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<\/span><\/p>\nFrom their crowdfunding site:<\/p>\n
“Ken Le-Snunit” – The Swallow\u2019s Nest Center<\/strong><\/p>\n We are two artists who hope to establish, together with you, The Swallow\u2019s Nest center: a studio for workshops and seminars bringing together art, environmentalism, and multiculturalism, in collaboration with artists from Israel and from around the world. Based in Kufr Kara, The Swallow\u2019s Nest will build bridges and foster conversations within and between the local Arab and Jewish populations, and other global communities.\u00a0 Environmental Art for the Community<\/strong><\/p>\n As a couple, we care deeply about art, nature, and the connections between the two. We want to share this love with the communities around us. We believe in the importance of an encounter between the artist and the local environment, for the benefit of the community. Our extensive knowledge and experience, gained over many years of community-oriented work, will allow us to foster connections that will contribute to the local populations, and link them to other communities in Israel and around the world.<\/p>\n The Swallow\u2019s Nest<\/strong><\/p>\n Located on a hilltop and overlooking a beautiful valley, The Swallow\u2019s Nest center, built with your collaboration, will serve as the base for a range of artistic practices in the surrounding landscape, and for the creation of local, artistically minded, ecological environments. These will serve as inspiration for local and global artists visiting our residency program, in which they will take part in the magical process of community building through multicultural and environmental art practices.<\/p>\n Community Building<\/strong><\/p>\n The Swallow\u2019s Nest will host art classes and workshops for children, teenagers, women, families, groups, and individuals with special needs, working with a variety of materials and techniques, and in collaboration with visiting artists, focusing on sustainability, environmental issues, and cultural encounter.\u00a0
Rania Akel: Born in Kufr Kara in Israel, Rania is a multidisciplinary artist, sculptor, painter, curator, and director of artist workshops in Israel and around the world. Additionally, she works as an environmental educator and has extensive experience teaching art to diverse populations, bringing together art and practices of sustainability.\u00a0
Said Affassi: Born in Morocco, Said is an artist, art critic, and author of a number of titles on art and philosophy. For many years he has served as the director of the International Visual Arts Festival in Fez. He instructs a variety of art workshops.<\/p>\n
Additionally, we will initiate and hosts events for cultural exposure and exchange, discussing art, poetry, literature, and music, and featuring local initiatives.\u00a0
The Swallow\u2019s Nest will contribute to the economic development of Kufr Kara, as well as to its cultural life, for the local population and for other communities in the region.<\/p>\n