[OPLINLIST] FW: [alacro-l] Reminder - Apply by January 24 to host one of three traveling exhibitions celebrating great Jewish artists

[Hickson-Stevenson, Pamela]

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From: Don Wood [mailto:dwood at ala.org] 
Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2011 12:38 PM
To: alacro-l at ala.org
Subject: [alacro-l] Reminder - Apply by January 24 to host one of three
traveling exhibitions celebrating great Jewish artists

 

Public, academic and special libraries, including museum libraries, and
Jewish community centers are reminded  to apply by January 24 to host
one of three new traveling exhibits focusing on Jewish artists who have
contributed to the culture of America and the world through their lives
and work. More information about the exhibitions, including the online
application, is available at www.ala.org/jewishartists.     

 

The exhibits were developed by Nextbook, Inc., a nonprofit organization
dedicated to supporting Jewish literature, culture and ideas, and the
ALA Public Programs Office, with funding from Nextbook.  The national
exhibit tours have been made possible by grants from the Charles H.
Revson Foundation, the David Berg Foundation and the Nash Family
Foundation, with additional support from Tablet Magazine: A New Read on
Jewish Life.

 

Libraries are invited to apply to host a traveling exhibition on one of
three subjects:

 

1.       In a Nutshell: The Worlds of Maurice Sendak
Based on a major retrospective exhibition created by the Rosenbach
Museum & Library, Philadelphia, this exhibit reveals the push and pull
of New and Old Worlds in Sendak's work and shows how Sendak's artistic
journey has led him deeper into his own family's history and his Jewish
identity. 

2.       Emma Lazarus: Voice of Liberty, Voice of Conscience
In this exhibit, a vital woman is brought to life in all her fascinating
complexity. Viewers see Lazarus's place in history as a poet, an
activist and a prophet of the world we live in today. The exhibit traces
her life, intellectual development, work and lasting influence.

3.       A Fine Romance: Jewish Songwriters, American Songs, 1910-1965
Illustrated with colorful posters from Broadway shows and photographs of
composers, singers and the casts of hit musicals and films, this exhibit
highlights the lives and works of Irving Berlin, George and Ira
Gershwin, Harold Arlen, Jerome Kern and a host of other Jewish
songwriters who wove the American songbook deep into the fabric of
American culture.

 

Successful applicants will host one traveling exhibition for a six-week
period between April 2011 and February 2012 and receive programming and
technical support from the ALA Public Programs Office. Participating
libraries are expected to present at least two free public programs for
adults on themes related to the exhibitions. All showings of the
exhibition must be free and open to the public. Each of the exhibits
requires at least 200 square feet of display space. 

 

More information about the exhibitions, including  guidelines and the
online application, is available at www.ala.org/jewishartists. With
questions, contact the ALA Public Programs Office at
publicprograms at ala.org.

 

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