​We are delighted to announce this year’s selected artists and writers and share a brief overview of their upcoming projects below.

Danielle Alhassid (NYC) in collaboration with Professor Elazar Elhanan

Tal Yehezkely and Ram Bashan.

Raphaëlle Oskar. 

Overview of their projects will be updated on our website and socials.

​The Venezia Contemporanea 2026 Venice Ghetto-Related Residency Programme invites artists, writers, and scholars whose practices are rooted in research, dialogue, and site-specific exploration. This initiative focuses on creative minds engaging with the rich cultural legacy of the Venice Ghetto and broader aspects of Jewish heritage.

​Organized in collaboration with Galleria ScalaMata, this fully sponsored residency takes place at the Skyline and La Storta spaces.

​For this year’s edition, participation was by invitation only. A selection committee has chosen eight  interdisciplinary artists and writers. to develop their work. Looking ahead, applications for the 2027 edition will be launched via an international open call, with the selection process managed by our committee. 

Calls for the special program and fully sponsored residencies

Calls

​The projects of the artists and researchers will be updated on our website and socials.

Projects overview 

Artist Danielle Alhassid (NYC) in collaboration with Professor Elazar Elhanan, (City College of New York/ CUNY Graduate Center).

“Go Forth O Daughters” is an ongoing project  which delves into a pivotal moment in Jewish women’s history – the emergence of women as a literary public and market. 

“Go Forth O Daughters” is an ongoing project  which delves into a pivotal moment in Jewish women’s history – the emergence of women as a literary public and market. While the impact of the press industry on Jewish culture in all that related to Hebrew was widely researched and commented upon, the rise of type Yiddish press and its impact on its intended audience, Jewish women, did not receive the same attention. Yiddish reading women became an important market and were seen as subjects with specific needs and desires. 

After visiting Amsterdam, NYC and Tel-Aviv in different site specific versions the next segment in the archive of silenced voices visits Venice. More about the project

https://www.amsterdammuseum.nl/en/topic/women-of-amsterdam/contribution/151435-go-forth-o-daughters

https://www.coing.co/TLV_Libraries_shalom/209485