Artis (non-profit company)
| Founded | 2004 |
|---|---|
| Type | Art |
| Focus | art |
| Location |
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Key people | Yael Reinharz, Rivka Saker |
| Website | http://www.artis.art |
Artis is an independent nonprofit organization that supports contemporary artists from Israel whose work addresses aesthetic, social and political questions that inspire reflection and debate.[1]
Our Work
Our programs facilitate opportunities for arts professionals to connect with artists from Israel; foster artist engagement with the art world outside of Israel; and contextualize art from Israel within international contemporary art discourse.
Our Values
- We believe that artists have the power to generate transformative experiences and ideas.
- We support artists of any religion, ethnicity, race, gender, or political persuasion.
- We support freedom of speech and artistic expression for all people.
- To maintain our independence, we do not seek or accept governmental funds.
History
Rivka Saker,[2] Chairman of Sotheby's Israel, founded Artis in 2004 to create a network of resources for contemporary artists from Israel. Artis hired its first Executive Director, Yael Reinharz, in 2008 and has since hosted art professionals in Israel, awarded grants to artists and exhibitions, presented public programs and commissions with organizations such as the New Museum, Performa, Swiss Institute, Tate Modern, MoCA; mentored artists in career development, and produced video interviews with artists and other resources available on its website.[3]
In 2007, Artis organized its first Research Trip to Israel for curators and writers, leading to solo exhibitions of work by artists Yael Bartana at MoMA PS1 and Sigalit Landau at MoMA, and to articles in The New York Times,[4] Frieze, Artforum[5] and the Art Newspaper. Artis takes part in the dialogue around the Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel.[6] In 2015, Artis commissioned an essay by Chen Tamir, subsequently published in Hyperallergic about the history of the boycott.[7] In 2015, Artis announced a $1 million gift from an anonymous donor, enabling the establishment of a base in Tel Aviv and direct grants to artists. [8][9][10]
References
- ↑ Tom Teicholz, Championing Israeli Contemporary Art, The Huffington Post, January 2015: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tom-teicholz/championing-israeli-contemporary-art_b_6476098.html
- ↑ Globes (Lady Globes), August 6, 2015, "האישה החזקה באמנות הישראלית חושפת את אחורי הקלעים" http://www.globes.co.il/news/docview.aspx?did=1001056865
- ↑ ArtSpace, July 18, 2015: http://www.artspace.com/magazine/interviews_features/yael-reinharz-artis-interview-52992
- ↑ The New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/12/arts/design/12chance.html?_r=0
- ↑ Artforum: http://artforum.com/diary/id=31104
- ↑ The Artnewspaper: http://old.theartnewspaper.com/articles/Cultural-boycott-of-Israel-under-fire/37104
- ↑ Hyperallergic: http://hyperallergic.com/179655/a-report-on-the-cultural-boycott-of-israel/
- ↑ ArtAsiaPacific: http://www.artasiapacific.com/News/ArtisRecievesUSD1MillionAnonymousDonation
- ↑ Artforum: http://artforum.com/news/id=50413
- ↑ Artnews: http://www.artnews.com/2015/02/24/artis-receives-1-m-anonymous-donation/