Summer Photography in Jerusalem
Application Deadline: July 15th, 2009
Summer Photography Program in Jerusalem!
Established in 1906, Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design Jerusalem is Israel’s foremost academy of the arts and one of the top art and design schools in the world. Starting in 1981, Bezalel’s photography department began awarding its students with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. Since then, the department has seen many of its alumni become leading artists in Israel and throughout the world. Among them: Michal Rovner, Elinor Carucci, Adi Nes, Sharon Yaari, Yigal Shem-Tov, Yossi Berger, David Adika, Rona Yefman, Sharon Bareket and others.
Sources of Inspiration
Art does not exist in an empty vacuum. In Israel, the close interaction between peoples of different ethnicities and religions is not the mythology of ancient history but a daily reality with Jerusalem playing the volatile role of state capital and spiritual center of Judaism, Islam, and Christianity. The complexities that are manifested in the cultures, politics, and religions of the area allow for equally complex documentary work, addressing the core issues of this field of photography.
Photography Workshops
The summer program is comprised of photography workshops and guest lectures by leading experts who will provide an insight on the social, political, architectural and anthropological aspects of the area. Guest lectures will assist students in assessing the theoretical framework of their projects.
Workshop participants will select subject matter of their own choosing and produce a project at the end of the four week period. Class instruction will span two days per week and students are encouraged to utilize their time outside the workshop to photograph in the Jerusalem area or in any other part of the country. Students will have full access to Bezalel’s advanced digital laboratory, scanners, printers, computers, darkrooms, and development tools. The laboratory will be staffed by an assistant.
All lectures will be delivered in English.
For more information please visit us online.
Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design Jerusalem Ms. Maya Fridman Mount Scopus P.O. Box 24046 Jerusalem 91240 Israel
Email: mayaf@bezalel.ac.il
Tel: +972.2.589.3358
