The Jerusalem Studio School
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The Jerusalem Studio School is a private art school
located in Jerusalem, Israel
. Founded by artist Israel Hershberg
in 1998, the Jerusalem Studio School offers rigorous training in drawing and painting within the figurative art
tradition. It is the first school in Israel that focuses on realist painting.
The young school has already attracted wide attention and produced "first-rate" painters including Sharon Etgar and Rita Natarova.
The Jerusalem Studio School offers full-time training in its “master class,” a two to four year program with a primary emphasis on drawing and painting the human figure. The class is composed of roughly 40 applicants from Israel and abroad that are chosen for outstanding talent, commitment and motivation. Students work five days a week in north-lit studios with the option of continued study in the evenings. There are also seven independent studios for advanced students. The focus of study is on working from the live model, though students also work on still-life, landscape, copying from the old masters, and compositional themes. Studies are augmented by an evening lecture series, exhibitions and demonstrations from visiting artists throughout the academic year.
The Jerusalem Studio School also offers part-time study in drawing and painting in its Continuing Studies Program, with no prior experience required. In the spring, the school holds the Jerusalem Landscape Painting Marathon, a two-week workshop open to the public and taught by a visiting artist. It also organizes courses of study in the summer, both in Jerusalem and in Italy.
The Jerusalem Studio School “Hall of Casts” is an on-site gallery collection of 33 plaster casts which span nearly 3000 years of art history, representing examples of sculptures by Donatello
, Michelangelo
, and Luca della Robbia
along with ancient Roman and Greek sculptures. The only such cast collection in Israel, they were obtained from the Giust Gallery in Woburn, MA, which specializes in exclusive replicas from original Pietro Caproni
molds. Acquired for educational purposes within the school programs, the collection can also be visited by the public.*
Art school
Art school is a general term for any educational institution with a primary focus on the visual arts, especially illustration, painting, photography, sculpture, and graphic design. The term applies to institutions with elementary, secondary, post-secondary or undergraduate, or graduate or...
located in Jerusalem, Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
. Founded by artist Israel Hershberg
Israel Hershberg
Israel Hershberg is a figurative painter who lives and works in Jerusalem, Israel. Hershberg is head of the Jerusalem Studio School.-Biography:...
in 1998, the Jerusalem Studio School offers rigorous training in drawing and painting within the figurative art
Figurative art
Figurative art, sometimes written as figurativism, describes artwork—particularly paintings and sculptures—which are clearly derived from real object sources, and are therefore by definition representational.-Definition:...
tradition. It is the first school in Israel that focuses on realist painting.
The young school has already attracted wide attention and produced "first-rate" painters including Sharon Etgar and Rita Natarova.
The Jerusalem Studio School offers full-time training in its “master class,” a two to four year program with a primary emphasis on drawing and painting the human figure. The class is composed of roughly 40 applicants from Israel and abroad that are chosen for outstanding talent, commitment and motivation. Students work five days a week in north-lit studios with the option of continued study in the evenings. There are also seven independent studios for advanced students. The focus of study is on working from the live model, though students also work on still-life, landscape, copying from the old masters, and compositional themes. Studies are augmented by an evening lecture series, exhibitions and demonstrations from visiting artists throughout the academic year.
The Jerusalem Studio School also offers part-time study in drawing and painting in its Continuing Studies Program, with no prior experience required. In the spring, the school holds the Jerusalem Landscape Painting Marathon, a two-week workshop open to the public and taught by a visiting artist. It also organizes courses of study in the summer, both in Jerusalem and in Italy.
The Jerusalem Studio School “Hall of Casts” is an on-site gallery collection of 33 plaster casts which span nearly 3000 years of art history, representing examples of sculptures by Donatello
Donatello
Donato di Niccolò di Betto Bardi , also known as Donatello, was an early Renaissance Italian artist and sculptor from Florence...
, Michelangelo
Michelangelo
Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni , commonly known as Michelangelo, was an Italian Renaissance painter, sculptor, architect, poet, and engineer who exerted an unparalleled influence on the development of Western art...
, and Luca della Robbia
Luca della Robbia
Luca della Robbia was an Italian sculptor from Florence, noted for his terra-cotta roundels.Luca Della Robbia developed a pottery glaze that made his creations more durable in the outdoors and thus suitable for use on the exterior of buildings. His work is noted for its charm rather than the drama...
along with ancient Roman and Greek sculptures. The only such cast collection in Israel, they were obtained from the Giust Gallery in Woburn, MA, which specializes in exclusive replicas from original Pietro Caproni
Pietro Caproni
Pietro Paulo Caproni was founder and co-owner of PP Caproni & Brother, Boston, Massachusetts, manufacturers of plaster reproductions of classical and contemporary statues...
molds. Acquired for educational purposes within the school programs, the collection can also be visited by the public.*
External links
- Jerusalem Studio School website
- The Jerusalem Studio School blog with articles on teachers, workshops, events, galleries
- Green, David. "Master of the Class," The Jerusalem Report, February 5, 1998, pp. 42–44.
- Hausman, Tamar. "Getting It All Figured Out," Haaretz, March 16, 2001.
- Israel Hershberg website of recent paintings