Meet the 2021 Giv’atayim // Chattanooga Artists

The inaugural 2021 Cultural Cross Ties cohort included four local Chattanooga artists and four artists from our sister city of Giv’atayim, Israel. This project was founded on the belief that in times of turmoil, artists’ often poignant responses can elicit powerful visions of hope.

We paired the artists and prompted them to create new work and share their experiences as artists and global citizens in weekly zoom sessions. In an era defined by isolation and mistrust, these partnerships encouraged curiosity while exploring unknown possibilities within the creative process.

Giv’atayim, Israel // Chattanooga, TN, USA

Cultural Cross Ties 2021

The zoom recordings from the inaugural 2021 Cultural Cross Ties cohort were woven into a short documentary piece that will be unveiled in an installation at the Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport in December 2022.

  • Gali Barnea

    Painter // Giv’atayim, Israel

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  • Kristina Sanchez-Mills

    Painter // Chattanooga, TN, USA

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  • Idan Toledano

    Musician // Giv’atayim, Israel

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  • Keelah Harris

    Vocalist // Chattanooga, TN, USA

  • Sharon Valevski

    Dancer // Giv’atayim, Israel

  • Jessi Faircloth

    Dancer // Chattanooga, TN, USA

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  • Ori Friedman

    Painter // Giv’atayim, Israel

  • Jody Harris

    Painter // Chattanooga, TN, USA

We want to know how your pandemic experience transformed your creative process. Click the links below to respond to the questions our Cultural Cross Ties artists are pondering.

Be a part of the global cultural conversation!

The 2020 Cultural Cross Ties project is in partnership with Sister Cities with support from the City of Chattanooga, The Osborne Foundation, Humanities Tennessee, ArtsBuild, and the Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport.