FRIDAY MORNINGS AT THE BENYAMINI CENTER

Once a month a meeting with an artist and lecturer covering a wide variety of subjects including, sculpture and illustration, art and design, industry and studio pottery, movement and clay, and individual identity. The events, open to the public, will include a lecture by leading personalities as well as a peek into work processes of selected ceramic artists and designers.

Cost :50 shekels for a single entry, 260 shekels for the series
Advance registration required: Tel: 03-5182257 or email: [email protected]Lecture Listing:

  Program:

NOVEMBER 8, 2013: FEMALE IDENTITY

10:30 Hanan Abu Husein – an artist born in Umm El Fahm, graduate of Bezalel Acadamy in art and ceramics and Tel Aviv University in art institute management and the Hebrew University in art history. Her work deals with the female voice, sexual harassment, love and personal freedom, religion and capitalism. In the lecture she will talk about the inspiration for her work, the subjects that interest her as an artist and woman and the conflicts that she confronts in her work. 11:30 Laurie Goldstein – a ceramic artist born in the USA, a graduate of Tel Aviv University in theater and costume design and a graduate of Alfred University New York in ceramics. She focuses on functional vessels that she makes using slabs and is interested in the daily ritual of eating and drinking and is continuously searching for the ideal combination of aesthetics, art and functionality. In the lecture she will demonstrate her working method and talk about the influences in her work.

JANUARY 17,2014: ETCHING AND ETCHING IN CLAY

10:30 Dana Shamir 11:30 Ruti Simon

FEBRUARY 14, 2014: BOYS THEN, BOYS NOW

10:30 Orna Granot 11:30 Dori Zanger Shechtel

MARCH 14, 2014: TRENDS IN CONTEMPORARY CERAMIC DESIGN

10:30 Lena Dubinsky 11:30 Iris Zohar

MAY 9, 2014: MOVEMENT, CLAY, BODY

10:30 Talia Beck 11:30 Ester Beck

JUNE 13, 2014 CREATING A WORLD: BETWEEN DESIGN, ART AND CLAY

10:30 Tomer Sapir 11:30 Mark Yudell Cost :  50 shekels Advance registration required: Tel: 03-5182257 or email: [email protected]  

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