We are specifically seeking artists whose art is an organic, natural expression and extension of their engagement with Torah sources.
You might consider yourself a scholar artist; you might also be a professional or private artist, whose art has been kept hidden, without any formal training or credentials. If you are a professional artist, we would invite you to use this opportunity to experiment or explore beyond your established style, to find new forms of expression. If you are a private artist, we would love to work with you to share your art with the world in a supported process.
Please note: While we are seeking submissions from artists who are already devoted to art as limmud / limmud as art, we are not quantifying what amount of experience an artist should come to the table with. The depth of your relationship with art and Torah may be something that has guided you for years or it may be something that has only recently begun to hold your attention and heart. Additionally, our overall artist selections will be based not just on an artist’s portfolio but also on the applicant’s engagement with and passion for this project.
$250 for initial approved sketches; $1000 for licensed commission of published art form.
Feeling like you might be an artist (or know someone else) that matches our criteria and have a desire to engage with us on this journey of creative learning? If so, we would love to hear from you! If you simply have further clarifying questions, you are welcome to be in touch.
Established in 2014 by Jorian Polis Schutz, Deuteronomy Press was conceived with a desire to rescue idiosyncratic books that have fallen through the cracks in the publishing world. We support projects that seek out hidden meanings, higher callings, mystical wisdom, and utopian futures. Some of these are books that deal explicitly with religious themes—Jewish history, Jewish philosophy, translations of Hebrew books, and Torah commentaries. Some are purely imaginative—visual art, children’s books, graphic novels, literature, and poetry. The Press is also committed to promoting diverse voices and perspectives. In particular, we encourage submissions by writers and artists who are currently unpublished.
The pages of our books are soil, and the words are the seeds.
Welcome to the harvest.
