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Skirball Cultural Center Presents On the National Language: The Poetry of America’s Endangered Tongues by Artist B. A. Van Sise

… Depicting a Person Who Speaks an Endangered Language—Reveal the Rich Linguistic Diversity and Complex History of the United States October 17, 2024—March 2, 2025 MOHAWK , a portrait and accompanying text by artist B.A. Van Sise, as part of On the National Language: The Poetry of … in ways that occasionally take you by surprise but always feel authentic.” — Cary Benbow, f!stop Magazine LOS ANGELES, CA— The Skirball Cultural Center presents On the National Language: …
Exhibition

“I’ll Have What She’s Having”: The Jewish Deli

April 14–September 18, 2022

… April 14–September 18, 2022 More than a place to get a meal, the Jewish deli is a community forged in food. The exhibition “I’ll Have What She’s Having”: The Jewish Deli explores … American restaurant. About the Exhibition More than a place to get a meal, the Jewish deli is a community forged in food. The exhibition “I’ll Have What She’s Having”: The Jewish Deli explores …
Youth Programs

… career readiness, student enrichment, and peer engagement, the Skirball Cultural Center is committed to cultivating meaningful experiences for high school students and emerging adults. … Riddick, 2023 Summer Intern Teen Advisory Committee Applications are now closed for the 2025–2026 cohort. SUBMIT INQUIRY VIEW ACTIVE AND PAST MEMBERS The Skirball Cultural Center seeks … Skirball public programs for free! View More Credit Participants will receive a paid stipend as well as community service credit. Requirements Skirball Teen Advisory Committee …
Exhibition

Paul Simon: Words & Music

April 27–September 3, 2017

… April 27–September 3, 2017 Making its only West Coast stop at the Skirball, Paul Simon: Words & Music —a traveling exhibition organized by the Rock and … | About the Artist Paul Simon (b. 1941) has spent his life making music. From his first compositions as a teen and his celebrated work in Simon & Garfunkel to his transformative … Don Hunstein. Courtesy of Sony Music Entertainment. Paul Simon, New York, 1975. Photograph by Edie Baskin. Paul Simon with Ladysmith Black Mambazo during the Graceland tour (left to right: …
Press Release

Skirball Cultural Center reopens to the public with SoCal debut of large-scale installation AI WEIWEI: TRACE

… April 1, 2021 at 12:00 PM Media Contacts: Emma Jacobson-Sive, EJS Media, emma@ejs-media.com , (323) 842-2064 Skirball Cultural Center, communications@skirball.org , Download the press … photography, film, painting, and architecture. He has extended his practice across multiple disciplines and through social media to communicate with a global public and to engage … Xinjiang region, where his father was exiled in 1958 under the communist regime. The artist studied at the Beijing Film Academy in 1978 before moving to the United States in 1981, where he …
Free Resources

… curriculum focuses on the ways that each of us, including the youngest members of our community, can make a difference. Learn more Visions and Values Curriculum Explore the stories … and Values: Jewish Life from Antiquity to America . Amid rising antisemitism in our schools and communities, these FREE resources teach students about Jewish life and create connections to … moments in history, explore their family histories, create original works of art, and discover commonalities across cultures. Learn more …
Program

Monajat and The Nightingale of Iran

Tuesday, September 17, 2024

… Younes Dardashti. About the Program Monajat is Galeet Dardashti’s powerful album of original compositions featuring her singing with remixed samples of her grandfather, Younes Dardashti—one … an acclaimed ensemble of Middle Eastern and jazz musicians and vivid video art enveloping the audience. The Nightingale of Iran is a hit audio documentary created by sisters Danielle Dardashti … described her music as “urgent, heartfelt, and hypnotic.” The Huffington Post called it “heart-stopping.” As a scholar, Galeet specializes in Mizrahi music, media, and cultural politics. She …
Program

For Sama

Thursday, December 5, 2019
Discovering the Jewish Deli

… Chicago, and back again—as we discover how Jews imported traditions, adapted culture, and built community to create the celebrated American delicatessen. Left: Enjoying some Original #19s: … cream soda to keep you going. That is until someone talks you into cheesecake ... then the food coma sets in. Here we are at Katz’s Delicatessen. This is where the famous “I’ll have what she’s … Magazine, December 1938 But some things can only be learned through tasting ... We made many stops on our quest for gastronomic knowledge. Foremost among them are some of the longest-running …
Program

Guy Mintus Trio

Sunday, November 13, 2022