2009 Newsletters
- Newsletter: AIDA Newsletter January 2009
- Newsletter: AIDA Newsletter Fall 2009
2009 Events
- Feb 14 - June 7, 2009: "From the Melting Pot into the Fire: Contemporary Ceramics in Israel" exhibited at the Mint Museum of Craft + Design in Charlotte, NC.
- March 5 - 31, 2009: "A Shared Perspective" exhibited at Rosenbaum Contemporary gallery at Boca Raton, FL. The exhibit included the works of 11 AIDA artists, Talila Abraham, Nati Amoils, Einat Cohen, Avital Coorsh, Nirit Dekel, Anat Gelbard, Noa Goren Amir, Yehudit Katz Omer Lior, Galya Rosenfeld and Orly Wexler. For more information click here.
- May 11 - 22, 2009: AIDA sponsored a ceramics workshop in Israel led by ceramic artist, Michael Sherrill, at Giv’at Haviva Institute and Tel Aviv Museum of Art. Click here to view pictures from the workshop.
- June 5 - July 10, 2009: Sergey Bunkov's exhibited at the National Liberty Museum, Philadelphia, PA.
- June 7 - 19, 2009: In cooperation with Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts, AIDA supported scholarships for Avner Singer and Ester Beck.
- June 10 - 13, 2009: AIDA provided Boris Shpeizman a grant to participate in the Glass Art Society's Glass Fashion Show.
- June 11 - 14, 2009: Sergey Bunkov's exhibited with the Old City of Caesarea Gallery at SOFA SANTA FE.
- June 14 - 26, 2009: In cooperation with Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, AIDA supported a scholarship for Moshe Roas.
- June 21 - July 23, 2009: "A Shared Perspective" exhibited at The Barn Gallery at Stonover Farm, Lenox, MA. The exhibit included works by 14 AIDA artists, Talila Abraham, Nati Amoils, Sarit Assaf, Einat Cohen, Avital Coorsh, Vered Dayan, Nirit Dekel, Anat Gelbard, Noa Goren Amir, Yehudit Katz, Marcelle Klein, Omer Lior, Galya Rosenfeld and Orly Wexler. For more information click here.
- July 5 - 17, 2009: In cooperation with Penland School of Crafts AIDA supported a scholarship for Sarit Assaf.
- July 10 - 12, 2009: AIDA provided a scholarship for Orly Wexler to participate at the Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibit.
- November 6 - 8, 2009: AIDA exhibited “AIDA’s Gems- Israel’s Jewelers” at SOFA CHICAGO 2009. The exhibit, co-presented by Nancy & Jim Yaw, formerly of the Yaw Gallery, featured unique jewelry collections by AIDA alumni, Shay Lahover & Anat Gelbard and newcomers, Edda Vardimon, Michal Oren, Noa Tripp and Batia Wang. AIDA also presented two special projects, one featuring jewelry students from the Tel Hai Art Institute and other chess sets designed by recent graduates from the Shenkar College of Engineering and Design. As a unique addition, AIDA displayed an extraordinary presentation by Yvel. Founded in Israel in 1986 by Orna and Isaac Levy, Yvel continues a family tradition of creating exquisite high-end jewelry designs featuring pearls and gold.
- December 6: A silent auction of works by AIDA artists was featured during the Israel Cancer Association USA Membership Brunch.
- December 6: The Rosenbaum Contemporary gallery presented work by Avital Coorsh and Nirit Dekel during Tel Aviv’s 100 birthday at the Eden Roc hotel in Miami, FL. The event was hosted by the Israeli Consulate in Miami as part of Art Basel Miami.
- December 12 - 25: In partnership with Ceramic Artists Association of Israel AIDA sponsored a workshop in Israel led by ceramic artist, Akira Satake.