A networking and learning event for Jewish artists and cultural workers at the Prosserman JCC.
A conference for Toronto’s Jewish artists and cultural workers exploring the future of Jewish cultural and artistic life.
What future do we want to create together? How can the past and presentation of memory help to inform our present? How do we share our stories to guide our futures?
Considering the current moment, this event will give Jewish artists and cultural professionals a way to come together to learn, share and connect.
The program will emphasize networking, communal learning, and the exploration of Jewish and artistic identity and practices, providing the foundation for building resilience and leadership for Toronto’s Jewish cultural community. The day will include conversations with specialists and local artists, community-building workshops and activities, a showcase of Toronto’s Jewish arts organizations, and facilitated conversations about artistic and Jewish identity.
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KeyNote Speaker
Kendell Pinkney is a Brooklyn based theatre-artist, producer, and rabbi.
He makes work that probes the intersections of race, narrative, collective memory, and sacred mythos. His writing is rooted in a commitment to foreground themes of “uncertainty, mystery, and doubt” in the modern world as a means of exploring how these tenuous realities orient us to our humanity.
His creative work has been presented or developed at venues such as Feinstein’s 54 Below, Joe’s Pub, The National Opera Center of America, Musical Theatre Factory, Two River Theater, and Goodspeed Opera House to name a few. Kendell was featured in the acclaimed docuseries “The New Jew,” with actor-comedian Guri Alfi, BuzzFeed’s Tasty channel broadcast of “Saturday Night Seder,” and Crooked Media’s religion and society podcast, “Unholier than Thou.” A frequent keynote speaker he has presented at numerous conferences across the US and Canada, and was among the first rabbis honored to offer a multi-faith invocation for the 110th First Lady’s Luncheon, honoring Dr. Jill Biden. He continues to consult with a variety of media outlets, as well as arts and civic institutions on Jewish and Jew of Color representation. He is the recipient of a 2023 IDEA Residency at Opera America, as well as Theater J’s “Expanding the Canon” commission program in Washington DC.
Kendell serves as the Rabbinic Educator for Reboot, and is the founding Executive Artistic Director of The Workshop (theworkshopny.com / @theworkshopartist), a New York based arts and culture fellowship that supports and foregrounds the work of professional artists of BIPOC-Jewish heritage. NYU-Tisch Graduate Musical Theatre Writing, MFA. kendellpinkney.com
Featured Guests
We are excited to welcome a group of artists, cultural producers, and educators for a series of conversations and workshops.
Shaina Silver-Baird
Sara Yacobi-Harris
Rachel Matlow
Orly Zebak
Michelle Fishman
Lenka Lichtenberg
Lauren Schreiber Sasaki
David S. Koffman
Ilana Zackon
Jordan Nahmias
Jérémie Abessira
Clarrie Feinstein
Meichen Waxer
Evelyn Tauben
Sharoni Sibony
Erica Lehrer
David Eisner
David Sax
Faye Blum
Aviva Chernick
Sam Mogelonsky
Rachel Libman
Hanna Schacter
Marnie Mandel
register and join us on
November 26, 2023
Your ticket includes access to all conversations and workshops, admission to the Toronto Holocaust Museum for a self-guided tour, as well as kosher refreshments throughout the day, and a lunch. Tickets are $36 each (plus processing fees and taxes).
Note - registration is now closed. A handful of tickets will be available at the door.
If you require a subsidy to join the event, please email us.
Event Schedule
Event schedule subject to change
- 10:00 AM - Registration
- 10:20 AM - Welcome
- 10:30 AM - Arriving (Workshop)
- 11:30 AM – Morning Sessions - choice of:
- 11:30 AM Option A: Self-guided visit to the Toronto Holocaust Museum
- 11:30 AM Option B: Creative Communities Conversation
- 11:30 AM Option C: Preserving Memory Conversation
- 11:30 AM Option D: Jewish Studio Workshop
- 1:00 PM - Lunch
- 1:30 PM - Optional: Young Professional Meet Up
- 1:30 PM Optional: Tour of Ontario Jewish Archives Exhibition "The Manor"
- 2:00 PM - Afternoon Sessions - Choice of:
- 2:00 PM Option A: Self-guided visit to the Toronto Holocaust Museum
- 2:00 PM Option B: Jewish Infusions Conversation
- 2:00 PM Option C: "The Pitch" Workshop
- 3:00 PM – Keynote: Jewish Futures
- 4:00 PM – Coffee, Cookies and Schmooze
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FAQ's
The Prosserman JCC and the Toronto Holocaust Museum are located on the Sherman Campus in the Sheff Family Building, Charlotte & Lewis Steinberg Family Cultural Pavilion at 4588 Bathurst Street, west of Bathurst between Sheppard Avenue and Finch Avenue. At the stoplight, turn onto the campus.
