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Four art-filled, bilingual digital guides, featuring the voices and work of Ontario artists, offer a framework for understanding the dynamics of antisemitism and how it can derail efforts to build a thriving and inclusive arts sector.
Poets Ziysah von Bieberstein and Lishai Peel together with musician Aviva Chernick performed at the Bridging Worlds Launch Event
WATCH THE BRIDGING WORLDS launch event
Recorded on November 25, 2025, this online event lead by the SHVILIM Core Team was as moving as it was information with:
πΈAn overview of Bridging Worlds and the values driving SHVILIMβs work
πΈPLUS, live artist readings and performances!
SHVILIM: a path to celebrating and understanding the Jewish experience in the arts
FENTSTER IN THE NEWS
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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
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
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 Sβmanga Frank and Anthony Russell. Moderated by Kendell Pinkney.
Watch here: https://fb.watch/27-W6rR_x7/ or here: https://vimeo.com/487471826