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Open Gallery Saturday Theme: ”The Work of Time – Creation Between Past & Future”
On Saturday, July 12, between 10 am – 4 pm, the artists of the Galilee will open their homes, studios and galleries to the general public as part of Open Gallery Saturday of the 8th JulyArt Festival.
“The Work of Time – Creation Between Past & Future” is the central theme of the artist’s work this year, which they formulated together with curator Asia Dublin especially for the festival. The various galleries will host artist meetings, demonstrations, guided tours and more. You are invited to wander through the galleries, meet the artists and learn about creative techniques in various materials.
Admission is free, with advance registration.
*Each gallery offers a gallery talk/demonstration twice throughout the day. The audience is invited to wander freely between galleries or according to suggested routes.
Curator’s Speech, Asia Dublin:
“The Craft of Time – Creation Between Past & Future”
“Time is not only what was – it is also what we create from it. It leaves marks, builds bridges between generations, dismantles and reconnects. There are moments when it seems to stop, when routine cracks, but from the fragments new possibilities grow.
On Open Gallery Saturday, which will be held as part of the JulyArt Festival from Western Galilee Now – a small business consortium, we invite you to a journey between ancient crafts and contemporary technologies, between objects that carry memory and hands that give them new life. Within a space of making, repairing and inventing, we will find ways to continue creating, despite everything.
In ancient Akko, in the landscapes of the Galilee, we will meet creators, craftsmen, artists and researchers who look at time not as a passing, but as a material that can be shaped. We will discover how tradition and innovation converse with each other, how craft becomes a language that tells the story of people and communities, and how we can revive, transform, and continue what seems to have stopped.
The craft of time is not just a creation – it is evidence that life goes on, that hands work, that the spirit finds its way forward. Come be part of an ongoing process of construction, repair and inspiration.”
Asia Dublin is a curator, designer and goldsmith living in Adamit in the Western Galilee. Over the past few years, she has produced and initiated a wide range of projects in the Galilee in various fields. Over the past decade, she has curated dozens of exhibitions in various private and public spaces such as the Ghetto Fighters Gallery, Rosh Hanikra Gallery and the Cabri Gallery. Asia started her career in the field of goldsmithing, developed a career as an interface designer in the high-tech field and is currently engaged in independent multidisciplinary work; curation, interior design, sustainable design, restoration, reconstruction and conservation.
Open Galleries
The workshop and gallery in Fassuta will be open for visits from 10 am – 4 pm.
Artist talk and demonstration “The Forgings of Time: Iron as a Renewing Memory” will take place at: 10 am & 2 pm.
On the occasion of Open Gallery Saturday, Walied – blacksmith and artist, will hold a personal and inspiring meeting. Walied will lead a conversation about iron as a testament to time, as a living memory. All Details
“Rust – The Beauty of Time’s Depletion” at the Tin-Time Studio in Gilon
The studio will be open for visits from 10 am – 4 pm.
Artist talk and demonstration at 10 am & 3 pm with Paula Rykin.
You are invited to meet Paula Rykin in her colorful and joyful studio for sustainability, art, imagination and everything in between located in her home in the charming town of Gilon. As part of the meeting, Paula will talk about the work processes, collecting raw materials and the added values of creating from recycled materials. All Details
“Humor, Memory and Clay” at the Art 192 Gallery in Old Akko
The gallery will be open for visits from 10 am – 4 pm.
Artist’s talk and demonstration with artist Lucy Browne-Bashan at 11 am & 2 pm.
A collaborative gallery of a colorful group of 8 creative women, artists from the Galilee and the Golan, each different from her peers and each with a unique fingerprint. All Details
“Old-New in the Paint Studio” at the Hasi Fiber Studio in Bustan HaGalil
The studio will be open for visits from 10 am – 4 pm.
Artistic talk held at 12 pm & 3 pm with Hasi Naveh.
Even before there were synthetic dyes, the world was colored by nature: pomegranates, flowers, earth, etc. Hasi Naveh continues this craft and gives it a contemporary voice – the art of natural dyeing meets new materials, open ideas and a personal language that connects tradition and innovation. All Details.
The studio will be open for visits from 10 am – 4 pm.
Artist talk and demonstration at 10 am & 12:30 pm with Yael Netanel.
Yael Netanel sculpts with clay and words.Her sculptures tell dreams, keep secrets, and carry within them an intimate space – a place of contemplation, change and growth. All Details
“The Studio as a Space, the Line as a Story” at the Koby Sibony Studio in Kibbutz Lohamei HaGeta’ot
The studio will be open for visits from 10 am – 4 pm.
Artist talk and demonstration at 10 am & 2:30 pm with Koby Sibony.
Koby Sibony’s studio is not just a workplace – it is a field of observation. In this space, between the kibbutz in the Galilee, between material and thinking, sculptures are created that contain silence, tension and time. All Details
“The Craft of Time – Between Tradition and Innovation” at the Omanya Studio in Kibbutz Afek
The Omanya Leather Studio will be open for visits from 10:00-16:00.
Discussion and demonstration with Eldad Bahar at 12 pm, 2:30 pm.
