ISRAEL PROGRAMS

This May marks:

How do we characterize "Israeli Art"?  Join us as we delve into a discussion about the works of Israeli artists Anna Ticho, Leopold Krakauer, Jakob Steinhardt, Yitzhak Danziger, Marcel Janco, Josef Zaritsky, and Yoram Gal. What influences did they bring with them from their own places of origin, and how did they reflect the last 63 years of Israeli landscape, people, emotions and politics?

After our discussion, we will participate in a hands-on art workshop.  The project will depend on the interest of the students, but could include Biblical woodblock prints, Israeli watercolor landscape paintings, and more! 

This program is appropriate for children and adult groups.

2.  CONTEMPORARY ISRAELI ARTISTS

Shneur Herman

3-D Microcalligraphy

Tzefat, Israel  

All of Shneur’s three-dimensional paintings are constructed from texts of Hebrew Scriptures, prayers, ceremonies and songs.  Students will have a chance to choose personally meaningful texts from Jewish Scriptures or tefillot, incorporate them into their own watercolor painting, and include Shneur’s special 3-d technique.  This is a style that visually depicts the beauty and sanctity of the words of G-d, which we live by every day.

Yoram Gal

Watercolor Landscapes

Old Yaffo (Jaffa), Israel

Yoram lives and works in the port city of Old Yaffo.  He provides us with spectacular glimpses into the views that surround him every day, in addition to other important and scenic landmarks in Israel.  Yoram brings his talent in playwriting, theatre acting, set design, and stage design, to his painted canvases.  He enjoys working in watercolors, and paints with a combined, special mixture in order to achieve the brightness and contrast and intensity and softness that typify his style.  Yoram identifies most with Expressionist Emil Nolde, in addition to Pieter Bruegel, Paul Gauguin, Vincent van Gogh, Henri Matisse, and Pablo Picasso.  Students will create their own landscape paintings, inspired by the fantastic energy and creative drama of Yoram.

Marci Weisel

Papercuts

Alon Shvut, Israel

Marci creates art that revolves around family. She includes prayers and quotes that sanctify the Jewish home and special Jewish lifecycle events. Works include: the Shema and Modeh Ani (prayers upon  retiring at night and waking up in the morning), prayer upon lighting Shabbat candles, scriptural quotes about parents and children, prayer for the teacher, prayer for those who recently moved their home to Israel, and of course, prayer for the State of Israel.  Her whimsical and cheerful designs are immediately engaging and appealing to young and old.  Students will create papercut tefillot and mount them upon their own colorful watercolor designs.

Kamy Raviv

Beaded Tapestries

Ramat Gan, Israel

Kamy’s artwork is a combination of threads, delicate fabrics, and beads.  By combining these materials, Kamy creates realistic and authentic pieces which depict  Jewish symbols and folklore images from Jewish towns, Israeli culture and Jewish tradition.  Her striking works of art are hand-made and are displayed and sold in galleries throughout Israel, Europe and the U.S. Kamy named her studio and her business after her mother, Ne’ema, who lovingly taught her the skill of tapestry-making.  Students will now learn this skill and will create their own beaded tapestries with bright fabrics, beautiful beads, and silky threads.

• Each Contemporary Israeli Artists program includes a slide show and discussion of one or all of the artists' life and work, with a related hands-on art workshop.
• The fee per program is $325.00.  Family Fair programs range from $1, 500.00-$2, 000.00 depending on the amount of participants.
• Programs range from 60-90 minutes, depending on grade level.
• Programs are appropriate for children in Nursery-Grade12.
• A class may have up to twenty-two students.
• Each presentation is tailored to the specific interests and needs of your students.
• This program is available year-round.
• A special aspect of this program is that children, teachers, and parents will have the opportunity to maintain a continued connection to these artists by communicating with them via e-mail.
• A portion of each program will be donated to the Israeli artists.

Book now for October, 2011-October 2012:

*  the 125th anniversary of the birth of David Ben Gurion (October 16, 1886), the first Prime Minister of Israel (1948-1953 and 1955-1963)

Due to this extremely exciting anniversary AND the fact that we would like to properly accomodate all requests, we are currently accepting bookings for our year-long, 2011-2012 celebrations!!!!!