Idris aims to bring together various forms of artistic expression and facilitate public engagement with contemporary art. It was founded to provide artists from diverse political, geographical, religious, and social backgrounds with a space to meet and create a dialogue. Idris exhibitions have been showcased in venues such as the Jaffa Museum, the Ramat Gan Museum, and Umm el Fahm Art Gallery, Bezalel Gallery of Contemporary Art in Tel Aviv, Al Markaz Contemporary Art Gallery in East Jerusalem, as well as art fairs in Europe. Idris has collaborated with the Center for Contemporary Arts (CCA Tel Aviv), the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, Atar Project, among others. 

The name “Idris” was chosen as a link between cultures, connecting creativity with education. It has cultural associations in various languages and reflects our approach to bridging and fostering alternative venues of expression in the art field. In Arabic, Baluchi, Persian, and Turkish, Idris is derived from the root "درس" which means "education." The name is associated with the terms "education” and “interpreter," linked to the Biblical figure of Enoch, who is also present in the Ethiopian Orthodox and Old Slavic Bibles. In Irish legends, Idris is a mythical giant skilled in astronomy, poetry, and philosophy, and is associated with creativity and education.