Draft:Trumpeldor Gallery

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• Comment: What has been written in reliable sources about the gallery by people -- curators, art critics/journalists/historians, etc -- whose opinions are worth noting and who are unrelated to and entirely independent of the gallery? Hoary (talk) 05:26, 22 September 2024 (UTC)

Trumpeldor Gallery is located at 19, Trumpeldor Street in the Old City of Beersheba, Israel^[1].^[2] The gallery was funded by Ben Gurion University of the Negev, the municipality of Beersheba, Kivunim, and the Rashi Foundation^[1], and is managed by Ben Gurion University’s Department of the Arts. The gallery’s motto is “Quality, but friendly art”.

The gallery mounts different exhibitions changing every three months, including group exhibitions, solo exhibitions and joint projects with guest curators. The gallery acts as a "lab" for curatorship and contemporary art for the student community and promotes youth creativity. The gallery also functions as a community center, hosting cultural events, workshops and artist talks open to the general public from the South of Israel and the surrounding area. Admission to the gallery and the events taking place there is free of charge.

The gallery is an integral part of the city’s historical and cultural landscape. It is housed in an old Ottoman building listed for conservation, which is a focal point for the study of the history of the city and the history of settlement in the South. The gallery works hand-in-hand with the Old City Community Administration and taking part in events taking place in the Old City.