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Nirith Nelson (b.1968, Tel Aviv) is a contemporary art and design curator and art educator. She is the art director of the Residency Program of the Jerusalem Center for the Visual Arts.〔(About JCVA - The Jerusalem Center for the Visual Arts )〕 == Professional Life == Nelson studied Art History at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. During her studies for the master’s degree she began her work at the Israel Museum, where for nine years she practiced curatorial work and public speaking on art and design.〔(Nirith Nelson, M.F.A. Faculty Person ) Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design〕 She is on the faculty of the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design since 2000.〔 Since 2002, she developed and ran the JCVA Artists Residency program,〔 where she screens and invites international artists and curators and creates individually-tailored programs for each in line with their artistic interests. Special projects that enrich visiting artists as well as the local art milieu, including exhibitions, lectures, workshops and multidisciplinary seminars were initiated and encouraged. For 13 years,〔 she was the art advisor of the Jerusalem Foundation,〔The Jewish Week ("The Art Of The Intimate" )〕 where she was responsible for the selection, concept, and integration of artworks into Jerusalem’s urban landscape, and where she worked with both local and international artists. Nelson initiated innovative projects in visual as well as interdisciplinary arts throughout the city. Almost all projects were community-based and related to the human environment they were immersed in. Within this framework, Nirith Nelson initiated several successful projects such as the Dwek Gallery in Mishkenot Sha’ananim and the Art Cube Gallery at the Artists studios, which she managed artistically.〔The Jerusalem Foundation ("New Artistic Director at Artists’ Studios-Art Cube” )〕 She founded the Daniela Pasal Centre for Media Art,〔(BAM Visiting Curators Programme - Nirith Nelson )〕 and founded and directed the successful Moonlight Cinema Festival.〔 Nelson also curated the Mishkenot Photography Collection, which became one of Israel’s most prominent collections of contemporary Israeli photography,〔Embassy of Israel in Japan ("Res Artis General Meeting 2012 TOKYO” )〕 and was responsible for many other long-lasting public art projects in the city of Jerusalem. She has also served as an art advisor to many other institutions,〔 consulted for many artists and designers, and participated in numerous symposia. She has also served as a judge for several art and design committees, including among others The Andy Bronfman Prize,〔The Andrea M. Bronfman prize for Contemporary Crafts ("Judge Nirith Nelson" )〕 the Crate and Barrel prize, and the Israeli Ministry of Culture Prize. Nelson’s vivid lectures on contemporary art and design have drawn large audiences since her days at the Israel Museum. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Nirith Nelson」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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