A Joint Art Exhibtion of Israeli & German Artists

At the initiative of Revital Ben-Asher Peretz, Mayor Ron Huldai’s advisor for arts and culture, an art exhibition was established in Frankfurt – Tel Aviv-Yafo’s sister city for the past 45 years. Roytal recognized the need to create a municipal cultural delegation following the events of October 7th.

The Tel Aviv Foundation embraced the initiative and became a partner in establishing the exhibition. The Foundation’s connection with Frankfurt is a deep cultural and values-based relationship, and Frankfurt’s Mayor, Mike Josef, also serves as Chairman of the Tel Aviv Foundation in Germany. Josef visited Tel Aviv immediately after October 7th, and since then, Tel Aviv’s flag has been flying over Frankfurt’s city hall as a symbol of unity between the two cities.

On September 4th, the exhibition’s opening event took place at the public Heussenstamm Gallery – Raum für Kunst und Stadt, in the presence of Mayor Mike Josef, city council members, and members of the Jewish community.

The exhibition “Will There Really Come Better Days?” runs throughout September and features works by Israeli and German artists: Ayelet Carmi, Merav Heiman, Nurit Yarden, Dina Shenhav, Nivi Alroy, Karim Abu Shakra Hametz, Ilana Salama Ortar, Barak Reiser, and Peter Loewy. The exhibition was curated by Carmit Blumensohn.

The project is made possible through collaboration between Tel Aviv-Yafo Municipality, Frankfurt Municipality, the Tel Aviv Foundation, WIZO, Nicole Faktor, and the Heussenstamm Gallery.