Tarbut Movement establishes groups of artists for permanent relocation to the geo-social periphery of Israel, organized as urban kibbutzim (cooperatives). Each Art Kibbutz includes 20-50 musicians, visual artists, actors, directors, producers, dancers, writers, community organizers and educators, who function as an urban cooperative and work collaboratively on social and artistic projects. Members of the Artist Kibbutzim spearhead local and regional action aimed at developing social resilience and economic growth through culture. Most of the members of the group are graduates of volunteer pre-service programs or youth programs, and joined by other partners over the years from the local community.