In 2026, the grant was awarded to the exhibition “Nardeen Srouji: A Sole Cypress.” As part of the grant, a selected group of art students and recent graduates from HaMidrasha, Bezalel, and Shenkar took an active part in creating the exhibition through a mentorship workshop with the artist.

Curators: Yael Messer, Hila Cohen-Schneiderman

Grant participants:

Salam Gbareen, 4th-year BFA student, HaMidrasha School of Art, Beit Berl Academic College

Rabab Abu Saada, 1st-year MFA student, HaMidrasha School of Art, Beit Berl Academic College 

Rotem Saraf, BFA graduate, HaMidrasha School of Art, Beit Berl Academic College (2025)

Shahar Koshet, 3rd-year BFA student, Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, Jerusalem

Shirley Moneyhon, 2nd-year MFA student, Shenkar College of Engineering, Design and Art, Ramat Gan