Bewerber:innenprofil:
Der Open Call richtet sich an jüdische und antisemitismuskritische Studierende sowie junge Erwachsene (bis 39 Jahre). Insbesondere angesprochen sind Personen, die eine künstlerische Laufbahn anstreben, sowie Alumni von Kunsthochschulen und solche, die aufgrund von Boykottaufrufen aus künstlerischen Räumen ausgeschlossen wurden. Ebenso willkommen sind alle, die sich vor dem 7. Oktober in künstlerischen oder kreativen Gruppen engagiert haben und dies nun nicht mehr tun können, sowie diejenigen, die sich mit den Betroffenen verbunden fühlen und ähnliche Erfahrungen teilen.

Angebot:
Im Rahmen der Jüdische Kunstschule Berlin haben die Teilnehmenden die Möglichkeit, an einer Masterclass und verschiedenen Workshops teilzunehmen, die von international erfolgreichen Künstler:innen geleitet werden. Das Programm umfasst eine Vielzahl künstlerischer Disziplinen, darunter Bildende Kunst, Literatur und performative Künste. Die Mentor:innen aus verschiedenen Disziplinen bringen ihre Expertise ein, um die ausgewählten Teilnehmenden bei der Entwicklung und Umsetzung ihrer Projektideen zu unterstützen. Die in der Jüdischen Kunstschule Berlin geschaffenen „artistic safer spaces“ bieten Raum für intensiven Austausch, künstlerische Weiterentwicklung und persönliche Reflexion. Viele der Kurse werden auf Englisch angeboten. Die einzelnen Angebote finden sowohl an einzelnen Tagen als auch in mehrtägigen Blöcken im Zeitraum von der ersten Novemberwoche 2024 bis zum 2. Februar 2025 statt. Die genauen Termine werden noch bekannt gegeben. Die Teilnahme am Programm ist kostenfrei; die Teilnehmenden sind jedoch selbst für die Kosten ihrer Übernachtung in Berlin verantwortlich.

Programm-Highlights:
• Masterclasses
• Workshops und Inputs in verschiedenen Kunstsparten
• Möglichkeiten zur Vernetzung in einem engagierten und inspirierenden Umfeld
• Bereitstellung von Workspaces, Ateliers und Studios
• Öffentliche Präsentation der erarbeiteten Projekte im Rahmen einer Abschlussausstellung und Präsentation Interdisziplinärer Arbeiten
Bewerbung: Die Bewerbungsunterlagen sollten folgende Bestandteile umfassen:
1. Ein Motivationsschreiben und (optional) ein künstlerisches Vorhaben (max. 200 Wörter), das die Beweggründe für die Teilnahme an der Jüdische Kunstschule Berlin darlegt.
2. Ein Lebenslauf (CV). Falls vorhanden mit Portfolio, Videos oder anderweitige Dokumentation bisheriger Arbeiten oder Projekte (max. 10 Din A4- Seiten, max. 10 MB, PDF-Datei).
3. Das ausgefüllte Bewerbungsformular.

Die Bewerbungen gehen an: curator@neue-soziale-plastik.org 
Bewerbungsschluss: 15. Oktober 2024

 

Die Teilnehmer:innenanzahl der einzelnen Klassen ist begrenzt. Es werden je nach Klasse zwischen 5-15 Personen zugelassen.

Wir freuen uns auf die Einsendungen und werden zeitnah Rückmeldung geben.

Die Jüdische Kunstschule Berlin ist ein Pilotprojekt des Instituts für Neue Soziale Plastik (INSP) in Kooperation mit der Jüdischen Studierendenunion Deutschland (JSUD), der Universität der Künste Berlin (UdK) und unterstützt durch Dagesh - Jüdische Kunst im Kontext. Gefördert wird die JKB von der Senatsverwaltung für Kultur und Gesellschaftlichen Zusammenhalt.

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Download Bewerbungsformular/ Application Form

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ENG: The Jewish Art School Berlin (JKB) is run by internationally renowned artists, including Victoria Hanna, David Adika and Yehudit Sasportas, for Jewish students and young adults (until 39 Years old) who are critical of anti-Semitism. Masterclasses and workshops in various disciplines, such as performing and visual arts, are intended to promote the artistic development of art students, alumni and people interested in art. New networks and perspectives on the art and cultural sector are to be facilitated in this way. The classes are free of charge. The choice of topics is free.

