Dr. Ellen Frank will be speaking about the transformative power of art to build a culture of understanding. In today’s world, artist peacebuilders are critical to creating change. Cities of Peace is lighting up the world with the Liberation Project! Come hear Dr. Frank lecture about her work in peacebuilding and global change, and how she is sparking light from darkness.
Ellen Frank. PhD, Artist and Visionary Founder of Cities of Peace Illuminated, a global project using beauty as a doorway to peace. Guest artist working at JCC Krakow and Galicia Jewish Museum. Her Cities of Peace Illuminated project works with young people, artists and scholars from more than 33 countries. Honoring the history and culture of world cities that have suffered trauma and strife, Cities of Peace paintings include Baghdad, Kabul, Hiroshima, Monrovia, Sarajevo and more. This year the project is based on Polish cities building peace.
Free admission. Lecture in English.