FENTSTER IN THE NEWS


A Window into the Jewish Community of Northern Ontario

Back Roads Bill Podcast, North Bay | December 18, 2024

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I WILL RELATE | A PHOTO ESSAY

Lilith Magazine | November 26, 2024

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I Will Relate to You: Old journals reveal early years of Jewish community in Northern Ontario

An interview with FENTSTER artist Meichen Waxer

CBC Fresh Air | June 29, 2024

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MEET ARTIST MEICHEN WAXER

Kultura Collective Blog | June 5, 2024

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A very untraditional bat mitzvah tallit holds the key to tradition

The Forward | October 30, 2023

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"I find ways to find home within myself"

Visiting FENTSTER’s HAMAPAH installation to speak with artists who are Black and Jewish about how they connect with their dual identities

CBC Fresh Air | June 10, 2023

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Meet multidisciplinary designer, maker & facilitator Naomi Daryn Boyd

Kultura Collective Blog | May 8, 2023

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Adam W. McKinney & Daniel Banks Hit List for Akimbo

Akimbo | May 4, 2023

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‘I am the map, the quilt, and tablecloth of those who have come before me’

‘HaMapah,’ a new installation at FENTSTER, traces dancer Adam McKinney’s multifaceted ancestry

The Forward | April 6, 2023

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FENTSTER: A Window Gallery Exploring the Jewish Experience through Artists’ Eyes

In-depth interview with Curator Evelyn Tauben

in geveb | April 3, 2023

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THE EPHEMERAL BEAUTY OF CHALLAH, IMMORTALIZED IN ART

The Forward | July 27, 2022

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SETTING THE TABLE

ArtworkTO, Year of Public Art | July 13, 2022

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The Unexpected Art of Challah

Hey Alma | June 2, 2022

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THE STORIES BEHIND THE PARCHMENTS

Niv Magazine | May 8, 2002

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Meet Multidisciplinary Artist Rob Shostak

Kultura Collective Blog | May 2, 2022

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Transplant: Art By Mail

Lilith Magazine | February 15, 2022

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TRANSPLANT: TWO ARTISTS CONNECT ACROSS BORDERS

Lilith Magazine | February 14, 2022

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FENTSTER in THE ART ISSUE | AJS PERSPECTIVES

AJS Perspectives Magazine | Fall 2021

What Will Remain: Broken Art for a Broken World by Curator Evelyn Tauben

Suspended by artist Lynne Heller

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I No Longer Felt Like an Outsider

Lilith Magazine | November 16, 2021

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Looking Back from an Imaginary Future, Through Art

Lilith Magazine | November 11, 2021

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The small storefront window disrupting the Jewish art world

The Forward | September 27, 2021

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SPEEDILY, AND IN OUR DAYS

Niv Magazine | September 12, 2021

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A Portable Jewish Tower for Our Dystopian Future

Alma | August 25, 2021

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Jews have survived a lot — and this artist is preparing us for the apocalypse

The Forward | July 19, 2021

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Between the Suns | Rachel Miller interview

Ecoartspace | May 20, 2021

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CELEBRATING FIVE YEARS OF FENTSTER

Niv Magazine | May 2021

Interviews with FENTSTER Curator, Evelyn Tauben and five past exhibiting artists: Bernice Eisenstein, Lynne Heller, David Kaufman, Rachel Miller, and Evan Tapper in celebration of our fifth anniversary.

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One year of isolation: what are we most proud of?

Kultura Collective | March 22, 2021

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Embroidering Her Past

Maxine Lee Ewaschuk writes about her work and the original piece she created for PRISM

Lilith Magazine | March 15, 2021

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Community Engagement as Art

PRISM Artists Carmel Tanaka and Devyani Saltzman interview each other

Lilith Magazine | March 2021

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DESIGNTO FESTIVAL AWARDS

Between the Suns by Rachel Miller wins a 2021 People’s Choice Award

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Jewish Artists of Color: A Candid Conversation

PRISM Artists Carmel Tanaka and Devyani Saltzman interview each other

Lilith Magazine | February 2021

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BETWEEN THE SUNS: A CONVERSATION WITH RACHEL MILLER

Niv Magazine | February 14, 2021

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Ella Cooper FEATURED ON AKIMBO’S HIT LIST

Akimblog | January 7, 2021

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WITNESS BY ELLA COOPER SELECTED AS AN EDITORS’ PICK

Canadian Art Magazine | January 2021

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EIGHT MODERN HANNUKAH REBELS FEATURING FENTSTER ARTIST ELLA COOPER

The Forward | December 11, 2020

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An Exhibit Opens a Window on Being Black and Jewish

The New York Jewish Week | November 25, 2020

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A Toronto artist invites us to bear witness

NIv Magazine | October 18, 2020

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A downtown Toronto art gallery brings Jewish expression to the forefront

