Jerusalem's Avant Garde Art Scene Seeing Revival

Exhibition by Musrara School of Design's graduate of the Photography Department, Ido Cohen. Jerusalem, Israel. 31-July-2013. Jerusalem's avant garde art scene is seeing a gradual revival as the city continues to invest in its young and vibrant community of artists.

Jerusalem's Avant Garde Art Scene Seeing Revival

RUTH CHOF, rehearses at the Pandora Studio for Puppet and Object Theater, established by New Spirit (non-profit) with the support of UJA Federation, New York, in an abandoned neighborhood bomb shelter. Jerusalem, Israel. 31-July-2013. Jerusalem's avant garde art scene is seeing a gradual revival as the city continues to invest in its young and vibrant community of artists.

Jerusalem's Avant Garde Art Scene Seeing Revival

EMMANUEL WITZTHUM, artist, curator, lecturer and project manager, speaks of creating platforms that connect between the web and the arts and focusing on creating cross cultural platforms and multicultural dialogue. Jerusalem, Israel. 31-July-2013. Jerusalem's avant garde art scene is seeing a gradual revival as the city continues to invest in its young and vibrant community of artists.

Jerusalem's Avant Garde Art Scene Seeing Revival

File photo dated 30-May-2011: YUDA BRAUN summarizes four years of his ongoing performance as The White Soldier, patrolling West and East Jerusalem and surfacing a debate about the complexity and absurdity of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Jerusalem's avant garde art scene is seeing a gradual revival as the city continues to invest in its young and vibrant community of artists.

Jerusalem's Avant Garde Art Scene Seeing Revival

File photo dated 30-May-2011: YUDA BRAUN summarizes four years of his ongoing performance as The White Soldier, patrolling West and East Jerusalem and surfacing a debate about the complexity and absurdity of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Jerusalem's avant garde art scene is seeing a gradual revival as the city continues to invest in its young and vibrant community of artists.

Jerusalem's Avant Garde Art Scene Seeing Revival

AVI DABACH, a teacher at the Musrara School of Design, reports that over the past 2-3 years he is hearing from a greater percentage of school graduates that they intend to remain in the city instead of running off to Tel-Aviv. Jerusalem, Israel. 31-July-2013. Jerusalem's avant garde art scene is seeing a gradual revival as the city continues to invest in its young and vibrant community of artists.

Jerusalem's Avant Garde Art Scene Seeing Revival

RUTH CHOF, rehearses at the Pandora Studio for Puppet and Object Theater, established by New Spirit (non-profit) with the support of UJA Federation, New York, in an abandoned neighborhood bomb shelter. Jerusalem, Israel. 31-July-2013. Jerusalem's avant garde art scene is seeing a gradual revival as the city continues to invest in its young and vibrant community of artists.

Jerusalem's Avant Garde Art Scene Seeing Revival

File photo dated 30-May-2011: YUDA BRAUN summarizes four years of his ongoing performance as The White Soldier, patrolling West and East Jerusalem and surfacing a debate about the complexity and absurdity of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Jerusalem's avant garde art scene is seeing a gradual revival as the city continues to invest in its young and vibrant community of artists.

Jerusalem's Avant Garde Art Scene Seeing Revival

File photo dated 30-May-2011: YUDA BRAUN summarizes four years of his ongoing performance as The White Soldier, patrolling West and East Jerusalem and surfacing a debate about the complexity and absurdity of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Jerusalem's avant garde art scene is seeing a gradual revival as the city continues to invest in its young and vibrant community of artists.

Jerusalem's Avant Garde Art Scene Seeing Revival

File photo dated 30-May-2011: YUDA BRAUN summarizes four years of his ongoing performance as The White Soldier, patrolling West and East Jerusalem and surfacing a debate about the complexity and absurdity of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Jerusalem's avant garde art scene is seeing a gradual revival as the city continues to invest in its young and vibrant community of artists.

