Israel Cultural Excellence Foundation

The foundation locates Israeli artists with potential for excellence in a wide variety of artistic fields, including visual arts, music (classical, jazz, and Israeli), dance, theater, cinema, product design, visual communication, fashion design, and writing.

[1] IcExcellence was founded by its managing director Rachel Marani, formerly Israel's cultural attaché in Washington.

Members include Dubi Lenz, Gal Uchovsky, David Tartakover, Michal Smoira-Cohn, Chaim Topol, Dani Caravan, Yossi Marhaim, Mendi Rodan, Ohad Naharin, Danny Gottfried, Ron Arad, Asher Fisch, Gershon Bram, Alex Padua, and Micah Lewensohn.

Seminars and annual meetings deal with “career skills”, exposing the artists to subjects such as strategic and business counseling, self-presentation, marketing, branding, and networking.

Din Din Aviv, David D'Or, Lior Elmalich, Victoria Hanna, Rona Kenan, Ron Shem Tov (Izabo), Shlomi Shaban Conductors Gil Shohat, Dan Ettinger, and Yaron Gottfried, Opera Singer Chen Reiss, Composer Avner Dorman, Keren Hadar Avishai Cohen, Eli Degibri Actor Itay Tiran, Set & Lighting Designer Bambi Friedman, Mira Awad, Keren Zur Author Etgar Keret, Eshkol Nevo Directors Nir Bergman, Tomer Heymann, David Ofek Yael Bartana, Zoya Cherkassky, Adi Nes, Talia Keinan, Yehudit Sasportas, Gal Weinstein Graphic Designer Adi Stern, Illustrator Rutu Modan Avshalom Gur, Yaniv Persy, Mirit Weinstock, Claudette Zorea Sharon Eyal, Emanuel Gat, Yasmeen Godder, Idit Herman (Clipa Theater) Ron Gilad, Tal Gur Ohad Fishof