“Local Mythology” ― Artist Liat Gilad from Studio Lil ― Ceramics, Goldsmithing, Art, Material & Spirit, Kibbutz Ga’aton
The exhibition will be open for visits from 10 am – 4 pm.
Gallery Talk “Local Mythology” & Demonstration Will Take Place at: 10 am & 1 pm
In the heart of the Western Galilee Mountains, in a place full of stories and legends, Liat Gilad’s Studio Lil operates ― a creative space where material holds a sign and memory.
In her works, Liat creates a personal language of symbols and images that range from amulets, ritual tools, archaeological objects and images from nature and the human body. Inspired by ancient cultures, traditional crafts and natural materials, she builds a contemporary visual world wrapped in layers of time.
As part of Open Gallery Saturday, Liat will present an installation in the studio that was created from a dialogue with the theme of the event ― “A Small Piece of Land”. Through objects, symbols, natural materials, and ceremonial images, the installation will examine the connection between man, land, memory, and language.
Alongside the installation, an inspiration corner will be built in the studio that will reveal some of the sources of the artist’s visual and material world: objects collected over the years, textures, symbols, natural materials, and images from different cultures ― a kind of personal map of influences that invites visitors to enter the creative process itself.
About the Artist & Studio:
Liat Gilad creates out of passion, love, and need. A graduate with a master’s degree in advanced crafts from the University of Brighton in England, she has participated in exhibitions across the country and her works have found a home in the US, Canada, Europe, Australia and around the world. Liat is a silver and gold jeweler, paints, photographs, weaves, sculpts in clay and earth, writes, and dreams of becoming a musician. The Studio Lil was founded in 2006 and has traveled between different countries and different communities until 4 years ago it settled in Kibbutz Ga’aton. The studio is a place where hands are always working and fingers like threads emerging from the heart, toiling in the quiet act of creation, and the realization of ideas and thoughts in material. Lil Studio offers three main areas of creation:
When? Saturday, July 18, 10 am – 4 pm
Gallery Talk & Demonstration: 10 am & 1 pm
Where? Studio Lil, Kibbutz Ga’aton
Price: Free admission with advance registration
Phone: 072-3941150
Liat Gilad creates out of passion, love, and need. A graduate with a master’s degree in advanced crafts from the University of Brighton in England, she has participated in exhibitions across the country and her works have found a home in the United States, Canada, Europe, Australia, and around the world. Liat is a silver and goldsmith, paints, photographs, weaves, sculpts in clay and earth, writes and dreams of becoming a musician.
Western Galilee Now is a registered non-profit grassroots organization (NGO) promoting awareness and appreciation for the region’s boutique wines, beers, food and produce, along with its cultural diversity, its historic traditions and the area’s scenic routes nestled between the mountains and the Mediterranean Sea acting as a Chamber of Commerce to boutique tourism operators in the region.
We expose the visitors to the unique heritage and hospitality through workshops, culinary events, art, music, guides tours, festivals and also through our Tourist Information Center in Akko, owned by JNF USA which we were chosen to operate since Jan. 2016.
Our vision is to develop local and foreign tourism based on close cooperation between all the interested parties in the region.
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