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Follow on Google News |  Chef Edward Lee Launches Culinary Training Program in Louisville’s SmoketownBy: IDEAS 40203 As part of the “Creative Innovation Zone” project, an artist-led initiative based in Smoketown, Chef Lee will create a real-life restaurant career training program for aspiring chefs and managers who would otherwise not have the opportunity to learn the trade in a safe and nurturing environment. The Creative Innovation Zone is supported by an ArtPlace America grant, secured by IDEAS and YouthBuild in partnership with the Metro Louisville Commission on Public Art. Chef Edward Lee, program founder, said, “I am proud to announce our culinary apprentice program. We have partnered with YouthBuild Louisville to design a program that will create jobs for young smart people who can’t afford the schools that train them to join the restaurant industry.” Says Chef Lee, “The innovative life skills and job training program we are creating will assist young adults who desire to make a positive change in their lives.” For over a decade the restaurant industry has seen double-digit growth that has created an industry wide need for skilled workers. Chef Lee’s apprenticeship model program is geared to fast track young adults looking for a career in Louisville’s thriving culinary industry. The restaurant sector demand for skilled labor creates a tremendous opportunity for high-wage job creation in Louisville. “For more than 15 years Youthbuild Louisville has established a proven model of workforce development that combines personal growth, with job skills training, while championing young adults to be great citizens who build productive lives and sustainable communities,” “It’s a perfect fit for our creative placemaking grant from ArtPlace America,” said Theo Edmonds, Executive and Artistic Director of IDEAS 40203. “Traditionally, much creative placemaking has focused upon repurposing real estate. IDEAS 40203’s approach is unique because we focus on workforce development as the primary driver of economic growth and sustainability. An experienced, respected, entrepreneurial, culinary artist like Chef Lee is a valuable contributor to our creative team of innovators who are working out new, holistic approaches that balance human and economic development as dual considerations in building equitable communities.” “Ed Lee’s Smoketown culinary apprentice program is a great example of the new kind of public-private partnership that are required to develop generational sustainability in communities. The partnership with IDEAS 40203, YouthBuild Louisville, Metro Government, and private investment that will help to create high-wage career opportunities for a new generation in the culinary world.” said Heather Farrer, supporter of the Workforce Development and Job Creation Committee for the ArtPlace America grant in Smoketown. The Culinary Training program will be launched on October 2nd in conjunction with the Smoketown Poetry Opera, taking place on YouthBuild Louisville’s campus. Learn more about the YouthBuild Louisville Culinary Program or The Creative Innovation Zone at www.smoketownartplace.com Contact Theo Edmonds and Josh Miller (IDEAS 40203) with questions. 812.786.0026 | hello@smoketownartplace.com ------------------------------------------------------------ About Chef Edward Lee Chef Lee is the chef/owner of 610 Magnolia and MilkWood. He is a James Beard Award Finalist for Best Chef Southeast. He is also the author of Smoke & Pickles and the host of Season 3 of the Emmy-winning series The Mind of a Chef. About IDEAS 40203 International Dialogue and Engagement Art Space + Zip Code is a 501(c)(6) contemporary art chamber of commerce – an artist-led/entrepreneur- About YouthBuild Louisville YouthBuild Louisville’s mission is to champion young people to be great citizens who build productive lives and sustainable communities. YBL capitalizes on the positive energy of young adults focusing in five areas: education, career vocational training, community service, social services and career development and placement. Youth split their time between the construction site and the classroom, where they earn their GED or high school diploma, learn to be community leaders and prepare for jobs or college. About ArtPlace America ArtPlace America (ArtPlace) advances the field of creative placemaking, in which art and culture plays an explicit and central role in shaping communities’ ArtPlace is a collaboration among the Barr Foundation, Bloomberg Philanthropies, The Ford Foundation, The James Irvine Foundation, The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, The Kresge Foundation, The McKnight Foundation, The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, The William Penn Foundation, The Rockefeller Foundation, Rasmuson Foundation, The Surdna Foundation, and two anonymous donors. ArtPlace seeks advice and counsel from its close working relationships with the following federal agencies: the National Endowment for the Arts, the US Departments of Housing and Urban Development, Health and Human Services, Agriculture, Education, and Transportation, along with leadership from the White House Office of Management and Budget and the Domestic Policy Council. ArtPlace has additional partnership from six major financial institutions: End
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