Exhibit pays tribute to orphaned survivors rescued by Jewish Montrealers
In the aftermath of World War II, almost a thousand Jewish orphans were brought to Montreal and adopted by families in the community. Now, that piece of the city’s history is now being told as part of a spectacular multimedia exhibition
Helen Mirren urges U.S. Senate to pass bill assisting in recovery of Nazi-looted art
Mirren testified to the U.S. Senate Tuesday about the importance of restoring art stolen by Nazis to its rightful owners
Artist’s first solo exhibit spreads message of hope
Artist Anthony Wolch has created a series of 18 mixed media works of art in which he has included hand-painted and inked messages of hope and beauty
Remembering a ‘renaissance’ rabbi
Last week, the Jewish world, and Canadian Jewry in particular, quite suddenly and entirely prematurely, lost a shining neshamah who was, among a great many other things, a tremendous advocate for Jewish arts and culture
Artist evokes mood of art deco era
Phyllis Nashen isn’t shy to tell you that she was born in 1928, since her newest artwork hinges on what her world looked like in her early years in Cambridge, Mass.
Arctic art has changed, gallery owner says
An interview with Montreal’s Mark London, director of the Elca London Gallery for the past 25 years
Passover installation in Makom’s new space asks thought-provoking questions
From an artist’s perspective, Passover can be source of inspiration, says Toronto curator and artist Evelyn Tauben
Emotional book explores living with cancer
In-Between Days, a graphic novel that combines comics and short essays that explore what it is like to live with incurable cancer, is, all at once, heartbreaking and heartwarming, revealing and honest, all the while showcasing how beautiful and unfair life can be
Marriage of Opposites is a captivating, thoughtful, provocative book
In her most recent novel, The Marriage of Opposites, celebrated author Alice Hoffman writes about Camille Pissarro’s life
Awards recognize artists that work on or with paper
Nonesuch Art on Paper Awards give artists the chance to submit original contemporary works on or with paper to win almost $21,000 in cash and residencies
