Teens
“The best chance to learn from others in your specialty and to experience new things. It was great meeting people from all over the world and hanging out with everyone.” — Bobby, Visual Arts (Baltimore)
“ArtsFest was the Garden of Eden for me. It was such an enlightening, delightful, and peaceful experience! You simply can not imagine.” —Heather, Musical Theater (Baltimore)
“It is the first time I have ever been on a program where I did not know anyone attending previous to the trip, and I am extremely happy that I didn’t. Everyone I met was warm, kind and accepting. I fit in right away and had an amazing trip. I wish I had started Artsfest earlier. ” —Josh, Photography (Baltimore)
Parents
“The best possible activity a Jewish teen can spend their summer doing. ” —Joy, Mom (Baltimore)
“Its a great concept – totally needed for the many teens who aren’t in to sports. I loved the range of specialties, from cooking, to improv, to music, etc. My son could have joined several of them easily. The opportunity to perform on Thursday night was key to our decision to send our son, whose had music lessons for two years, but had never played with a band before. There’s nothing to connect teens to Judaism like a great time doing fun things” —Barry, Dad (Minneapolis)
“It was wonderful! Professional, creative, exciting, and I got emotional watching my daughter perform and being a part of something so special”. —Alan, Dad (Boca Raton)
Artists in Residence
“A marvelous endeavor! Good for the individuals, the local community and the (national and international) Jewish Community. ArtsFest is to be commended for creating and sustaining such an excellent, high-minded, and satisfying program for our creative youth” —Tamara, Artist-in-Residence (Deal Park)
“My favorite part was watching the kids as their prints were delivered and they saw how beautiful their work was, and what a high level of achievement they had attained.” —Lloyd, Artist-in-Residence (Minneapolis)
“The teens have great, open, artistic minds… lots of collaborations… wonderful kids… wonderful staff, seamlessly tied together Judaism and art…incredible week!” —Geoffrey, Artist-in-Residence and Artistic Director (Fairfax)
