Summer Photography Workshops

  Israel

Jerusalem

Term: Summer 
Dates: August 2nd - August 31st

Description: Introduction
Established in 1906, Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design Jerusalem is Israel's foremost academy of the arts and one of the top art and design schools in the world. Starting in 1981, Bezalel's photography department began awarding its students with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. Since then, the department has seen many of its alumni become leading artists in Israel and throughout the world. Among them: Michal Rovner, Elinor Carucci, Adi Nes, Sharon Yaari, Yigal Shem-Tov, Yossi Berger, David Adika, Rona Yefman, Sharon Bareket and others.   
   
Sources of Inspiration
Art does not exist in an empty vacuum. In Israel, the close interaction between peoples of different ethnicities and religions is not the mythology of ancient history but a daily reality with Jerusalem playing the volatile role of state capital and spiritual center of Judaism, Islam, and Christianity. The complexities that are manifested in the cultures, politics, and religions of the area allow for equally complex documentary work, addressing the core issues of this field of photography.   

Photography Workshops
The summer program is comprised of photography workshops and guest lectures by leading experts who will provide an insight on the social, political, architectural and anthropological aspects of the area. Guest lectures will assist students in assessing the theoretical framework of their projects.

Workshop participants will select subject matter of their own choosing and produce a project at the end of the four week period. Class instruction will span two days per week and students are encouraged to utilize their time outside the workshop to photograph in the Jerusalem area or in any other part of the country. Students will have full access to Bezalel's advanced digital laboratory, scanners, printers, computers, darkrooms, and development tools. The laboratory will be staffed by an assistant.

All lectures will be delivered in English.

Highlights: * Workshops
- Into the Field: Jerusalem
- August 2-31 2009
- 4 ECTS/Academic Credit
- The sites as well as the historic and anthropological forces that have played a dominant role in the shaping of Jerusalem, and indeed in the shaping of world affairs, will be at the focus of this research based workshop. Participants will gain firsthand knowledge of anthropological, historical, and political sites in and around Jerusalem through exploratory visits and will be expected to define their work in relation to concepts like documentation, narrative, fiction, aestheticism and activism. The goal of this course is to supply the participant with primary experience as relating to significant sites and in the process to materialize the relationship between art, photography, and the, often, abstract sources of inspiration.

* The Dual Face of Photography
- August 2-31 2009
- 4 ECTS/Academic Credit
- The State of Israel and the larger context in which it exists presents the photographer with endless opportunity for photographic projects. As a complex society grappling with issues of existence and accommodation of a multitude of ethnic and religious groups, Israel provides opportunity for research, critique, and discussion. The projects that will be produced by participants during this workshop will allow for the close examination and scrutiny of personal and public perceptions.

Degree Level: Bachelors Degree (Undergraduate)

Cost in US$: 1,980

Experience Required: yes

A minimum of 2 years of photography training is required in addition to a portfolio review.

This Program is open to Worldwide Participants.

Participants Travel to Israel Independently

Typically Participants Work Independently

Application Process Involves:

• Letters of Reference
• Online Application plus Application Assessment
• Resume
• Transcript

Typically The Application Process Time is Varies

Post-Program Services Include:

• Alumni Network
• Job and Internship Network

Year Founded: 1906