School of Ceramic Art (1)
The Ceramic Art School at Beit Binyamini is a professional center intended for enthusiasts, artists and designers who wish to work within the limits of the ceramic material. Throughout the year, the school holds a diverse set of courses through a professional and high-quality teaching team that enables the expansion of practical and theoretical knowledge. The school and the various workshops enable learning, development and professionalization and offers workshops, meetings and lectures by artists from Israel and abroad.
Gallery (2)
- ‏Gallery Educational Program
- 5 years of exhibitions book
The gallery in Beit Binyamin holds a discussion on material culture, contemporary ceramics, design, art, architecture and craft.
The exhibitions in the gallery flood relevant questions related to these fields of knowledge, from a broad and interdisciplinary starting point.
The exhibitions are presented in different spaces of the center and correspond regularly with the complex reality that surrounds it.
Chief Curator: Shlomit Bauman
Curator of a small gallery: Reut Rabuach and 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 Archive 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 sending exhibitions abroad and 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 cultur
Contact (7)

אליזה או. צילום: אביה חיימי

Oculus / Eliza Au

The Small Gallery

International Residencies Coordinator: Yael Novak – Read more

Opening: Sunday 19/11/2023

Zoom Lecture: Monday, 27/11/2023 at 20:00 – For more details and regiistration

Closing: Saturday, 2/12/2023 at 14:00

אליזה או, מתוך התהליך, צילום: האמנית
אליזה או, מתוך התהליך, צילום: האמנית
אליזה או, צילום: אביה חיימי
אליזה או, צילום: אביה חיימי
אליזה או, צילום: אביה חיימי
אליזה או
Oculus _ Eliza Au final with address
Oculus / Eliza Au, צילום: שי בן אפרים
Oculus / Eliza Au, צילום: שי בן אפרים
Oculus / Eliza Au, צילום: שי בן אפרים
Oculus / Eliza Au, צילום: שי בן אפרים
Oculus / Eliza Au, צילום: שי בן אפרים

Eliza Au Arriving towards September, will be hosted by the Benyamini School of Ceramic Art where she will work for about six weeks as part of the international Residencie program.

Eliza is originally from Vancouver, B.C. in Canada. She received her BFA from the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design and her MFA from the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University. Au is currently an Assistant Professor of Ceramics at the University of North Texas.

The word oculus, the Latin word for “eye” , refers to a circular opening in a dome or wall. Often used in Byzantine and Roman architecture, this feature allows air and light into these spaces. This series of work examines the oculus in relation to sacred space and how light acts as a metaphor for divinity. The viewer is invited to look through these pieces and experience a moment of solitude through the complexity of ornament and pattern.

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