26 Ha'Uman St.
Jerusalem 9342180
Israel
- Arts
- Democracy and community development
- Innovation and Entrepreneurship
- International/Cultural relations
- Others
- Research
- Youth and education
Within the Art Cube Artists' Studios NGO operates two main projects. 1) An art center that includes: a long-term residency program for Jerusalem artists, a residency for international artists, an annual exhibition program, educational activities, and “The Artist Garden”, a rooftop dedicated to forming bonds with diverse communities. 2) The Manofim festival for contemporary art in Jerusalem which takes place every Autumn, presents hundreds of artists in collaboration with dozens of galleries, cultural and educational organizations, and associations for a shared life.
The permanent staff consists of 5 employees and a lot of freelancers.
Collaborations are part of the organization's DNA, in all our projects we strive to create collaborations with communities, art academies, schools, cultural institutions, groups of artists, individual artists, etc.
The yearly budget is approximately 2.5 million NIS. The NGO is supported by the Israeli Ministry of Culture, Jerusalem Municipality, Privet foundations, collaboration Self income, etc.
The association's goals are written in the association's bylaws in a very broad way so that we can adapt to social contemporaneity and the topicality of social, political, and economic issues that influence us locally and globally. We perceive art as having the power to connect people to provoke criticism and expand the perspectives we are used to and open up the dialogue between diverse people and communities.
A. To initiate, organize, establish, hold, and allow the use of studio spaces, in exchange for reimbursement of expenses for young artists, who are engaged in all fields of art, who are willing to work on social topics, who live and work in Jerusalem and lack conditions and means for their artistic work.
B. To initiate to assist and encourage the artistic promotion of the artists while working in the Artists’ Studios and to help them hold exhibitions in the Art Cube Artists’ Studios area and in other places.
C. To act as a representative, agent, or trustee of donors and volunteers as well as of local or foreign associations or institutions, incorporated and unincorporated, with similar goals, in whole or in part to the goals of the association, to manage their activities, to participate in their activities as well as to act for the fulfillment of their goals.
D. Operating a public gallery, holding exhibitions and public encounters, and discussion events in the complex with the aim of enriching and expanding the discourse of art.
E. Promoting the Jerusalem art field and Jerusalem artists to national and global public awareness.
Intercultural Art and Dialogue
Art programs that bring together all of Jerusalem’s population East and West, Arabs and Jews, Christians, secular, and religions.
“The Artist Garden” (temporary name), is a new space on the Art Cube Artists’ Studios’ rooftop that expands the ability to create new bonds with diverse communities.
Educational Art programs and Art events with diverse communities
Manofim –Yearly Contemporary Art Festival in Jerusalem and the online magazine “Harama”
A Gallery showing contemporary Art exhibitions encouraging social engagement
An international residency program that includes collaborations between Israeli and International art institutions to support diverse dialog.
Subsidized studio spaces for Jerusalem-based artists
Our studios, gallery, residency program, and new rooftop are located in Jerusalem in an area that is ethnically very diverse.
Our goal is to bring together in our space Muslims, Jewish, Christian, and atheistic neighbors via culture, art, education, and discussion with the help of our local and international scholars, educators, artists, and activists.
In creating interesting connections between the art community, activism, scholars, and our diverse neighbors, whit long-term program and sustainability. We will be happy to expand our connections and collaborations at the international level.
We wish to develop more international and diverse collaborations, expand our knowledge, and learn from other projects in the world.
Creating connections based on diversity and liberal values, building and sharing knowledge with interdisciplinarity, including education, sustainability, activism, art, journalism, politics, and democracy.