Seeking Head of the Master of Fine Arts program

Application deadline: April 13, 2017

Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design 
Office of the President
Mount Scopus, PO Box 24046
Jerusalem 91240
Israel

www.bezalel.ac.il

For a 4 year tenure beginning October 1, 2017

Bezalel, established in 1906, is a unique art institution and a leader in teaching and research in the fields of art, design, and architecture. Bezalel is committed to training future generations of outstanding artists and designers in Israel to lead ethical, aesthetic, and intellectual change in the Israeli and global arena.

The MFA program (situated in Tel Aviv) consists of 50 students with personal studios. The program integrates studio work, critical studies and encounters with artists, researchers, leading critics and curators from both Israel and abroad.

The program, established 16 years ago, offers a supportive and challenging environment that nurtures the creative, critical and professional development of its participants. It also enjoys collaboration, information exchange and joint workshops and exhibitions with parallel programs worldwide.

The program includes young artists who work in painting, sculpture, photography, installation and new media. It seeks to train creative artists to a high level and to prepare them to take an active and successful part in the Israeli and international art scenes.

The Candidate must be a PhD or a Professor of Practice.

Candidates who see themselves as suitable for the position are invited to send a summary of their resume, outstanding international activity related to the field, outlook pertaining to the activities of the program and its management, portfolio, and certificates of education, to:

The Office of the President, Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, Mount Scopus, PO Box 24046, Jerusalem 91240, Israel.

Or by email: [email protected]

For questions and inquiries please contact: Anat Malka, Search Committee Coordinator, by email: [email protected]

*Submissions to and discussions of the Search Committee will be kept fully confidential. The Committee does not guarantee that each candidate will be called before the Committee. The Committee is permitted to invite candidates whose names have not been submitted by outside parties.