Art for hobby project

Hi all

I've been wanting to get into game development for a long time. I'm trying to self-educate myself (i have a pretty serious programming background) so I decided to just try it by myself and see what the fuss is about. I have been doing it quietly in the background for the last year or so.

My first go at it was a clone of Sega's Chu Chu Rocket, which i chose mostly because i could get away with next to zero art required.

I'm now in the middle of my second game, my first original one, and I'm nearing the point where having no art will hurt my progress. I have no artistic qualities whatsoever. I was at the conference on april 11th, and I recall talking to some art people who were studying in bet berl (or am i making things up? . Sadly, i did not get their details.

Does anyone know if they (the students) have any online community so I can contact them there? Anyone know of any other hobbyist artist communities (preferably in Israel, but not a must)?

Thanks