Event History
The award was established in 1980, and hasbeen given to Jewish artists with a wide array of talents and goals. These artists have used their awards as an opportunity to further their artistic practice, studies and Jewish cultural knowledge.
Call for entries for the Isaac Anolic Jewish Book Arts Award.
$1,500 will be awarded towards the creation of a unique, one-of-kind, or limited edition work of art in the field of Jewish book arts. Book Arts refers to works of art that originates from a relationship to the book form, ranging from accordion-style, scrolls, illuminated manuscripts, graphic novels or hand-bound printed sheets, as well as hand-made paper, comics, newspapers, ephemera, deconstructed books, photographs, etc.
Jewish Book Arts refers to works that relatesein some way to the greater world of Jewish writings, Jewish thought, religion, history or culture and how words appear in the Jewish tradition. Possible reference points could include: Prayer books, the mezuzah, the ketubbah, Jewish history, sacred texts, the haggadah, etc.
The deadline for submission is: June 16th, 2018. For more information and full prospectus: www.anolicfamilyaward.org or click on the Event Website.