Where culture takes form
TONDO unites Israel's artists and art therapists into a living professional community — turning art into a tool for personal growth, integration and intercultural dialogue.
Art as a bridge, community as an anchor
TONDO builds a strong connection between art, therapy and community. We focus on artists and art therapists — new immigrants who, alongside professional challenges, face difficulties of adaptation, recognition and economic integration. We create spaces of shared activity, identity and inspiration across the country.
Four areas of work
Professional community
Spaces to meet, share experience, mentorship and a shared professional identity for artists and therapists.
Training & qualification
Art therapy courses, requalification programs for immigrants, support through professional recognition.
Artistic projects
Cultural and social initiatives in the center and periphery: intercultural dialogue, public art, events.
Advancing the field
Partnership with academia and government, raising the status of art therapy, conference with Bar-Ilan University.
Flagship initiatives
From painting bomb shelters to an academic conference — four programs where art solves concrete social challenges.
Walls of Hope
Hope Walls
A team of more than 60 artists turns ordinary bomb shelters into living cultural spaces through artistic painting.
About the program Program for older adultsKings of the Golden Age
Dignity and cultural contribution
The program restores dignity, cultural visibility and social activity to people of the golden age (60+).
About the program Mentorship programTree of Life
Support for artists and helping practitioners
A mentorship and support program for artists, art therapists and trauma-care professionals.
About the program In partnership with Bar-Ilan UniversityAcademic Conference
Culture in the process of immigration
A cultural-academic event on the contribution of immigrants from the former USSR to contemporary Israel.
About the programWhy this way
Art as a cultural bridge
A universal language that lets immigrants preserve their identity, build bridges to Israeli culture and find their voice in a new context.
Community as a lever
A professional community as a source of resilience: mutual support, shared resources, joint opportunities and a sense of belonging.
Art as therapy
Not only aesthetics but a powerful tool for healing, skill development, strengthening communities and social change.
Ready for professional dialogue
Join the community, propose a partnership or support TONDO programs.