New York City artist Heather Stolz’s fiber art and quilts are an expression with her commitment to social justice and a reflection on her experience of Jewish culture and the Jewish liturgy. Her 2011 work, Temporary Shelter, evokes the Jewish Sukkot in form and is built, physically and artistically, from the stories of the people in New York who she met while working with her synagogue’s shelter. Read about the genesis of Temporary Shelter, her reflections on the obligations of her faith to homelessness, and her creative response through fiber media, and check out her vivid and complex imagery in the piece.
Winston-Salem’s own Anthony’s Plot commemorates and celebrates the festival of Sukkot, the Feast of the Tabernacles, downtown starting the evening of September 18th and running through the 25th. Visit their sukkah across the street from Central Library, learn about their schedule of events, and join in their remembrance of God’s provision for and the faithful’s obligations to those who are without shelter.
Chris Gardner's The Pursuit of Happyness 