A unique art exhibit showcased the magnificent creations of burgeoning chareidi artists, and helped them launch their careers
On a sunny Sunday in late January, I head to Yerushalayim to tour a unique art exhibit showcasing the world of chareidi women, and explore the answer to this question.
The name of the exhibit, Yotzrot La’Or is a play on the Hebrew term yotz’ot la’or, describing the female artists (yotzrot, or creators) who are now “coming to light” and gaining their first exposure to the wider public.
This theme is subtly conveyed in the exhibition room itself. It’s an unfinished open space with bare concrete walls, a rough concrete floor, and an unfinished ceiling with light bulbs strung across the exposed metal pipes. Yet the room is large and airy, with floor to ceiling glass panels on the exterior wall, letting in an abundance of natural sunlight and a view of the bustling Rechov Yaffo.
Suddenly, I get it. The curators have brilliantly used this transformed raw space as the perfect backdrop to highlight the entire purpose of this exhibit. Yotzrot La’Or… The goal of this exhibit, and of the organization behind it — Yotzrim Sviva, created by Michal Rozner to advance and promote chareidi female artists — is to help still-raw artists polish their professional skill to make themselves into a marketable, sellable entity.
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