Dagesh – Jewish Arts in Context is a platform and network that focuses on promoting diverse artistic expressions by Jews. Founded with the goal of exploring a contemporary, self-confident, and forward-looking Jewish life.
Dagesh on Tour is a cultural education program aimed at conveying different dimensions of Jewish life in Germany through the medium of the arts. This initiative specifically targets children and young people aged 8-18 through creative workshops held nationwide.
The Dagesh on Tour program utilizes artistic insights to convey various aspects of pluralistic Jewish life in Germany, employing creative and emancipatory methods in its workshops. What sets this program apart is the collaboration between Jewish contemporary artists and educational professionals who convey art educational content using contemporary Jewish art. The approach involves referencing the workshop leaders’ own artistic creations to facilitate access to content and convey different dimensions of Jewish life.
Dagesh on Tour is part of the “Kultur macht stark” (Culture strengthens) program, run by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research. This program specifically focuses on the cultural education of children and young people facing challenging circumstances.
The Dagesh network acts as an open platform for Jewish artists in Germany. It serves as a hub for recruiting artists for Dagesh on Tour workshops and provides a space for regular meetings, exchange, networking, artistic collaboration, and handling external cooperation requests.
*The dagesh is a dot, a small square at the centre of letters in the Hebrew and Yiddish alphabet. It has no meaning on its own but can change the meanings of words by shifting emphases. Art seeks to do the same: set accents and shift understandings.
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