Ma’an lil-Hayat – L’Arche Bethlehem Ma’an lil-Hayat Center was established in 2009 in Bethlehem. It is considered the Palestinian partner for L’Arche International that seeks to create safe spaces for people with intellectual disabilities. The union brings together more than 160 partners worldwide who share principles of pluralism and acceptance, embracing all differences far away…
The “Needle Felting in Palestine” project was founded in 2015 by young artists Ramez Hanania and Oday Hreimi from Bethlehem. Unemployment and the need to create a job opportunity for Oday, the talented young artist, motivated him to search for a handicraft that would provide him with an income-generating job by investing his painting and…
Zaki Baboun is a full-time visual artist based in Beit Jala who specializes in painting on olive wood. He began his artistic career about 30 years ago in crafting olive wood souvenirs, a traditional Palestinian handicraft that has been very popular in the Bethlehem area for decades. For years, Zaki developed himself as a painter…
Sawsan Rishmawi from Beit Sahour began her career by joining the artistic courses organized by the International Center of Bethlehem – Dar Annadwa at the beginning of the second millennium. She was one of the first staff members recruited by Dar Annadwa to conduct field research and questionnaires in local schools and universities to study…
Reem Attieh lives in Aida refugee camp located near the northern entrance of Bethlehem. She graduated in 2014 from Dar al-Kalima College with a diploma in ceramic and glass. She discovered her artistic talent from an early age, and whenever someone asked her what she wanted to do in her future, she always answered she…
Randa Mansour, 27, obtained her associate diploma in Ceramic and Glass Art from Dar al-Kalima College in 2017. Since then, she has worked as an independent artist in her workshop, which she established near her family house in Beit Sahour. Research and experimenting may be a vital characteristic of her work; Randa has developed new…
Rajaa Barbarawi is a visual artist from Hebron. She carries a diploma in Art Education and a BA in Contemporary Fine Arts from Dar Al-Kalima University for Arts and Culture. Since receiving her Bachelor’s degree in 2018, she has been striving to apply for Art teaching jobs in public sector schools. Still, she has had…
Omar Hmeidat, 19, from Surif, Hebron province. He recently graduated from Dar Al-Kalima University with an associate diploma in Metalworking. He has joined the “Paltisana” Program, which seeks to develop local Palestinian artisans through providing technical and logistical support. Omar explains that his uncle, who works in the precious metal monitoring department in Hebron, has…
Since her childhood, Nancy Taweel from Beit Sahour has distinguished herself in painting and art which she inherited from her father, who practiced his art in architecture. She considers her father a significant source of inspiration and support for her artistic identity. After graduating from high school, Nancy was unable to study art due to…
Mervat Giacaman is an independent artisan from Bethlehem who works in her home workshop crafting glass and artifacts. She first explored handicrafts by chance when she participated in an intensive course in ceramic and glass art, organized by the International Center of Bethlehem – Dar Annadwa in 2003. Her need for work might have led…
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