Niv Magazine | September 18, 2020

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An Interview with FENTSTER Artist Robert Davidovitz

The Kultura Collective Blog | July 16, 2020

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Whether it’s a window display, a photo on a wall or a carved boulder, there’s art to be seen — in person — in Toronto

The Toronto Star | May 22, 2020

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אויסשטעלונג בײַ דער טאָראָנטער פֿענצטער־גאַלעריע — וואָס וועט בלײַבן

Exhibit at Toronto’s Fentster Gallery: “What Will Remain”

The Forverts | May 12, 2020

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MI POLIN ARTISTS FEATURED ON AKIMBO’S HIT LIST

Akimblog | March 25, 2020

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TAKING A PEEK AT POLAND THROUGH A MEZUZAH

The Canadian Jewish News | December 5, 2019

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JEWISH-POLISH ARTISTS EMBRACE THEIR HISTORY

The Canadian Jewish News | October 29, 2019

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PATTERNS BY JONATHAN ROTSZTAIN FEATURED IN PROTOCOLS

Protocols | Issue #5: Tikkun / Repair

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ART EXHIBIT DEPICTS THE TRAUMA TRANSMITTED BY SURVIVORS TO THEIR DESCENDANTS

The Canadian Jewish News | April 29, 2019

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WINDOW EXHIBIT ATTEMPTS TO CAPTURE DISPLACEMENT

The Canadian Jewish News | January 8, 2018

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THE DYBBUK THAT HAUNTS A TORONTO STREETSCAPE

The Canadian Jewish News | June 27, 2018

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אויסשטעלונג בינדט צונויף ייִדישע און כינעזישע קולטורן אין טאָראָנטאָ

Exhibit Highlights Intersections of Jewish and Chinese Toronto

Yiddish Forverts | May 23, 2018

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Two neon forms on College Street are reminders of Toronto’s immigrant past

Toronto Star | May 22, 2018

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FEATURE ON A PLACE FOR WHOLESOME AMUSEMENT

OMNI Television, Focus Mandarin | May 14, 2018

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Shellie Zhang Recovers Spectral Traces from a Diasporic Past

Canadian Art | April 3, 2018

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ART EXPLORES TORONTO’S JEWISH, CHINESE COMMUNITIES

Canadian Jewish News | March 20, 2018

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VIDEO features from MYSEUM INTERSECTIONS FESTIVAL

Myseum of Toronto

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5 things to do at the Toronto Myseum: Intersections Festival

Toronto.com | March 7, 2018

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AKIMBO CONNECTS: SHELLIE ZHANG

Akimbo | March 5, 2018

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EVOCATIVE STOREFRONT ART ON DISPLAY IN TORONTO

Canadian Jewish News | January 31, 2018

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ARTISTS’S WORK IS BASED ON A BIBLICAL SOURCE

Canadian Jewish News | August 13, 2017

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SIMON GLASS FEATURED ON AKIMBO'S HIT LIST

Akimbo | June 7, 2017

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INTERVIEW WITH ROCHELLE RUBINSTEIN

Huffington Post | May 12, 2017

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Toronto art exhibit is window into experiences of Jewish and Muslim women

The Times of Israel | April 28, 2017

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BLOOD, MILK & TEARS FEATURED ON MAKING TORONTO RADIO SPECIAL

CJRU 1280 AM | March 29, 2017

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BLOOD, MILK & TEARS: INTERVIEW WITH CURATOR, EVELYN TAUBEN

The Forward | March 21, 2017

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Blood, Milk & Tears: Muslim and Jewish women's artworks open a window on women's private body issues

NOW Magazine | March 8, 2017

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BLOOD, MILK & TEARS NAMES A MUST-SEE EXHIBITION BY CANADIAN ART MAGAZINE

Canadian Art | March 2, 2017

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MOSQUE ATTACK MAKES JEWISH-MUSLIM ART PROJECT ESPECIALLY POWERFUL

The Canadian Jewish News | February 2, 2017

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GOING PUBLIC

The Canadian Jewish News | December 16, 2016

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Yiddish sign evokes rich history

The Annex Gleaner | October 28, 2016

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KENSINGTON MARKET'S JEWISH ROOTS STILL RUN DEEP

BlogTO, October 9, 2016

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Kensington’s Yiddish Mandel’s sign remounted on College Street

The Toronto Star | August 21, 2016

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Art exhibit evokes memory of Yiddish creamery sign

Canadian Jewish News | August 17, 2016

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Historical Yiddish sign searches for new Toronto home

BlogTO | August 15, 2016

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Viewing Jewish Morocco through art

The Canadian Jewish News | June 24, 2016

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Evelyn featured on Akimbo's hitlist

Akimbo | April 28, 2016

Sharing five current interests and obsessions inspired by the FENTSTER installation, Feast of Questions.

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Passover installation in Makom’s new space asks thought-provoking questions

The Canadian Jewish News | April 29, 2016

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