 

At a very challenging time for Jewish creative workers and those critical of anti-Semitism, we not only support individual creative development, but also provide positive impetus to the art world and its institutions in order to create sustainable structures for the exchange of artistic perspectives and counteract anti-Semitic incidents in the university, artistic and institutional context. The ‘Artistic Safer Spaces’ of the Jewish Art School Berlin enables exchange, creative development and culminates in a presentation of the developed projects in a renowned cultural venue in Berlin. An artistic background of the participants is desirable, but not a prerequisite.​​

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PROGRAMME

 

The names of the artistic directors and time periods of the individual masterclasses will be announced step by step from mid-September. Applications are now being accepted. Atelier Spaces, dance studios and writing workshops will be available during the masterclasses and workshops.

 

VISUAL ARTS
David Adika
(Photographer and Head of the Photography Department at Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design Jerusalem)

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Format und Inhalt: Identities & Human Rights
his workshop will explore the intricate relationship between photography, identity, and human rights. Participants will engage in critical discussions on photography’s role in representing reality and shaping diverse identities while reflecting on the intersections of these identities with human rights and equality. We will examine contemporary photography projects that challenge and expand traditional views of reality through a pluralistic lens, recognizing equality and human rights as fundamental values and guiding principles. By exploring various identity expressions across different spheres of life, we will focus on “the missing image”— a visual representation that reveals what is often overlooked or unseen. Participants will be encouraged to develop a personal project that captures reality through the lens of one or more identity perspectives. Throughout the workshop, we will embark on both individual and collective visual journeys, including city walks to visit photography exhibitions. We aim to create shared, empowering experiences that foster a deeper understanding of how photography can reflect and amplify diverse identities.

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Online: Between 4th of November 2024 and 14th of November 2024 introduction, presentation and discussion of initial project ideas

Live: 20th & 21th of November 2024 from 10:00-18:00, 22nd & 24th of November 2024 from 08:30 - 15:00, start of practical implementation, project evaluation, group exchange, short presentation of initial results for final exhibition

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Number of participants:  a maximum of 10 people

 

SCULPTURE
Hilla Toony Navok
(sculptor, Prof. in sculpture at Bezalel and Shenkar College)

Format und Inhalt:  Art seeking shelter
When and where do we feel protected, and when do we feel exposed?
How quickly do we transition from one state to the other?
Our sense of safety and vulnerability as human beings and artists in our everyday surroundings will be key points in the workshop. Through a series of sculptural actions in city public spaces such as -  the campus, the way home, the shopping mall, ect. we will explore sculpture that emerges from the connection between the environment and our immediate bodily sensations.
Participants will experiment with temporary installations in urban spaces, engaging in discussions and presentations in the studio and in a long-term personal project.

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Online: Between 4th of November 2024 and 21st of November 2024 Introduction, presentation and discussion of initial project ideas

Live: 27th & 28th of November from 10:00-18:00, 29th of November & 1st of December from 08:30 - 15:00

Start of practical implementation, project evaluation, group exchange, short presentation of initial results for final exhibition.

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number of participants:  a maximum of 7 people

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PAINTING
Yehudit Sasportas (painter, video artist and Senior Professor at the department of Fine Art)
Jossef Krispel (painter and Head of the Department of Fine Arts at Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, Jerusalem)

 

Format und Inhalt:  Hunting Images
The idea of pursuing and hunting images as a principle for the artistic painting action. How does painting respond to applications, networks and features that reality is embedded in? What is the role of painting in relation to the truth? Do they carry any duty or morality of the subjects depicted? Since the dawn of time painters have been motivated by inventing images in relation to reality. When it comes to figuration of images, a complete set of questions is considered in the act of painting. In this intense workshop we will examine the interrelationship between capturing representations versus questions of studio-action and pictorial solutions.

Online: Between 04.11.2024 and 1.12.2024 Introduction, presentation and discussion of initial project ideas.
 

Online: 2nd-& 6th Dec 2024 from 15:00-18:00

Start of practical implementation, project evaluation, group exchange, short presentation of initial results for final exhibition​

Live: 4 & 5 Dec 2024 from 10:00-18:00, 6 & 8 Dec 2024 from 08:30 - 15:00

Start of practical implementation, project evaluation, group exchange, short presentation of initial results for final exhibition​

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Number of participants:  a maximum of 10 people

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LITERATURE
Lana Lux
(autor, actor and jury member of the openmike 2024)
 

Format und Inhalt: UPCOMING

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Online: By arrangement it is possible to complete the course online

Live: ​ January 9th, 16th, 23rd and 30th, 2025 from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m
A working space will be provided for the month of January

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number of participants:  a maximum of 5 people

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ACTING/ THEATRE with Adriana Altaras (Actress, Director, Autor)​

Format and content: 
In this workshop we will deal with material that “implant” themselves in us – words that accompany us, music that have shaped us or paintings that find a special resonance in us. Sometimes it's just individual sentences, sometimes a song: "Tradition... Without tradition, our lives would be just as uncertain as..." (from the musical Anatevka), "Once I'm rich and dead" (book title by Maxim Biller) , "If God has all the truth in his right hand..." (from Lessing's Nathan the Wise), "I think of..." (from Heine's Night Thoughts). Based on these and similar texts, as well as our personal being since October 7th, 2023 and everything related to it, we are improvising our own texts. We try out, improvise, play with words or emotions – monologues, dialogues or performances. What matters is that it comes from within, is self-made and true. Finally, we will perform the results and experience the strength of our own words.
 

