A Jewishly Inspired Public Art Movement
Be the change 2022
3 cities across the US.
18 pieces of public art in each city by local emergent artists.
30+ community partnerships.
1 movement to inspire change.
Featured Artists
Boston
Zoongide’e
Nayana Lafond
Domestic Violence
Prisoner a-7713
Caron Tabb
Hate Crimes & Antisemitism
Vital Organs
Carolyn Lewenberg
Environmental Justice
Our Family Tree
Jason Talbot
Racial Bias in the Justice System
Healing Garden
Ngoc-Tran Vu
Mental Health, Trauma, and Healing![](https://www.jartsboston.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/sam-mendoza-round.png")
It's Giving
Sam Mendoza Fraiman
Transgender Rightsmap of be the change 2022 in The Fenway!
Cincinnati
Civic Engagement
Creative Partner: Cincy Nice
Artist: Michael Coppage
Food Insecurity
Creative Partner: PAR-Projects
Artist: Dezyre Gordon
Hate and Extremism
Creative Partner: ish
Artist: Judith Serling Sturm
Housing and Homelessness
Creative Partner: WordPlay Cincy
Artist: Sharareh Khosravani
Los Angeles
Coming Spring 2023.
Past EVENTS
All Events are Free to the Public
virtual DIscussions
Artist Interviews
Project Roots
In Boston, the Jewish Arts Collaborative , is the lead producer of Be the Change launching the national project in August of 2022 in the Fenway neighborhood in Boston. Artist Caron Tabb was inspired to create the exhibit concept in partnership with Ruth Messinger (former CEO and President of American Jewish World Service).
From there, Ish takes the lead in Cincinnati, in collaboration with Cincy Nice, in Fall 2022 and then the Skirball Center for the Arts in Los Angeles in 2023.
Making Real Change: Using Art to Drive Policy
The Be the Change sculptures make space for us all to understand how we can make change in our community. To guide this, each piece in Be the Change is underpinned by active legislation, defined in collaboration with JALSA (Jewish Alliance for Law & Social Action).
made possible by
Dennis Schuman Charitable Foundation
Production Partners
The Jewish Arts Collaborative, lead producer, launches in the Boston Fenway area in Fall 2022 in collaboration with Samuels & Associates .
Ish takes the lead in Cincinnati, in collaboration with Cincy Nice in Fall 2022 (September – November).
The Skirball Cultural Center in LA joins us in 2022/2023 (details TBD).
Tzedek Box will be a lead online partner, co-hosting events, and conversation via their Tzedek Box app throughout the duration of the project.
Boston Program Partners
Partnerships with diverse local organizations are central to Be the Change. Each of the host cities will partner community groups, schools, senior centers, and more to engage community through the art.
Connecting Vietnam
Eastern Woodlands Rematriation Collective
Jewish Community Relations Council of Boston