SHVILIM: a path to celebrating and understanding the Jewish experience in the arts
ON VIEW NOW AT FENTSTER
I Will Relate to You | Meichen Waxer creates an artistic ode to the general stores that sustained a family and the unlikely Jewish communities of northern Ontario
Summer Sidewalk Party | Sunday, June 23 | 3-5 PM
FENTSTER IN THE NEWS
To check out all the media posted on our Instagram Feed and Stories, please visit: fentster.org/press
GATHERING AGAIN IN DIFFICULT TIMES
A CONVERSATION FOR JEWISH ARTISTS & ARTS WORKERS
Detail from a design by Aya Rosen created for the TOTElly FENTSTER Fundraiser, 2023. See the full tote bag here.
Learn more: http://fentster.org/events/fringes-exhibition-event
CONNECTED TO FRINGES, FENTSTER IS COLLECTING YOUR BAT / BAR MITZVAH PHOTOS OR PICS FROM WHEN YOU WERE THIRTEEN.
Learn more / get tickets: fentster.org/events/dnaworks
WATCH THE EVENT ANY TIME here
A lively online event in celebration of Black History Month and the latest FENTSTER exhibition! A dynamic group of North American artists share and discuss projects grounded in their own lived experience. With Anique Jordan (Toronto), Adam W. McKinney (Fort Worth), Kendell Pinkney (Brooklyn) and Chanel M. Sutherland (Montreal). Moderated by Sarah Waisvisz (Ottawa). Learn more: fentster.org/events
Artist Rob Shostak speaks about his FENTSTER installation, Parchment, in an ArtworxTO conversation series between chefs who push their culinary skills into an art form and artists who work with food to create dialogue about our shared experiences. Watch the full event here.
ROB SHOSTAK | PARCHMENT
An installation of 120 community collected parchment papers exploring the mark made by baking challah bread for Shabbat, leaving an imprint of memory.
On view now at FENTSTER, more details: http://fentster.org/#/parchment/
CHALLAH BAKE ALONG WITH ARTIST ROB SHOSTAK
Watch the recording of our March 10 challah workshop any time and as we bake together, hear how challah is inspiring Rob's upcoming FENTSTER exhibition and how you can be a part of it just by making bread for Shabbat. WATCH HERE: https://fentster.org/events/challah-bake
To participate in the project, have a look at the Call for Participation here: https://bit.ly/bakeachallah
YAARA ESHET & AYA ROSEN | TRANSPLANT
An abstracted tree without roots hangs in the window, its limbs and leaves composed of many double-sided drawings created collaboratively by two artists, long time transplants to North America from Israel. On view now at FENTSTER, more details: https://fentster.org/#/transplant/
PRISM 2.0 | An online convening by & for Jewish Artists of Colour
The second PRISM gathering will meet on Wednesday, November 17. For more information, to register and to read our detailed FAQ section, please visit: fentster.org/prism-2
TOWER OF THE SACRED & ORDINARY ONLINE
Havdalah for the End of the World | An all ages musical havdalah parade for a world where havdalah / havdole may never come again. Watch here: fentster.org/events/havdole
A multimedia celebration of the new exhibition, Tower of the Sacred and Ordinary, with artist Daniel Toretsky and other surprise guests. Presented as part of the 2021 KlezKanada Online Summer Retreat. Watch here: fentster.org/events/tower-online
STREAM ART & ARTISTS ON BEING BLACK & JEWISH
WATCH THE ONLINE EVENT ANYTIME
On December 2, 2020, a group of artists gathered to share their work and explore the intersection of Blackness and Jewishness through their art making. With Ella Cooper, Sara Yacobi-Harris, Rebecca S’manga Frank and Anthony Russell. Moderated by Kendell Pinkney.
Watch here: https://fb.watch/27-W6rR_x7/ or here: https://vimeo.com/487471826