Grants

Israel Portrait of a Work in Progress
The Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund is supporting photographer Frederic Brenner's new project, Israel: Portrait of a Work In Progress. The Work in Progress project embeds internationally-known photographers, in Israel for 6-9 months allowing them to be immersed in place, to create a body of work that makes an artistic statement about the paradox, orthodoxy and dissonance found in a country claimed by Christians, Jews and Muslims as their own. The project will produce a body of photographic work that will travel to college campuses throughout the U.S. and Europe to stimulate thinking and dialogue about the nature of place and people. It is intended to open an exchange of ideas that goes beyond politics and stereotypes to a place of rich complexity and understanding that is essential to shaping the future of Israel and all other countries learning to marry the complex texture of multiple cultures, religions, ethnicities with the practical reality of vastly different people who must live side-by-side and interact every day.

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Artis
The Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund is supporting Artis' grants program. Founded in 2004 and based in New York and Tel Aviv, Artis is a nonprofit organization that supports and promotes Israeli contemporary art throughout the world. Artis' goal is to foster partnerships and cultural exchange by supporting innovative projects, creating opportunities for art professionals to visit Israel, and expanding audiences for Israeli art online, in print, and through cultural events. Artis offers competitive grants support to Israeli artists who have been invited to present new or recent work at a recognized cultural institution.

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American Jewish World Service
The Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund supports the American Jewish World Service (AJWS). AJWS is an international development organization motivated by the imperative to pursue justice. AJWS is dedicated to alleviating poverty, hunger and disease among the people of the developing world regardless of race, religion or nationality. Through grants to grassroots organizations, volunteer service, advocacy and education, AJWS fosters civil society, sustainable development and human rights for all people, while promoting the values and responsibilities of global citizenship within the Jewish community.

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