Jerusalem is no stranger to art galleries. Various museums around town, including the Israel Museum, The Museum of Islamic Art and U. Nahon Museum of Italian Jewish Art, showcase collections of some of the world's best paintings. The artist colonies of Chutzot Hayotzer give craftspeople a place to show their wares, and smaller galleries around Nachlaot, Mamilla and the German Colony, like Agripas 12 and Barbur, are vehicles for the city's budding and established talents.

But normally one looking for art had to seek it out to find it. Come April, though, the city will transform into one giant gallery displaying works by the city's young and up-and-comers in the arts scene.

The project, entitled City Arts Encounter, will kick off with a big bash March 29 (yes we know it's not technically April), at the cavernous Haoman 17, with a dance party complete with music and pyrotechnics.

Works from about 70 young artists will be displayed in 50 different places of business around the city, from coffee shops and bars to stores and tourist haunts throughout the whole month. Much of the talent will be culled from the city's wide collection of art schools.

"The idea is to bring together modern art and places crowded with people during the whole year and specifically during April," Mayor Nir Barkat said in a statement announcing the project.

Much like normal art galleries, the works on display will be for purchase straight from the artist, meaning the project isn't just about exposure, it's about giving some starving artist a few shekel for a falafel. Who wouldn't support that?