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Common Ground Dinner: A Taste of Sigd—An Ethiopian Jewish Holiday

Thursday, November 20, 2025

… in our special series of shared meals and collaborative gatherings using tableware from the Common Ground installation, this multisensory evening of cultural sharing and reflection is … on the ancient Ethiopian Jewish holiday of Sigd. About the Program Use tableware from the Common Ground installation and connect with fellow diners as you take part in an interactive … collaborative gatherings. Leading the dialogue is Beza Abebe , a trailblazer in researching topics like Sigd in America and authenticity in storytelling with over a decade of experience …
Press Release

Skirball Cultural Center presents "Away in the Catskills: Summers, Sour Cream, and Dirty Dancing by Marisa J. Futernick"

… April 7, 2025 at 12:00 PM Media Contacts: Emma Jacobson-Sive, EJS Media, emma@ejs-media.com , (323) 842-2064 Download the press release Skirball Cultural Center presents Away in … the first time, Futernick juxtaposes her mother’s and grandmother’s strong feelings of Jewish community—bolstered by their experiences in the Catskills—with her own search for a deeper sense … a BA from Yale University and an MFA from the Royal Academy Schools, London, with additional studies at Goldsmiths College, London. She was born in Detroit, Michigan and raised in Hartford, …
Exhibition

Jack Kirby: Heroes and Humanity

May 1, 2025–March 1, 2026

… May 1, 2025–March 1, 2026 Delve into the six-decade career of legendary comic book artist Jack Kirby (1917–1994). This exhibition goes beyond the page, featuring … Jewish American born to immigrant parents in Manhattan’s storied Lower East Side, a soldier who fought in World War II, a successful commercial artist who worked in marginalized … Delve into the six-decade career of legendary comic book artist Jack Kirby (1917–1994). This exhibition goes beyond the page, featuring …
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Skirball Cultural Center Announces Two New Spring Exhibitions

… February 19, 2025 at 12:00 PM Media Contacts: Laura B. Cohen, LC Media, lcmediapr@gmail.com , (310) 867-3897 Emma Jacobson-Sive, EJS Media, emma@ejs-media.com , (323) 842-2064 Download … Center Announces Two New Spring Exhibitions Jack Kirby: Heroes and Humanity May 1–March 1, 2026 Away in the Catskills: Summers, Sour Cream, and Dirty Dancing by Marisa J. Futernick May … first-generation Jewish American born to immigrant parents in Manhattan’s Lower East Side, a soldier who fought in World War II, and a successful commercial artist who worked in marginalized …
Profiles in Courage
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Skirball Cultural Center details West Coast debut of Chloë Bass: Wayfinding

… October 20, 2022 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 release Skirball Cultural Center details West … the expansive outdoor exhibition poses questions exploring human emotions, ranging from compassion and desire to anxiety and loss. The sculptures use archival images, repeating …
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Skirball Cultural Center Announces Details of Two New Exhibitions Opening Fall 2025

… RELEASE: August 21, 2025 at 12:00 PM Media Contacts: Laura B. Cohen, LC Media, lcmediapr@gmail.com , (310) 867-3897 Emma Jacobson-Sive, EJS Media, emma@ejs-media.com , (323) 842-2064 Download … In, Paint Them Out: Trenton Doyle Hancock Confronts Philip Guston October 16, 2025 – March 1, 2026 Glass Sukkah: This Home Is Not a House October 7, 2025 – March 1, 2026 LOS ANGELES, CA— The Skirball Cultural Center announces details of two new exhibitions for …
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Skirball Cultural Center Presents the Worldwide Debut of "Jack Kirby: Heroes and Humanity"

… RELEASE: April 7, 2025 at 12:00 PM Media Contacts: Laura B. Cohen, LC Media, lcmediapr@gmail.com , (310) 867-3897 Download the press release Skirball Cultural Center Presents the Worldwide … exhibition opens to the public on Thursday, May 1, 2025, and will be on view through March 1, 2026. Jack Kirby created some of the best-known characters in the history of American comics … American born to immigrant parents in Manhattan’s storied Lower East Side, a soldier who fought on the beaches of Normandy in World War II, a successful commercial artist who …
Exhibition

Draw Them In, Paint Them Out: Trenton Doyle Hancock Confronts Philip Guston

October 16, 2025–March 1, 2026

… October 16, 2025–March 1, 2026 Explore resonant connections between the artwork of Philip Guston and Trenton Doyle … identities and more broadly examine systems of institutionalized power and their feelings of complicity within them. Yet, despite the difficult subject matter and at times violent imagery … Exhibition Jack Kirby: Heroes and Humanity May 1, 2025–March 1, 2026 Past Audience Classes Category Online Chagall et al: Jewish Artists Throughout History Tuesdays, …
Exhibition

The Snowy Day and the Art of Ezra Jack Keats

April 10–September 7, 2014

… of Southern Mississippi. Copyright Ezra Jack Keats Foundation Ezra Jack Keats, “When he stopped everything turned down…and up…” Final illustration for Whistle for Willie, 1964 Collage, … WERE MADE POSSIBLE IN PART THROUGH THE GENEROUS SUPPORT OF THE FOLLOWING DONORS: The Boeing Company Carsey Family Foundation Specialty Family Foundation Lannette and Scott Turicchi …