BITUI Jewish Art Lab

Through a combination of art making, conversation, group support, and exhibition, this project offers teens a space to explore their feelings about being Jewish, and what it means to them as they grow into adulthood. Based on my experience creating a Make-Your-Own Haggadah project in an after school program, as well as continued research on developing identities through art making, I came up with the following outline: participants will meet weekly to make art in a group setting and have conversations about their developing identities. The facilitator's primary role in the group is to encourage exploration and create a safe environment for honesty amongst participants. The group will culminate in an exhibition, should the group feel comfortable with displaying their work. The purpose of the exhibition is to spark conversation within the larger community as to what it means to grow up as a Jew today.