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The Jessy Cohen Group
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Meir Tati
Based
in Tel aviv is the head of community and eduction program at Moby,
museum of bat yam Israel, he has shown extensively in Israel, such as
The Israeli Center For Digital Art, Kav 16 gallery, Jerusalem Museum,
Gutman Museum, CCA Tel Aviv. He has also exhibited internationally at
the CCA Andratx Art Center, Mallorca, Rohad Contemporary,
Copenhagen, Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography, Tokyo, Japan, FADO
Performance Art Center, Toronto, Canada, Moscow International Biannual
For Young Art, Moscow, Russia, Istanbul Biannual, Turkey.
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Maayan Sheleff
She
is an independent curator based in Tel Aviv. Until recently she was the
Curator at the Center for Contemporary Art, Tel Aviv, and assistant
Director at the international Curatorial Studies Program of the
Kibbutzim College of Education and the CCA. She curated various projects
in different venues and in the public sphere, among them at the
Metropolitan Museum of Photography, Tokyo, and the Bloomfiled Science
Museum in Jerusalem. Sheleff was the director and chief curator of Line
16, a community gallery for contemporary art, and co- curator of ARTLV-
the 1st Yaffo - Tel- Aviv Biennial. She was selected to participate in
Artport residency, Tel- Aviv (2012-2013) won ISCP’s (International
Studio& curatorial program, NY) 2012 Curator Award, and participated
in ICI’s (Independent curators international, NY) curatorial intensive (
2010). She teaches curating and social practice in the Kibbutzim
College of Education and at the Sam Spiegel Film and Television school,
Jerusalem. Her projects explore social and political issues through
participatory practices, at the intersection of art and technology.
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Eyal Danon
Director and chief curator of the Israeli Centre for Digital Art, Holon.
Curated and Co-curated different exhibitions and projects including the
"Hilchot Shechnim" series, “Liminal Spaces” project, “Free Radicals”,
“Weizman Rally”, Jessy Cohen project and more
(www.digitalartlab.org.il). Director and founding member of the AYAM
association that operates the project Autobiography of a City in Jaffa
(www.jaffaproject.org). Co-Editor of the online art, culture and media
magazine Maarav ( www.maarav.org.il). |
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Gilly Karjevsky
Gilly
is a
cultural planner and curator working on projects in the public realm.
She lives and works in Tel Aviv-Jaffa. She Holds MA in Narrative
Environments from Central Saint Martins. Since working as cultural
planner Gilly has led projects, workshops, panels and research papers
all looking at different strategies and tactics for urban renewal
through arts and culture. Recently, Gilly has been working on policy
papers for municipalities, municipal artist-residency projects and as
advisor to various independent art groups. |
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Mai Omer
Works at the Israeli Center for Digital Art as director of Video Archive which focuses on media art from the Middle East, Europe, and the Balkans,
creates an area for research and functions as a space for gathering
valuable data and resources for contemporary art curators, writers and
theorists. |
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Meirav
Meirav is 44, mother to one, and resident of Holon. She holds and MA in
Social Work and Group Moderation. Works at the wellfare department in
Holon municipality, leading volunteer projects and community work. |
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Omer David
He
is 33, and resdient of Holon. He has been director of the community
center in Jessy Cohen since 2011, where he was running the cantor sports
center prior to that. Omer used to work as teacher of sports and a
basketball referee. Hold a BA in Physical Ed. and an MA in Management
and Educational systems organization. In the frame of his work, Omer
serves all ages of the community in Jessy Cohen from three months to
100+, in finding safe and educational programs, and proper solutions to
their needs. |
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Ran Kasmy-Ilan
Works at the Israeli Center for Digital Art as curator and director of Education Program. The educational program aims at increasing the visibility
and involvement of the Israeli Center for Digital Art in the communities
of Holon. Through the implementation of artistic tools and methods,
programs are geared towards building social responsibility, and youth
agency. |
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