How much is an afikomen worth? How about $4,200? That’s what a digital artwork by the Jewish San Francisco artist fnnch (pronounced “finch”) went for at a recent Passover benefit for the local nonprofit Value Culture, run by Adam Swig. “The most hyped-up piece of matzah ever,” Swig said with a laugh. “The most expensive…
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Our Pandemic Year: Artists faced a choice — pivot or perish
Part Three of OUR PANDEMIC YEAR, a week-long series examining how the Covid pandemic has changed our local Jewish world. Debra Schaffner has spent much of…
Art
Contemporary Jewish Museum plans to reopen April 17
Thanks to the reduction of pandemic restrictions on San Francisco as of March 2, the Contemporary Jewish Museum is planning to re-open to the public on…
Bay Area
Statue by Nazi-era artist under review at St. Mary’s College
UPDATED: March 1, 9 a.m. St. Mary’s College in Moraga has temporarily removed a statue by a Nazi-era artist after students created and promoted a petition…
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Q&A: Helping Latino kids find a voice in media arts
Tricia Creason-Valencia, 51, teaches digital filmmaking at the university level, likes to serve on panel discussions about relevant issues such as…
Education
Traveling Holocaust ‘center’ uses art to tell story of the Shoah
Rabbi Raleigh Resnick of Chabad of the Tri-Valley in Pleasanton is used to getting calls from local public schools. Since there’s no local center for…
Art
CJM announces first resident artists, Jose Arias and Leah King
Two Bay Area artists have been selected as the first recipients of a residency at the Contemporary Jewish Museum that offers private studio space and…
Art
Taking her ‘Chance’ with a heart that says thank you
To San Francisco artist Sarah Delson, luck is not always a lady. Sometimes it is a harridan bearing down hard on your formerly happy life. In her early…
Art
Rare chance to ‘tour’ two art exhibits in Haifa, SF’s sister city
San Francisco and Haifa make for obvious sister cities for a number of reasons — and their mutual affinity for art is one of them. They’ve officially been…