About the Bezalel Program
A year of study at the Bezalel Academy is an amazing way to spend a year studying and discovering the world of Art and Design. The Bezalel Experience program in Israel offers the opportunity to study within the field of Art and Design both theoretically and practically using all the different media. Students are exposed to both academic learning and exploration of the Israeli culture. Students also participate in educational seminars, social and cultural events throughout Israel.
Program dates:
NEW!!! Starting from 2009 we will have an option for a full year program and a semester program.
- Full year program September 2009–July 2010
- Fall-winter semester September 2009- February 2010
- Spring-summer semester February-July 2010
Program Costs:
Annual program
The program cost is 18,000 USD – this cost includes your tuition fee in Bezalel, Hebrew studies, accommodation, addition educational programs: trips, seminars and cultural events.
Semester program
The program cost is 11,000 USD – this cost includes your tuition fee in Bezalel, Hebrew studies, accommodation, addition educational programs: trips, seminars and cultural events.
Masa Scholarship forms can be downloaded from MASA website www.masaisrael.org.il
Course Options:
All students applying to Bezalel through the MASA Bezalel experience program will be required to submit an application form. This is not to be used in the selection process, but rather to clarify the level of the incoming students to later help place them in courses.
Those who have a background in art will be asked to choose a department to which they will belong during their time at Bezalel. We also request that these students send us a portfolio of their work to be passed on to the appropriate department, where it will be evaluated by the head of the department to determine the student's level in order to help in the advising and course selection process. The head of the department will act as the advisor for those MASA students associated with his/her department.
Students participating in the MASA Bezalel experience program who do not have a background in art will automatically be placed in the Fine Arts department where they will be advised by the head of that department. These students will not be required to send a portfolio.
When applying for this program, students must take into consideration that the possible courses for which they will be able to register may be limited due to space constraints and/or their previous art experience/education. Those students with previous experience may have the opportunity to take part in more advanced classes, which are typically easier to enter than basic first year courses.
Target audience:
The program is open to English-speaking young adults, Jewish, college or university level, ages 18 to 30.
What does the program include?
- Orientation
- Ivrit - the language we all need to speak...
- Art studies at Rimon
- Social action – a weekly volunteering fit to each participant fields of interest and qualifications
- Educational seminars, activities and encounters
- Celebrating the Jewish Holidays and Israel's national days
- Trips throughout the country
- Life experience with different young adults from all over the world
Accommodations and provisions:
The program includes accommodations in Jerusalem, health insurance, a supplementary educational program.
Supplementary curriculum:
In addition to the academic coursework and volunteer placements, the participants will be invited to participate in a fascinating educational curriculum including a Hebrew study program (Ulpan), tours, seminars and lectures on subjects such as Israeli society today, religion and the Jewish state, the Arab-Israeli conflict, Jewish identity in modern Israel, trends in the Israeli job market and more.
