School of Ceramic Art (1)
- Local Artist Residency Program
The Benyamini School of Ceramic Art is a professional center offering courses for beginners, intermediate and advanced students, artists, and designers who want to work with clay. The school has a team of professional lecturers running a year-round program of courses in practical and theoretical aspects of ceramics as well as a three- year recognized diploma program, workshops, lectures, and master classes with artists from Israel and abroad.
Gallery (2)
The galleries at the Benyamini Center initiate dialogue about material culture, contemporary ceramics, design, art, architecture and craft. The exhibitions in the various gallery spaces raise relevant questions about these fields of knowledge taking a broad, interdisciplinary approach, and relate to the complex environment we inhabit.

Head curator: Dr Shlomit Bauman
Curators of the Small Gallery: Reut Rabuah, Shelly Shavit
Events and Special Programming (3)
This program aims to broaden the dialogue of the various aspects of ceramics and material culture, and includies lectures, masterclasses, gallery talks, symposia and special events that are planned throughout the year. Each meeting brings diverse views of the ceramic field locally and globally in contemporary and historical culture. We invite makers, designers and artists from various media and our activities are suitable for professional audiences as well as the general public.
In addition, the Benyamini Center places great importance on community involvement and during the year, participates in projects for and with the local community.
Library (4)
- Ceramic Magazines
- Digital data base of Israeli ceramics
The Library carries close to 1200 books on all aspects of the ceramic arts: Studio ceramics, Design, Pottery, How-to, History of ceramics, Israeli ceramics, Textbooks etc.. They represent most of the ceramics books available today worldwide. The Library also carries all the important international ceramic magazines and has a growing archive of "Israeli Ceramics" from its inception till today. The Library is constantly updated with the newest releases. It is accompanied with an updated database which can be viewed on the Benyamini internet site (it lists the Categories and Keywords for easy search). The aim of the Library is to familiarize professionals in the field, students, and the public at large with the ceramic field in all its richness, and be a well-equipped research center, as well as a learning source for the Benyamini Ceramic Art School.
International (5)
- Benyamini Center Abroad
- International Residency Programs
The international activities at the Benyamini Contemporary Ceramics Center are a two way operation – outward and inward – in an effort to establish Israeli ceramic art as part of the international clay community and to contribute to its professional dialogue with the world. In order to initiate global ties and launch international connections, we reach out to the global community by participating in international projects, conferences and symposia as a path of integration in relevant professional conversations worldwide. Conversely, in order to bring the world to us in a variety of professional programs, we host international residencies and promote, produce and lead international conferences and symposia. These are productive and challenging platforms for sharing thoughts and ideas in relevant social, professional and political issues.
Benyamini Center (6)
The Issachar and Yehudit Benyamini Contemporary Ceramics Center promotes ceramic art and design in a vibrant atmosphere of creativity for professional artists as well as the general public. Through the on-going activities we wish to create a dialogue between the various aspects of ceramics and extend its scope in the broad spectrum of material culture.

The Benyamini center is located in Kiryat Hamelacha in south Tel Aviv in an area that has become the hub of contemporary art in the city with many galleries and artist studios in the area. It is a public non-profit organization founded in 2001.
Contact (7)

סטודיו פתוח Open Studio

Open Studio

The “Open Studio” facility at the Benyamini Center allows for individual work (uninstructed) in a fully equipped and professional studio.

It is possible work on: Wheel / Extruder / Handwork / Printing

Studio Hours from 3.11.25

Monday 15:45 – 18:45

Tuesday 15:45-18:45

Saturdays 11:00-14:00

Glaze dates

13.6.26 11:00-14:00 Saturday

23.6.26 15:45-18:45 Tuesday

29.6.26 15:45-18:45 Monday

8.7.26 15:45-18:45 Wednsday

18.7.26 11:00-14:00 Saturday

29.7.26 15:45-18:45 Wednsday

8.8.26 11:00-14:00 Saturday

13.8.26 16:00-19:00 Thursday

23.8.26 11:00-14:00 Sunday

! Advanced registration (and cancellation) essential

As of 5/7/26 studio times will change as well as the prices.

Prices

For Benyamini Students registered for a year course:

Visit: 110 NIS for 3 hours
Card with 10 visits: 990 NIS
Materials and firings are calculated separately

For Artists and Visitors

Visit: 150 NIS for 3 hours
Card with 10 visits: 1350 NIS
Materials and firings will be calculated separately
Professional advice available, arranged in advance. The cost depends on the project.

Materials and fires Price List:

White and recycled – 5 NIS per kilo
Terracotta – 5.5 NIS per kilo
Grey – 6.50 NIS per kilo
Porcelain – 17.00 NIS per kilo

Size of Shelf Bisque Glazed

Up to 10 cm height 35 NIS 55 NIS

Up to 20 cm height 70 NIS 105 NIS

Up to 30 cm height 105 NIS 155 NIS

Up to 40 cm height 140 NIS 205 NIS

Up to 50 cm height 175 NIS 255 NIS

Registration for the Benyamini “Open Studio” via our contact form, E-mail or Telephone: 03-5182257

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