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"FEMINA 2003" FESTIVAL
The Third International Festival in Honor of Women
March 2003


The event presented the world of women and their contribution to society, culture and art. The festival was produced by ICU (International Cultural Union - R.A.).



DISPLAYS:


ISRAEL

HAIFA: Castra Art Center & Chagall House
JERUSALEM:Gerard Bechar Center
TEL AVIV: Bible Museum
ACCO: Acco Auditorium

AUSTRIA

VIENNA: Vienna Women's Club Gallery & Austrian Cultural Contact Gallery

THE NETHERLANDS

ASSEN: Assen City Hall


PARTNERS & SUPPORTING ORGANIZATIONS:

The Ministry of Culture of Israel, "Alpha" Vienna Women's Club, Haifa Municipality, Assen Municipality, Israeli Embassy in Austria, State Israel Bonds, Austrian Cultural Forum-Tel Aviv, The Netherlands Embassy, Cultural Contact of Austria, Miller House, "Talking Women", Castra Art Center in Haifa, the Bible Museum in Tel Aviv, the Gerard Bechar Cultural Center in Jerusalem, "Hadashot Haifa" newspaper, the Travelnet Company (Internet Support), the Israeli Artists and Sculptors Association of the North District and Haifa.

PARTICIPATING COUNTRIES:

Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Kuwait, The Netherlands and Serbia

CURATORS:

Edwina Wrobel (Australia), Traude Feldschu (Austria), Dr. Mika Ginzburg (Israel) and Betty Simonides (The Netherlands).


I S R A E L
Opening ceremony at Castra Art Center
Yael Prezes, Chairwoman of Bnei Brit Mr.Martin Gertner, Director of the Austrian Cultural Forum in Tel-Aviv
Mr. Dirk Wentink, Cultural Attache, The Royal Netherlands Embassy Mr.Dick Ben Dor,Chairman of Israeli Miniaturists Association
Julia Dobrikova (Bulgaria)
Andrea Freiberger (Austria) Felix Liachovich (Israel) Nadja-D.Hlavka (Austria)
Kati Paldi (Israel)
From the "Israeli miniaturists' exhibition"
Petra Buchegger (Austria)
Tracey Mandeberg (Australia)


A U S T R I A
Minister of Female Affair Maria Rauch-Kallat
Dani Bar-El, director, Israel Bonds in Vienna
Mag. Birgit Krenmayer, Dr. Isabella Ackerl, Gen. Secretary Club Alpha

Bana Abdul Rahman (Kuwait)

Ebe Martelli (Italy)

Jehudit Tuaf (Israel)

Ana Adamovic (Serbia)

Marta Veto (Hungary)


T H E    N E T H E R L A N D S

Roberta Hilbrandie, local goverment official from Assen

Ilona Hakvoort, artist, she did the welcoming speech (on the left)
Impression from the opening ceremony

Zahava Lupu (Israel)

Ruthy Segal (Israel)

Roekie Sheer Mahomed (Suriname/Netherlands)

Judith Kotz (Israel)

Meira Ohad (Israel)

Gerlind Zeilner (Austria)

Betty Simonides (Netherlands)

Ans Shuiling (Netherlands)

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