

Yitzchok Moully

Podwal's Altneuschul textiles dedication

Recently Mark Podwal created textiles for the Altneuschul in Prague; they were shown at an exhibit at the Yeshiva University Museum in New York.
It received lots of press; Jewish Art Salon's Founding Member Richard McBee's article Old and New: Podwal's Altneuschul Paroches can be viewed here.

These textiles will be dedicated March 15 and the American Ambassador will give a reception to celebrate the dedication. Czech TV will film the dedication and do a 27 minute documentary on Podwal's life. Additional funds were raised for a white curtain for the High Holidays.

In addition February 14 from 5:30 to 7:30 is the opening reception for Mark Podwal's new Haggadah works at the Forum Gallery. More info later.

Mark Podwal's design for the new Reform Haggadah

Podwal's design for the new Reform Haggadah to be published mid to late February 2012.

Mark Podwal's events at the YU Museum

Courtesy Mark Podwal

Join Jewish Art Salon member Mark Podwal for 2 events involving his exhibit at the Y.U. Museum in New York "Old and the New: Mark Podwal’s Textiles for the Altneuschul in Prague".

* Sunday December 18, 2-3 PM - Mark leads a tour of the exhibit.

* Monday, December 19, 2011, 6–8 p.m.
Public program featuring the artist and others on the historic, religious and cultural context of the Altneuschul and the Prague Jewish Community.

Yeshiva University Museum, 15 W. 16th St, New York, NY 10011, 212.294.8330  www.yumuseum.org


Article on Mark Podwal in The Jewish Week here, "Jewish art that is skin deep".

Peace on Earth at Forum Gallery - with Mark Podwal

Israeli Tank - Mark Podwal

Peace on Earth: Art Against War

Forum Gallery’s Holiday exhibition, Peace on Earth (November 25 – December 30, 2011) explores the ways in which contemporary and Twentieth Century artists respond to the links between religion, war and man’s struggle for peace.

The exhibition introduces to New York the work of San Francisco artist Al Farrow, who constructs beautifully crafted reliquaries from bullets, shell

Mark Podwal's Textiles at the Y. U. Museum

Old and the New: Mark Podwal’s Textiles for the Altneuschul in Prague

Renowned New York Artist Designs Textiles for Oldest Synagogue in Europe

Before a series of richly designed new textiles is installed in one of the most iconic, oldest and continually active synagogues in Europe, it will be unveiled Yeshiva University Museum (YU Museum) in the exhibition Old and the New: Mark Podwal’s Textiles for the Altneuschul in Prague from November 20, 2011–January 15, 2012.

The textiles, which include a Torah ark cover, three Torah mantles and covers for the Torah reading and cantor's desks represent the first major commission for the sanctuary of Prague’s Altneuschul in over 70 years. Built in 1270, the Altneuschul, or “Old-New Synagogue,” is celebrated for its architectural beauty and legendary provenance–myth has it its stones were brought by angels. It is one of the few Gothic synagogues in existence and sits at the center of Prague’s Jewish Quarter, a vibrant community famed for its scholars, mystics, writers and intellectuals. Perhaps the most famous of the synagogue’s legends is the Prague Golem, believed to lie dormant in the attic of the building to be restored again, if needed, to defend the Jews.

Mark Podwal's Illustrious Projects

Courtesy: Penn and Fletcher.

Irena Kubesova will give a slide lecture on the thirteenth-century Altneuschul (Old-New Synagogue), the oldest site of Prague's Jewish Town. The lecture, The Altneuschul: A Gothic Treasure, will be at the Czech Center - Bohemian National Hall 321 East 73rd Street, New York, NY. Tuesday Nov 1 at 7 PM.

A place of haunting charm and mystery, the synagogue has withstood wars and pogroms, floods and fires, and an urban clearing project at the end of the nineteenth-century that destroyed most of the ancient Jewish Quarter. Discussed will be the synagogue's unique architectural features, fascinating history and  enchanting legends.  Having endured through the ages, the Altneuschul continues not only as the oldest extant synagogue in Europe but also as a testament to the perseverance of Prague's illustrious Jewish Community.

Irena Kubesova was born in Prague and graduated from Charles University where she majored in Jewish Studies. Since 1996, she has been a lecturer and guide for Prague's Jewish Museum and the Jewish Education and Culture Center.

MARK PODWAL will give a slide lecture RECREATING THE GOLEM; FROM PRAGUE TO THE SIMPSONS at the Czech Center - Bohemian National Hall 321 East 73rd Street, New York, NY. Tuesday Nov 8 at 7 PM. The talk is in conjunction with the new textiles Podwal is designing for the Altneuschul. Torah mantle cover shown above - Courtesy: Penn and Fletcher.