Umm al-Fahm Art Gallery, Art gallery in Umm al-Fahm, Israel.
Umm al-Fahm Art Gallery is an art museum in Umm al-Fahm displaying works by Palestinian, Israeli, and international artists throughout the year. The venue presents rotating exhibitions featuring both emerging and established artists.
Sayid Abu Shaqra founded the gallery in 1996, partly driven by the death of his cousin, artist Asem Abu Shaqra, at 29, and by the 1994 Tel Aviv exhibition of Asem's remaining works. In July 2024 the Museums Council recognised it as a museum, making it the first contemporary art museum in Israel's Arab society. A planned new museum building, designed through a 2006 competition won by Amnon Bar Or, Lior Zionov and Lior Vitkin, was cancelled for lack of budget.
The gallery displays works by Palestinian artists and hosts workshops exploring local artistic traditions and contemporary expression. Visitors encounter regular seminars that engage with artistic perspectives and cultural themes shaping the community.
The gallery sits in the centre of Umm al-Fahm and serves as the starting point for guided walks through the town and its surroundings. Artworks are also placed in private homes, public buildings, shops and olive groves, so visitors walk the streets to find them and talk with residents. The building covers 1,700 square metres.
The museum collects and displays artworks documenting political and social experiences through various mediums including video installations and performance art. These works let visitors encounter complex contemporary themes through artistic perspectives.
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