YOUTH RENEWAL FUND AND MAX FRIEDER:
PARTNERS IN PAINTING THE FUTURE
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Youth Renewal Fund (YRF) announces an educational art project Painting the Future in partnership with award-winning, community-based public artist, Max Levi Frieder.
Max will work with 4 different YRF projects in Israel in Tirat Carmel, Ramla, and Ashdod, leading students in the creation of a series of murals. Students will be directed in English as the program is part of YRF's emphasis on improving English language fluency using interactive and immersive instruction methods.
There will be a small display and photo show of the YRF murals in March; they will be integrated into a larger project that is being sponsored by Beit Hatfutsot, the Museum of the Jewish People, in Tel Aviv. The production culminates in August with a mile-long mural that will wrap around Beit Hatfutsot, before being sectioned and sent on visiting tours to other Jewish museums around the world.
The benefits of the partnership between the artist and YRF were clear from the start. "The Painting the Future project presents an opportunity to expose YRF students to a creative process while developing English fluency skills—a key focus of YRF's curriculum," commented Karen Berman, Youth Renewal Fund's US Executive Director. "We are thrilled to work with an artist of Max's caliber and excited that all of Israel—and the global Jewish community—will be able to view and be inspired by the work of our students."
YRF, founded in New York in 1989, has been operating as a global organization since its inception. Painting the Future is another opportunity for stakeholders in the two countries to collaborate. "Not only does this project provide YRF students with additional exposure to the arts and English, but it is another direct link between YRF's American supporters and our communities in Israel," noted Galit Toledano-Harris, YRF's Israel Executive Director.
Max became involved with Youth Renewal Fund through his uncle, Adam Sokoloff, a long-time YRF donor and supporter. He has previously worked in Israel, in addition to creating art with communities throughout the United States and in New Zealand and Costa Rica. "I am excited to take Painting the Future to the different communities YRF serves. Bringing together children of all ages and backgrounds through a collaborative, creative process is not only educational, but can also serve as a catalyst for social change."
