HBI Artist Program
Art is a central part of the way that HBI achieves the mission of producing and promoting fresh ideas at the intersection of Jewish studies and women’s and gender studies. To this end, HBI features at least one, but sometimes several exhibitions per year in the Brandeis Kniznick Gallery. At the same time, art is woven into other aspects of HBI’s work by funding creative projects as well as sponsoring other events related to the arts. HBI’s art exhibitions create access points and opportunities for discussion and reflection on challenging topics. We are honored that several of our exhibitions are now collected in major museums. Recent topics explored by art include reproductive justice, Holocaust and gender, the Yemenite Children Affair, ritual objects for women, and more. Learn more about HBI’s immediate past exhibition, Deeply Rooted: Faith in Reproductive Justice, and other past art exhibitions.
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Top row, l-r: Tamar Paley, "A Fringe of Her Own: A Collection of Ritual Objects for Women"; "Lives Eliminated, Dreams Illuminated", Lauren Bergman, “Tema Schneiderman”, "Seven Species, Three Generations", Ellen Schon, “Figs”
Middle row, l-r: Helène Aylon, “Afterword: For the Children”; "Deeply Rooted: Faith in Reproductive Justice", Safarani Sisters, “Colorist”
Bottom row, l-r: "Deeply Rooted: Faith in Reproductive Justice", Caron Tabb, “I Am My Sisters Keeper 2”, Ayelet Carmi and Meirav Heiman, "One Foot Planted", Tamar Nissim, "Contagious Truths"