The Plumas Art Foundation supports local creative work in the field of Plastic Arts and acts to enhance the artists’ standing in the art institutions and communal spaces in Israel.
The Foundation provides open artist grants and promotes research projects to enrich the discourse in the art field.
Foundation Announcements
The emergency project – purchasing works of art for public institutions – has been completed
The Plumas Foundation congratulates the artists whose works were purchased and installed in public institutions, as part of an emergency project by the Foundation and the Association of Plastic Artists: Nir Shafran, Sigal Rak Viente, Hillel Roman, Daria Konshtik, Olga Kundina, Ilya Kagan, Bar From, Noa Pardo, Shunit Flako-Zaritsky, Nitzan Feld, Yael Serlin, Belu-Simion Fainaru, Andre Stashinski, Hanna Sahar, Orly Sever, Guy Nissenhaus, Karam Natour, Rotem Manor, Michal Mozes, Michael Liani, Guy Levy, Avital Cnaani, Inbal Cohen-Hamo, Adir Cohen, Karine Jancourt, Shade Twafra, Tamir Chen, Ofra Wolf, Omri Danino, Chomi Gruman, Raz Gama, Noga Bar Haim, Karim Abu Shakra, Nasrin Abu Baker, Yuval Atzili, Liraz Anker Levy, Hanita Ilan, Yonatan Ullman, Vered Aharonovitch.
For the project page on the Plastic Artists Association website please click here.
Grants 2024
The Plumas Art Foundation congratulates the recipients of the 2024 grants.
The artists’ names can be found in “Annual Reviews“.
A joint emergency project by the Plumas Foundation and the Association of Plastic Artists for the acquisition of works of art
An open call has been published for professional artists to propose completed works of art to be purchased by public institutions throughout the country.
The Foundation will award between 20-28 purchase grants for a total of 18,000 ISh each.
For details: https://igud-omanim.org/
Artist grants application process – June 2024 update
We are pleased to announce that Phase I of the evaluation of the portfolios submitted for the Foundation grants has ended. 661 applications were received, of which 50 artists will be selected.
Each of the portfolios was submitted anonymously to the evaluation of 3 Lectors who examined the portfolio individually. The Foundation team is now analyzing the results which will be forwarded to the Foundation’s Board to select the winners.
Answers about moving to Phase II will be delivered by email, in a personal letter to each artist, in the first week of July. Good luck!
Emergency Studio grants
The Plumas Foundation announces a new collaboration with the Plastic Artists Association for the award of Emergency Studio grants to plastic artists, following the war consequences. Please find details, a call for proposals and the submission form here.
Emergency support
The Plumas Foundation is a partner in supporting emergency aid activities for plastic artists following the 7/10 war, in the following projects:
- Equipping the Be’eri Gallery in Tel Aviv – in cooperation with the Association of Plastic Artists, led by Revital Ben Asher Peretz.
- A residency program in Old Jaffa for artists who had to evacuate their homes – in cooperation with the Association of Plastic Artists, led by Varda Givoli.
- A retreat for artists from the southern region – in collaboration with Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, led by Prof. Maayan Amir.
- Awarding emergency grants to artists who were evacuated from their homes due to the war, in cooperation with the “Art at Dawn” Foundation and the Association of Plastic Artists.
The Art at Dawn Open Call, more details and the Application Form may be found here.
Grants 2023
The Plumas Art Foundation congratulates the recipients of the 2023 grants.
The artists’ names can be found in “Annual Reviews“.
Commiserating with the suffering of all the victims of the attack in the South
At the Plumas Art Foundation, we bend our heads in profound sorrow and empathy for the pain of those injured, kidnapped, and missing, and the families whose loved ones’ lives have been so cruelly severed in “Ottef Gaza.”
The Foundation will join the Plastic Artists’ Union and other aid initiatives to accompany the artists of the South in the process of rebuilding their lives and work/
Applying for a grant for groups of artists
In addition to applying for individual grants, in 2024 artists’ groups will be able to apply, through a dedicated form. The accepted number of artists in a group application: two to 20. The group will submit works created through the joint work of the group members.
Gender language
The above and all of the Foundation’s texts are intended for all genders.