Permitted areas: The activities you should not miss in the Western Galilee

Under the definition "art" there are so many entertainment options, certainly when it comes to meetings with people who have chosen to live in special places in the Galilee and turn any activity or experience into a form of art. Even those who do not define themselves as art lovers can enjoy an abseiling photography workshop, or shooting straw baskets that are filled with a variety of self-made pastries. There is also chocolate sculpture, music or dance performances and launches of books, exhibitions and albums.

All of these, and many more, will take place during the month of July in the Western Galilee, in areas defined as "green" of course, as part of the "Yuliart" events, which are taking place for the seventh year. So in order to support the Galilee businesses a little, we set out to get to know some of them up close.

Free galleries

First of all, if you are spontaneous, then tomorrow (July 13) the highlight of the month will take place - Gallery Saturday, which will be around such a central and painful topic these days - "Home". On that day, galleries and studios throughout the Galilee will open their doors for visits, demonstrations and explanations. Admission is free, but you need to register in advance.

On the same day, a new exhibition called "The Home of the Deaf" by the iron craftsman Walid Khouri, from the Christian village of Pasuta, near the Lebanese border, will open. Khoury, whose home has become unsafe these days, will come to stay with the exhibition at the Information Center in Acre, and will also hold an artist talk at 11:00. The exhibition will be on display until September, and admission to it is free.

Wine and music

Kishor Winery is a unique winery in the Israeli landscape. The vineyards and the winery belong to Kfar Kishorit, a village for people with special needs, who also take an active part in the activities of the winery. They are full partners in the wine production process, cultivate the vineyards and take care of them, harvest the grapes, bottle them, distribute them to customers, and create, accompanied and guided by a team of expert consultants and village workers, Kishor wines.

You can also meet the members of the village in the beautiful visitor center of the winery, where they take part in the hospitality. Beyond the beautiful story, the winery has excellent wines that have won quite a few awards, and also attractive prices, certainly compared to other boutique wineries. At "Yuliart" they will host the band 4play for a live performance with covers of favorite songs in Hebrew and English from the 70's, 80's and 90's on July 18 in the winery yard. Price: NIS 70 per person, including a performance and a glass of wine. In addition to a 10% discount on the purchase of bottles of wine on the evening of the event.For details and orders: 072-3957565.

Embroider the style

Hasi Neve is an artist and a quilt maker. In addition, she creates and teaches others the craft of fabric dyeing and botanical printing on fabric using flowers, leaves, roots and barks, with the inspiration being nature and the flora around her, from which she collects and creates. In her studio, in the Galilee Orchard, she hosts workshops and demonstrations (she also has guest cabins, for those who want to stay to sleep). In the studio there is a huge table with a sewing machine and next to it piles of colorful fabrics with different and special textures, where you can develop your creative side and create a quilt together.

In the meeting over the colored fabrics, Hassi will tell about the way of creating and working with the quilt and dyeing the fabrics, about her path as an artist, about her works, some of which are presented in the world and win prizes and great respect. During "Yuliart" she will hold two meetings: the first on July 18 - a special textile workshop, where each participant creates a personal project. price NIS 350; And the next day, on July 19, she will team up with Orna and Robert Nitzan, for a session of therapeutic styling and a printed scarf creation workshop. Price: NIS 300.For details and orders, phone: 072-3941144.

Extreme art

Ofek Ron Carmel is a very special combination of a guide and a professional photographer. He expresses this combination in the trips he guides, accompanied by a smartphone photography workshop. Most of us are used to just pulling out our mobile phones and taking pictures, but Ofek patiently shows us that each of us has a lot of options hidden in our phones that can wonderfully upgrade our photos. And it really works, a few small settings, which took us two minutes to sort out, resulted in a significant change in the quality of the images.

At "Yuliart" he takes the matter a step further, and teams up with brothers Avinoam and Nimrod Israel from TOP IL, who specialize in abseiling and climbing. Together they will hold a photography workshop combined with abseiling in the Galilee cliffs. So if you like a little extreme, and want to improve the quality of your photos, this is the ideal activity for you.

When: Thursday, July 25, at the Terrace of the Pigeons in Karmiel.Price: NIS 250 per person, including photography workshop, instruction and abseiling.For details and registration: 072-3971192.

Taste the art

We already understood that anything can be art, and there is no doubt that food also meets this definition. Beit Al Yasmin in Acre is a work of art. A magnificent 400-year-old Ottoman building, located in a magical alley in the heart of the old city of Acre, is full of works of art by the international artist Jimmy Eik. Coincidentally or not, Jimmy is also the brother of the owner of the house, Miriam Eik.

During the event in July, Miriam will serve lunch on the purity of traditional Acre cuisine, which includes dishes such as rice with pine nuts, makluba with eggplants, sholbato savani and more. During the two-hour meal, Miriam will share her and her brother's family story, the background to the purchase of the unique house and the dream of turning it into a center of culture and art, and the works of her brother displayed in the house, the most prominent of which is the Ransas-style ceiling painting that decorates the central space.

The event will take place on Saturday, July 27, at Beit El Yasmin in Acre.The price of the meal is NIS 135 per person.Phone: 072-3941151.

More details about the "Yuliart" events can be found on the website of the Western Galilee Time Association.