This event is for Jewish artists, creatives, and cultural workers, or those who produce cultural content with Jewish spaces.
Participants will represent the spectrum of Toronto’s cultural scene, including visual arts, theatre, film, music, dance, writing, curatorial, arts administration, museums, and heritage.
Not sure if this event is for you? Please get in touch with us at info@kulturacollective.com
Tickets are $36 (plus processing fees) to attend.
If you require a subsidy to join the event, please email us at info@kulturacollective.com
No, we will be holding this event entirely in person. It will not be recorded or live streamed.
Yes, there will be security at the event. When you enter the Prosserman JCC, you will be asked your reason for visiting and to show your ID as well as your ticket for the event.
Security monitors the Sherman Campus and will be on site all day.
Once you have entered the campus, make a right and follow the road to the security booth. Inform the security you are dropping off for the Prosserman JCC and they will direct you to the drop-off layby to your left.
Yes, and it’s free.
Once you have entered the campus, turn left and follow the road. Check in at the security booth and inform them you are visiting the Prosserman JCC. You may be asked to verify your proof of ticket purchase. After security has admitted you, visitor parking will be available.
- From the Bathurst subway station: #7 Bathurst North bus.
- From Wilson Station: # 160 Bathurst North bus.
- From Sheppard Station: #84 Sheppard West, then transfer to a Bathurst North bus.
- From Downsview Station: #84 Sheppard West, then transfer to a Bathurst North bus.
Buses will drop you off on Bathurst Street, just south of the Bathurst Street entrance to the building. Proceed onto the campus by foot on the west side of the street and enter through the main doors of the Prosserman JCC facing Bathurst Street.
Yes, all refreshments and lunch will be certified kosher from Eisenburg’s (dairy). Please let us know any dietary needs upon registration.
Yes. The Sherman Campus is wheelchair accessible. When you register for the event, please note any accessibility needs and we will do our best to accommodate you.
No. We are unable to provide childcare during the event.
No, we cannot offer a tax receipt for event tickets.
If you are interested in supporting the event, please email info@kulturacollective.com
We are grateful to our partners and supporters.
Presented in partnership with Kultura Collective, Prosserman JCC, Toronto Holocaust Museum, and UJA Federation of Greater Toronto
Promotional partners: Niv Magazine and The CJN’s Culturally Jewish podcast.
Supported by: CANVAS
UJA will be filming and/or taking photos of you and/or your dependent(s) during this event. Through this content, we hope to promote UJA’s fundraising campaigns, which will ultimately help us help those in need. By purchasing tickets, you give UJA the absolute right to and/or permission to publish your photo or video in the following manners:
- On UJA websites, affiliated sites, and blogs
- On UJA-owned and managed social media websites and social media ads
- In UJA produced video
- In UJA printed materials and advertisements
You understand that UJA will own all rights, including the copyright to any photos and videos. You hereby waive any right that you may have to inspect and/or approve the finished product that may be used in connection therewith, or the use to which it may be applied.
Following the event, a short feedback survey will be sent to registered participants by UJA Federation of Greater Toronto.
Participants will represent the spectrum of Toronto’s cultural scene, including visual arts, theatre, film, music, dance, writing, curatorial, arts administration, museums, and heritage.
Please note: This event is for Jewish artists, creatives, and cultural workers, or those who produce cultural content with Jewish spaces. Not sure if this event is for you? Please get in touch with us at info@kulturacollective.com
Presented in partnership with Kultura Collective, Prosserman JCC, Toronto Holocaust Museum, and UJA Federation of Greater Toronto
Promotional partners: Niv Magazine and The CJN’s Culturally Jewish podcast.
Supported by: CANVAS
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