An experiential demonstration meeting with Eldad Bahar will be held, which examines the roots of ancient leather craft and combines it with a contemporary approach. You will learn about traditional techniques for processing, cutting, sewing and stamping leather using tools that have been passed down from generation to generation, and discuss the question of what is chosen to be preserved and how industrial progress is changing the ways of working. All Details
“Listening to Ancient Sculpture” at the Varda Yatom Sculpture Studio in Kibbutz Sasa
The studio will be open for visits from 10 am – 4 pm.
Artist talk at 12 pm with Varda Yatom.
Varda Yatom, one of the world’s leading ceramic sculptors, shares in a unique meeting how her works draw inspiration from the oldest ceramic sculpture – the ritual vessels, masks and figures that once served as gateways for rituals, prayer and a deep connection between man and the world. All Details
“Collecting Time: Israeli Art as a Testimony” at the Akko Art Gallery in Old Akko
The gallery will be open to visitors from 10 am – 4 pm.
Gallery Talk with collector Moshe Afuta at 12:30 pm & 3:30 pm.
In a personal meeting, Moshe Afuta – collector and gallery director, will talk about his collection – Israeli art from generation to generation – about the path that made him choose Acre, about the connections between place and work, about the collection he cultivates – from painters who are no longer there to living and working artists – and about activity within a city that is itself a layer of memory. All Details
Suggested Routes to Visit the Galleries
The audience is invited to create their own day and wander around or choose one of the routes:
Route 1 – Art in the Alleys of Old Akko
10 am Visit to the Space Gallery at the Old Akko Information Center
11 am Artist talk and demonstration by Lucy Browne-Bashan at the Art 192 Gallery in Old Akko (near the Templar Tunnel)
12:30 pm Gallery talk at the Akko Art Gallery in Old Akko
Local Recommendation: Turkiz Restaurant – Mediterranean style restaurant, Tina Khativ’s Malabi House, Kashash Sweets – 22 types of traditional Akko sweets. All three locations are in the Old City.
Child-Friendly
Route 2 – Art Between the Coastal Road & Akko
10 am Artist talk and demonstration at the Koby Sibony Studio, Kibbutz Lohamei HaGeta’ot
12 pm Artist talk at the Hasi Fiber Studio in Bustan HaGalil
2 pm Artist talk and demonstration by Lucy Browne-Bashan at the Art 192 Gallery in Old Akko (near the Templar Tunnel)
3:30 pm Gallery talk at the Akko Art Gallery in Old Akko
Local Recommendation: Turkiz Restaurant – Mediterranean style restaurant, Tina Khativ’s Malabi House, Kashash Sweets – 22 types of traditional Akko sweets. All three locations are in the Old City.
Child-Friendly
Route 3 – Art Between Kibbutzim
10 am Monio Gallery, Kibbutz Kfar Masaryk
12:30 pm Artist Talk and demonstration with Yael Netanel at the Yael Sculpting with Clay Studio, Kibbutz Kfar Masaryk
2:30 pm Artist talk and demonstration at the Koby Sibony Studio, Kibbutz Lohamei HaGeta’ot
Local Recommendation: Cafe Tomas in Kibbutz Kfar Masaryk (outdoor coffee cart)
Child-Friendly
Route 4 – Art Between Misgav & the Kibbutz
10 am Artist talk and demonstration with Paula Rykin from the Tin-Time Studio in Gilon
12 pm Talk and demonstration with Eldad Bahar at the Omanya Studio at Kibbutz Afek
3 pm Artist talk at the Hasi Fiber Studio at Bustan HaGalil
Local Recommendation: Banahala Restaurant in Nahariya
Child-Friendly
Route 5 – Art Between Kibbutzim 2
10 am Artist Talk and demonstration with Yael Netanel at the Yael Sculpting with Clay Studio, Kibbutz Kfar Masaryk
12:30 pm Monio Gallery, Kibbutz Kfar Masaryk
2:30 pm Talk and demonstration with Eldad Bahar at the Omanya Studio at Kibbutz Afek
Local Recommendation: Cafe Tomas in Kibbutz Kfar Masaryk (outdoor coffee cart)
Child-Friendly
Route 6 – Art Between the Coast & Misgav
10 am Artist talk and demonstration at the Koby Sibony Studio, Kibbutz Lohamei HaGeta’ot
12 pm Artist talk at the Hasi Fiber Studio at Bustan HaGalil
3 pm Artist talk and demonstration with Paula Rykin from the Tin-Time Studio in Gilon
Child-Friendly
Route 7 – Art Between Fassuta & Sasa
10 am Artist talk and demonstration at Walied Khoury’s Workshop & Gallery in Fassuta
12 pm Artist talk and demonstration at the Varda Yatom Gallery in Kibbutz Sasa
Local Recommendation: We recommend stopping for a scoop of the best Galilean ice cream at Buza Ice Cream in Kibbutz Sasa
Route 8 – Art Between Sasa & Fassuta
12 pm Artist talk and demonstration at the Varda Yatom Gallery in Kibbutz Sasa
2 pm Artist talk and demonstration at Walied Khoury’s Workshop & Gallery in Fassuta
3:30 pm Visit the Rima House
Local Recommendation: We recommend eating by reservation in advance at Aviva Khoury’s
