The Oasis Art Gallery plans new Exhibits

On April 29, the Gallery hosted 10 Palestinian and Jewish artists from around the country. Some were new to the village and its educational work. The participants held a brainstorming session, and the outcome will hopefully be new artworks to be displayed in the hotel outdoor area.

During the COVID lockdowns, the gallery courtyard became an alternate space for artists’ workshops. The result is that the courtyard has become a beautiful space, graced by small statues and installations that are a sort of permanent exhibit, open for viewing even when the gallery is closed.

Dyana Shalufi Rizek, the gallery curator, is reaching out. In May, she was invited to meet with the artists Assaf Rahat and Ohad Shaaltiel in Assaf’s studio. The two artists visited the Oasis Art Gallery in the beginning of July, and the three discussed ideas for creating a program to bring Arab and Jewish children together through art.

Several exhibitions are planned for the coming months:

“Confusion” – an exhibition on the theme of the attempt to discern reality "in an era of fake facts" opened on August 1, and will be on display until October.

“Climate Change: Global and Local” – this exhibition is in the early planning stages and is scheduled to open in November until the end of January 2022.

A new studio has been opened at the gallery: “Promoting Intercultural Encounters Through Art.” The idea to open this studio has been a long-time dream, and it will be realized in a space formerly used as a storage room for the primary school. The studio will be open to all sorts of artists – local and international.

In addition, the gallery will host creative workshops together with professional artists and teachers, as well as artistic encounters in which groups from diverse backgrounds and ages will be invited to take advantage of the village’s wonderful natural location to come together and, through the medium of art, explore their personal and collective identities, and their perspectives of the other.