Jerusalem's Avant Garde Art Scene Seeing Revival

Exhibition by Musrara School of Design's graduate of the Photography Department, Ido Cohen. Jerusalem, Israel. 31-July-2013. Jerusalem's avant garde art scene is seeing a gradual revival as the city continues to invest in its young and vibrant community of artists.

Jerusalem's Avant Garde Art Scene Seeing Revival

RUTH CHOF, rehearses at the Pandora Studio for Puppet and Object Theater, established by New Spirit (non-profit) with the support of UJA Federation, New York, in an abandoned neighborhood bomb shelter. Jerusalem, Israel. 31-July-2013. Jerusalem's avant garde art scene is seeing a gradual revival as the city continues to invest in its young and vibrant community of artists.

Jerusalem's Avant Garde Art Scene Seeing Revival

EMMANUEL WITZTHUM, artist, curator, lecturer and project manager, speaks of creating platforms that connect between the web and the arts and focusing on creating cross cultural platforms and multicultural dialogue. Jerusalem, Israel. 31-July-2013. Jerusalem's avant garde art scene is seeing a gradual revival as the city continues to invest in its young and vibrant community of artists.

Jerusalem's Avant Garde Art Scene Seeing Revival

File photo dated 30-May-2011: YUDA BRAUN summarizes four years of his ongoing performance as The White Soldier, patrolling West and East Jerusalem and surfacing a debate about the complexity and absurdity of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Jerusalem's avant garde art scene is seeing a gradual revival as the city continues to invest in its young and vibrant community of artists.

Jerusalem's Avant Garde Art Scene Seeing Revival

YUDA BRAUN summarizes four years of his ongoing performance as The White Soldier, patrolling West and East Jerusalem and surfacing a debate about the complexity and absurdity of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Jerusalem, Israel. 31-July-2013. Jerusalem's avant garde art scene is seeing a gradual revival as the city continues to invest in its young and vibrant community of artists.

Jerusalem's Avant Garde Art Scene Seeing Revival

The Musrara School of Design main building in the picturesque neighborhood that spawned the Black Panthers social protest movement of the sixties is located on the seam between West and Eastern Jerusalem. Jerusalem, Israel. 31-July-2013. Jerusalem's avant garde art scene is seeing a gradual revival as the city continues to invest in its young and vibrant community of artists.

Jerusalem's Avant Garde Art Scene Seeing Revival

File photo dated 30-May-2011: YUDA BRAUN summarizes four years of his ongoing performance as The White Soldier, patrolling West and East Jerusalem and surfacing a debate about the complexity and absurdity of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Jerusalem's avant garde art scene is seeing a gradual revival as the city continues to invest in its young and vibrant community of artists.

Jerusalem's Avant Garde Art Scene Seeing Revival

File photo dated 30-May-2011: YUDA BRAUN summarizes four years of his ongoing performance as The White Soldier, patrolling West and East Jerusalem and surfacing a debate about the complexity and absurdity of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Jerusalem's avant garde art scene is seeing a gradual revival as the city continues to invest in its young and vibrant community of artists.

Jerusalem's Avant Garde Art Scene Seeing Revival

File photo dated 30-May-2011: YUDA BRAUN summarizes four years of his ongoing performance as The White Soldier, patrolling West and East Jerusalem and surfacing a debate about the complexity and absurdity of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Jerusalem's avant garde art scene is seeing a gradual revival as the city continues to invest in its young and vibrant community of artists.

Jerusalem's Avant Garde Art Scene Seeing Revival

New Spirit CEO, ELISHEVA MAZYA; "Statistics prove a decline in negative migration from Jerusalem for the first time in over 15 years." New Spirit aims to cultivate a young Jewish leadership to effect change in the cultural life of the city. Jerusalem, Israel. 31-July-2013. Jerusalem's avant garde art scene is seeing a gradual revival as the city continues to invest in its young and vibrant community of artists.