Artis
Program: Jewish
Area of Work: Arts
Grant Purpose: New York Programs
Overview
Based in New York City, Artis is an independent organization that supports contemporary artists from Israel whose work addresses aesthetic, social, and political questions that inspire reflection and debate. Through competitive grant programs, Artis works closely with art institutions worldwide to support exhibitions, residencies, innovative projects, and research about artists from Israel. Artis fosters partnerships and cultural exchange opportunities–such as study trips to Israel, seminars, and workshops–for art professionals to gain a deep understanding of art practice and art discourse in Israel, and to make connections to discourse in New York and internationally. Artis regularly hosts public and online programs to provide opportunities for dialogue with artists from Israel. Artis has an office and resource library in Tel Aviv.
Grant
Purpose: To support programs in New York or involving artists, curators and arts writers from New York.
Artis organizes 15 programs in New York annually, including public programs, artist talks, screenings, and presentations. Artis also organizes curatorial workshops and seminars in New York and Tel Aviv. Through its grant programs, Artis supports artist residencies and exhibitions at art institutions internationally, with recent support for exhibitions at major museums in New York, Chicago, Detroit, Washington DC, Amsterdam, Berlin, Zurich, and Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Impact
Since 2004, Artis has provided $2.25 million in grants to over 300 artists at international art institutions, reaching audiences in 80 cities across 6 continents.
