Modernisms Curator-led Tour + Collage Workshop

Join the Jewish Museum of Maryland for an afternoon of art, discovery, and hands-on creativity. Take a 30-minute tour of Modernisms, led by the curator J. Susan Isaacs, exploring the work of artists responding to modernist ideas with a broad range of approaches. Exhibited together for the first time, featured artists include Florence H. Austrian, Jacob Glushakow, Gladys Goldstein, Mervin Jules, Reuben Kramer, Perna Krick, Herman Maril, Karl Metzler, Selma L. Oppenheimer, Amalie Rothschild, Aaron Sopher, Edward Rosenfeld, and Peter Scholleck, largely from JMM’s collection. Their views were shaped by Post Impressionism, Fauvism, German Expressionism, Cubism, Art Deco, Surrealism,  Bauhaus, American Realism, and Abstract Expressionism. Many of the practitioners within this group were described by artist Jacob Glushakow as “a school of Baltimore Jewish artists” that flourished for thirty years. Learn about the art of collage, and make your own collage with the exhibition curator and artist J. Susan Isaacs.

In addition to the materials provided, participants can also bring photographs, magazine images, and favorite materials from home if they would like. 

Attendees will also have the opportunity to visit Upon Thy Gates, an exhibition presenting mezuzahs from around the world featured in the Elaine K. and Norman Winik Mezuzah Collection, on loan from the Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education, as well as to visit the Museum’s new audio/visual production studio to share personal reflections.

Registration for this event is required and capacity is limited. 

This program is recommended for ages 16+

Susan Isaacs is retired from teaching art history and museum studies at Towson University, where she curated many exhibitions for the Department of Art + Design, Art History, and Art Education Galleries. She has curated for numerous institutions across the United States and abroad. She writes and publishes on modern and contemporary art and is a practicing artist who often employs collage in her own work. 

Kosher refreshments will be served. 

Accessibility: The Museum building, including the family and all-gender single-stall bathroom, is wheelchair accessible. Masks are welcome but not required. Complimentary masks will be available for anyone who would like one. Noise-reducing headphones and earplugs are available upon request at the front desk. Please reach out if there are additional accessibility supports that you need. 

Parking: There is street parking available in the neighborhood.

For questions, please contact info@jewishmuseummd.org or 410.732.6400.