About the Consortium
Who we are
Walls of Resilience, West Bank
Our story
A Collective of Palestinian Artists
We are a group of Palestinian artists who share our artwork together in one place, to reach a wider community of people who love Palestinian art. Our artists come from historical Palestine, the West Bank and Gaza, and we welcome talented Palestinian artists living in the diaspora.
Painters, printmakers, photographers and makers show their work here, tell the stories behind it in talks and journal posts, and take part in projects with galleries and communities abroad.
Since 2023, the Consortium has brought together 12 Palestinian artists and groups, 210+ works and 4 artist talks, shared with collectors around the world.
ما نقوم به
What We Do
Three ways the Consortium carries Palestinian art further.
Collect
Exhibit and collect
Original paintings, prints, photography and handicrafts, presented with care and shipped from Palestine to collectors around the world.
Explore the collection
Listen
Talks and events
Online conversations where artists share the stories behind their work. Recordings stay online so anyone can watch.
See events
Collaborate
Partnerships and projects
Collaborations with galleries, artist groups and Palestinian businesses, from Santa Fe to Bethlehem.
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Our Manifesto
Why the Consortium exists, and the kind of art we hope to share.
After 15 years of daily encounters and experience with the arts in their different forms and genres, we came to the conclusion that beauty is bigger than politics. Art should not be limited to only representing political positions, despite its importance in doing so. We argue that the arts should be left to react and evolve alone, without interventions from the market or the political context.
Beauty is bigger than politics.
Markets, as part of the political process, tend to dictate to the artist what to create. Our position does not deny the power of the political, but it steps back in order to make a balance between what artists feel and intend to create and what the market or the political atmosphere is demanding. In this position, we are dissenting from the mainstream by encouraging Palestinian artists to create art that transcends the political, and is not limited by it.
The kind of art we seek to create is the kind that imagines the future and calls for actions, changes and breakthroughs; the kind that prioritizes aesthetics and reveals new methods and techniques. It is not a call for forming disciplines. Rather, it is about going beyond disciplines with novel innovations and ideas.
We aim to bring all Palestinian artists who live in Palestine and the diaspora together on one virtual platform to share their work in a professional manner with a wider community, a community that is interested in seeing and obtaining excellent artwork from artists who believe that they belong to the Consortium.
The Palestinian Artists Consortium
رحلتنا
Our Journey So Far
Talks, projects and moments from the Consortium, oldest first.
February 2024
Reflection I
September 2025
Interactive Cyanotype Art Installation
September 2026
Walls of Resilience
الفنانون
Meet the Artists
Painters, printmakers and photographers working in Palestine and across the diaspora. Each profile tells the story behind the work.
A note from our founder
“Beauty is bigger than politics.”
Ahmed Hmeedat is a self-taught Palestinian artist who works in watercolour, acrylic, oil, ink, charcoal and digital media. He helped establish the Museum of the Palestinian People in Washington, D.C., in 2019, and started the Consortium so Palestinian artists could share their work together in one place.
Work with us
Join Us or Commission a Piece
Are you a Palestinian artist who would like to show your work with us, or a collector looking for a custom piece? We would love to hear from you.