Live: ​9th-12th of december from 10:00-18:00, 13th,
15th of december from 08:30 - 15:00

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Number of participants:  a maximum of 10 people

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DRAMATURGY/ DIRECTING
Yael Ronen
(Author and director for theatre and film/television)

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Format und Inhalt: UPCOMING

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Live: ​10.01.-14.02.2025
Beginn praktische Umsetzung, Projektevaluation, Gruppenaustausch, Kurzpräsentation erster Ergebnisse für Abschluspräsentation

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number of participants:  a maximum of 7 people

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DANCE/ CHOREOGRAPHY
Yasmeen Godder
(Choreographer and Dancer)

 

Format und Inhalt: UPCOMING

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Live: 20th-23rd of January from 10:00-18:00, 24th, 26th of January
from 08:30 - 15:00, First of december 2024 from 10:00-18:00

Start of practical implementation, project evaluation, group exchange, short presentation of initial results for final exhibition
 

number of participants:  a maximum of 7 people

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PERFORMANCE/ MUSIC with Victoria Hanna (multidisciplinary artist, musician, performer)

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Format und Inhalt: UPCOMING

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Live: ​27.02-30.02.2025: Beginning of practical implementation, project evaluation, group exchange, short presentation of initial results for the final performance, which will take place together with Victoria Hanna.

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number of participants:  a maximum of 6 people​

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Film with Nir Ferber (Shortfilm Curator, Prof. in Filmtheorie, Senior Programmer)

Präsenz: ​ 19.01.2025 von 14:00-18:00 Uhr

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OPEN CALL

 

APPLICATION FOR THE JEWISH ART SCHOOL BERLIN. SEMESTER FROM NOVEMBER 2024 - FEBRUARY 2025

 

Applicant profile:

The Open Call is aimed at Jewish students and young adults who are critical of anti-Semitism. In particular, it is aimed at people who aspire to a career in the arts, as well as alumni of art academies and those who have been excluded from artistic spaces due to calls for a boycott. Equally welcome are all those who were involved in artistic or creative groups before 7 October and can no longer do so, as well as those who feel connected to those affected and share similar experiences.

 

Offer:

As part of the Jewish Art School Berlin, participants have the opportunity to take part in a masterclass and various workshops led by internationally successful artists. The programme covers a variety of artistic disciplines, including visual arts, literature and performative arts. The mentors from various disciplines contribute their expertise to support the selected participants in the development and realisation of their project ideas. The ‘artistic safer spaces’ created at the Jewish Art School Berlin offer space for intensive exchange, artistic development and personal reflection. Many of the courses are offered in English. The individual courses will take place both on individual days and in blocks of several days in the period from the first week of November 2024 to 2 February 2025. The exact dates are yet to be announced. Participation in the programme is free of charge; however, participants are responsible for their own accommodation in Berlin.

 

Programme highlights:

- Masterclasses

- Workshops and inputs in various art disciplines

- Networking opportunities in a committed and inspiring environment

- Provision of workspaces, studios and ateliers

- Public presentation of the projects developed as part of a final exhibition and presentation of interdisciplinary work

 

Application:

The application documents should include the following components:
1. A letter of motivation and (optionally) an artistic project (max. 200 words) explaining the reasons for participating in the Jewish Art School Berlin.

2. A curriculum vitae (CV). If available, a portfolio, videos or other documentation of previous works or projects (max. 10 A4 pages, max. 10 MB, PDF file).

3. The completed application form. 

 

Applications should be sent to: curator@neue-soziale-plastik.org

Application deadline: 15th of october 2024

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The number of participants in each class is limited. Depending on the class, between 5-15 people are admitted.

 

We look forward to receiving the submissions and will respond promptly.

The Jewish Art School Berlin is a pilot project of the Institute for New Social Sculpture (INSP) in cooperation with the Jewish Student Union Germany (JSUD), the Berlin University of the Arts (UdK) and supported by Dagesh – Jewish Art in Context. The JKB is supported by the Senatsverwaltung für Kultur und Gesellschaftlichen Zusammenhalt.