The Shpilman Institute for Photography (SIP) was an Israeli non profit organisation which promoted

photography Photography is the art, application, and practice of creating durable images by recording light, either electronically by means of an image sensor, or chemically by means of a light-sensitive material such as photographic film. It is employed ...

worldwide.

History

SIP was founded in 2010 Shalom Shpilman in order to promote

as an art in

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

and worldwide. The institute, located in

Tel Aviv Tel Aviv-Yafo ( he, תֵּל־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ, translit=Tēl-ʾĀvīv-Yāfō ; ar, تَلّ أَبِيب – يَافَا, translit=Tall ʾAbīb-Yāfā, links=no), often referred to as just Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the G ...

, hosts exhibitions, lectures and various artistic activities by people in the field of photography and media art. The SIP also provides ground and holds academic research. It offers grants and scholarships to projects, both locally in

and internationally. In addition to hosting temporary exhibitions, the SIP had a permanent collection with over 900 works, including photographs by Erwin Blumenfeld, Frederick Sommer, Berenice Abbott,

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, Nan Goldin, Cindy Sherman,

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, Cecil Beaton, Elliott Erwitt,

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, Andre Breton,

Claude Cahun Claude Cahun (, born Lucy Renee Mathilde Schwob; 25 October 1894 – 8 December 1954) was a French surrealist photographer, sculptor, and writer. Schwob adopted the pseudonym Claude Cahun in 1914. Cahun is best known as a writer and self-portr ...

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, Harry Callahan, Paul Heismann,

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, Ilit Azulay, Deganit Berest,

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, Ohad Matalon, Lee Miller and

Michal Heiman Michal Heiman (Hebrew language, Hebrew: מיכל היימן, born in Tel Aviv) is a Tel Aviv-Yafo based artist, curator, theoretician and activist. She is the founder of the ''Photographer Unknown Archive'' (1984) and creator of the Michal Heiman ...

. As of end 2016, Shpilman Institute of Photography ceased its activities and sold its permanent collection at

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and

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. Fifty-five works from the collection were purchased by

Israel Museum The Israel Museum ( he, מוזיאון ישראל, ''Muze'on Yisrael'') is an art and archaeological museum in Jerusalem. It was established in 1965 as Israel's largest and foremost cultural institution, and one of the world’s leading encyclopa ...

. The organisation site's latest update was at the end of 2014 and the institute premises were vacated at the beginning of 2015. The

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remains active though patronage of Israel Museum.

Shpilman International Prize for Excellence in Photography

The Shpilman Institute for Photography in collaboration with

The Israel Museum The Israel Museum ( he, מוזיאון ישראל, ''Muze'on Yisrael'') is an art and archaeological museum in Jerusalem. It was established in 1965 as Israel's largest and foremost cultural institution, and one of the world’s leading encyclopa ...

Jerusalem Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...

awards the bi-annual ''Shpilman International Prize for Excellence in Photography''.

Executive Board

* Shalom Shpilman. President and Founder * Dr. Nissan M. Peretz. Vice President

References

External links

The SIP
{{Authority control Non-profit organizations based in Israel Educational charities Arts organizations established in 2010 2010 establishments in Israel