Grantee Database

CONTEMPORARY JEWISH MUSEUM

Grant Year

2019-20

Grant Program

Arts Education – Exposure

Award Amount

$20,000.00

Project Description

With support from California Arts Council, The Contemporary Jewish Museum (The CJM) will provide 160 -175 tours of The Museum’s exhibitions and landmark building to approximately 4,000 students and teachers from 41 under-served San Francisco Unified School District K-12 schools. Tours and accompanying art-making workshops will be led by Teaching Artists who are professional California artists and art educators.

Organization Summary

Since its founding in 1984, The CJM has established itself as one of the Bay Area’s most distinguished and innovative cultural institutions where visitors can connect through shared experiences with the arts. We present exhibitions and education programs that are timely, relevant, and representative of the highest levels of artistic achievement and scholarship. In 2018, The CJM celebrated ten years in its landmark Daniel Libeskind-designed building which amplifies the organization’s mission. Exhibitions offer multiple entry points, putting Jewish themes at the center of shared human experience by drawing on popular culture, folklore, and secular Jewish life as well as religious traditions. Engaging, hands-on programs encourage audiences to become culture creators themselves through interactions with artists, works of art, and other participants. The CJM’s K-12 School and Teacher Programs take a holistic approach to arts education in partnership with Bay Area schools and artists.

Organization

CONTEMPORARY JEWISH MUSEUM

Address

736 MISSION STREET

THE CONTEMPORARY JEWISH MUSEUM

San Francisco

94103

County

San Francisco

Region

Bay Area – San Francisco

Phone

(415) 302-3359

Congressional District

California's 12th congressional district

State Assembly District

District 17

State Senate District

District 11

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