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Artists and culture-makers create deep wells of collective and individual power as the storytellers of our contemporary world. Artists occupy an important role as leaders in the Jewish community and broader civic life. Supporting artists in diverse ways leads to a richer and more vibrant Jewish world that encompasses the multiplicity of Jewish experiences. Supporting Jewish and Israeli artists in diverse ways leads to a richer and more vibrant understanding of Jewish life that encompasses the multiplicity of Jewish experiences. The Neighborhood’s Artist Working Groups program was established in 2022 to nurture and support an intergenerational, discipline-based, artistic community in the larger New York City metropolitan area by giving artists a Jewish space of creation in Brooklyn.
Each season, artists across diverse disciplines meet to create a network of support, receive professional development, and delve into the Jewish aspects of their work, facilitated by experienced Jewish cultural professionals. The next cycle of the Artist Working Groups will start in January 2025 with a three-day professional development retreat geared both towards Jewish cultural creation and practical resources for the entire cohort of 50 artists. The group will then divide into discipline-specific cohorts which will continue to meet between February and May to continue developing projects which will be presented to The Neighborhood community in a series of public programs in June 2025.
Eligibility Criteria
Have an alignment with Jewish or Israeli identity
Demonstrate a long-term commitment to excellence in their artistic discipline and practice
Are residents of the New York City metropolitan area
Are 18 years of age or older
Are not a student or enrolled in any degree-seeking program at the time of the AWG
Are not participating in a comparable development, fellowship, or residency program at the time of the program
Have not participated in a previous AWG
Services
An interdisciplinary convening with professional development workshops and explorations of Jewish themes
Three monthly facilitator-led meetings between January 2025 and July 2025, in which they will workshop a piece, receive critique, and take part in a community network
Access to a roster of Jewish educators, rabbis, and content producers that can guide research as needed
A final showing produced by The Neighborhood for which all costs are covered by the organization
An open invitation to propose a program to The Neighborhood to be produced in the next two seasons
Fundraising support
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