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ADMISSION: Free for Bay Area K–12 school groups through the 2022–2023 academic year
We live in a world in need of inspired and inclusive visions for healing. The current exhibition Tikkun: For the Cosmos, the Community, and Ourselves at The Contemporary Jewish Museum (The CJM) features such visions in works by thirty Bay Area artists reflecting on the theme of tikkun, or repair, as a phenomenon of care and interconnectedness grounded in environmental responsibility, community practice, and personal action. During this in-person tour experience designed for grades 6–12, a CJM educator will guide students in activities that ask students to consider their own visions of repair for themselves and their communities, and hands-on art making inspired by the exhibition.
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Tikkun: For the Cosmos, the Community, and Ourselves, the twelfth iteration of The Dorothy Saxe Invitational at The CJM, presents works by thirty Bay Area–based contemporary artists reflecting on the Jewish concept of tikkun (Hebrew for “to repair”). In a moment of collective challenges and uncertainty, this exhibition re-examines the term tikkun as a phenomenon of care and interconnectedness that is grounded in personal action, environmental responsibility, and community, unfixed from its evolving meanings throughout history. Taken together, the works in this exhibition consider how the concept of tikkun can help us look critically both inward and outward, guide us through change, and build resilience for the ongoing work of repair.
School and Teacher Programs are made possible by generous support from the Jim Joseph Foundation, The Bavar Family Foundation, California Arts Council, The Ullendorff Memorial Foundation, Toole Family Charitable Foundation, and Jewish Community Federation and Endowment Fund.
Header image: Tikkun: For the Cosmos, the Community, and Ourselves (installation view) at The Contemporary Jewish Museum, Feb 17, 2022–Jan 8, 2023. Photo: Duy Ho Photography.
Exhibition image: Terri Friedman, You don’t get to know (detail), 2021. Friedman Benda Gallery, A New Realism, curated by Glenn Adamson, June 2021. Photo: Josef Jacques.