Art and Culture
We support initiatives dedicated to cultivating a dynamic, inclusive arts and culture scene, with a special focus on making the arts more accessible outside of urban centres.
African Studies Gallery
This Tel Aviv gallery strives to encourage critical thinking and to challenge viewers’ conventional conceptions of Africa as a cultural entity. Through a programme of exhibitions and cultural events it seeks to bring African art to the Israeli public, hoping to foster an appreciation for the continent’s rich and diverse heritages. The African Studies Gallery is not a commercial gallery, but focuses instead on the broader goal of stimulating discussion, inquisitiveness and understanding. Each exhibition takes a slightly different format, and often includes more than one artist focusing around a central theme or idea.
ZUMU
Zumu is founded on the belief that everyone, regardless of background or circumstance, should have access to high-quality arts and culture. The organization works to counteract the concentration of Israel’s arts offerings in the country’s geographical and commercial centre, working with peripheral cities and communities to realize a robust and vibrant presence for the arts. With the help of local municipalities and residents, Zumu sets up a new contemporary art museum in a different city every few months. The museums are set in unused public spaces and exhibit specially commissioned works from established and emerging artists, and offer free entry as well as workshops and cultural events for locals of all ages. When Zumu moves on to its next location, it maintains an ongoing relationship with the community, supporting them in their effort to cultivate a long-term commitment to the arts in their city.
The New Fund for Cinema and Television
The New Fund for Cinema and Television has been providing financial and professional support to filmmakers since 1993. Since its inception the Fund has supported hundreds of documentaries, feature films, shorts and TV dramas, many of which have been recognized by awards juries in Israel and abroad. The Fund seeks to promote tolerance, social justice and inclusivity through its work, both through the films it funds and through special programmes bringing together filmmakers from across the Middle East, new filmmakers or aspiring ultra-orthodox female filmmakers, to name just a few.
Kibbutz Contemporary Dance Company
Led by visionary artistic director Rami Be’er, Kibbutz Contemporary Dance Company is widely acknowledged to be one of the leading dance companies worldwide. The Company performs at celebrated theatres and festivals all over the world. At home, it is centred around its innovative International Dance Village, which offers year-round courses for dance students as well as programmes for troubled young people and victims of domestic violence. In all its activities the organization is committed to communicating, fostering relationships and sparking creativity through the beauty of dance.