AP 2007
During July 1-10 an international gathering of artists will take place in Ein Hod , Israel . The participating countries : England , Poland , Spain , El Salvador , Italy , Romania , Kosovo , USA , Israel .
You should visit all of the other artists’ websites by following the links in the symposiums’ website. Just click on the AP logo above. They are very diverse and interesting.
AP Art Symposium is a mutual initiative of Nechama Levendel and Nadav Bloch. Both artists have participated in similar art events all over the world. Their website is defiantly worth a visit, the link is on the blogroll on the bottom right side.
They decided to ?copy? this model and bring it close to home – Ein Hod artists village (45 minutes drive North From Tel Aviv).
During the symposium the artists will visit significant historical sites and will be exposed to local art and meet with local artists.This will create opportunities for future collaboration and exchange of ideas between local and international artists.
The sites to visit are : Carmel coast: Ceasaria, Zichron Yaacov, Daliat El Carmel, Haifa city and Akko. Too bad they won’t get to visit here in Tel Aviv, but anyway this city is an attraction for itself. If you are visiting Israel oe planning to – take into account thatyou must spend at the very least a week at each of the three main cities Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and Haifa. I learned that from Willems’ visit here last month.
The symposium will end with an exhibition titled ?Meeting Point? in Castra center for business and the arts , Saturday 07/07/2007 at 19.00 hour. Yes, at the same place and time as my one man show, Elements
The event will be covered by local media and art critics in the various fields. It is the organizers? intentions to make this event a continuous project for the coming years.
A little off topic:
I think that this event is important to Israel, for it shows the world that Israel is a meeting point for a variety of cultural backgrounds and influences. It shows that Israel could be known for something far greater than its’ military power for example, or for the everlasting conflicts we have with our neighbors. It could be known as A melting pot of NEW ideas about Arts, Culture, Technology and Society. I will write more about this subject in future posts.
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