If I am not for myself, who will be for me? If I am only for myself, what am I? And if not now, when?” - Rabbi Moses ben Maimon, known as Maimonides or Rambam  ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

This is an open call to invite professional artists to submit artwork for exhibition consideration at the Philadelphia Museum of Jewish Art located within Congregation Rodeph Shalom from March 16 to July 30, 2026.

Open Call to Artists on The Theme of DemocracyThe Philadelphia Museum of Jewish Art (“PMJA”) located in Center City on North Broad Street has a long tradition of art exhibitions. With the reopening of our exhibition programming in 2024, we began with an open call exhibition, which turned out to be an overwhelming success, bringing a new vision for community, artists and attendance to our vibrant urban gallery. Our intention with this open call is to build on this momentum and to invite artists to reflect upon and give expression to the theme of  “Democracy: United We Stand” as part of the celebration of the 250th anniversary of our country.   Maintaining democracy requires work by all citizens. We invite artists to submit works that visually reflect this concept.