Candle Making Workshop in concurrence with
When Souls Stick
Work by Jess Bass and Gabriel Chalfin-Piney
September 1 - October 1, 2023
Hiddur Mitzvah: Collaging the Senses is a candle making and storytelling workshop that introduces vision, sound, smell, touch and taste as instructors in their own right, as enhancers and teachers of beauty. Participants will engage the senses available to them through a free candle making workshop with optional performance prompts weaved throughout.
Beauty enhances the mitzvot by appealing to different senses, as they are engaged the Hiddur Mitzvah takes place. Stories are not exclusively written, they lie beyond words, and take root when they are shared. The workshop culminates with participants sharing out work and adding one candle to a shared tableau. Folks from all experience levels, ages, and backgrounds are encouraged to participate.
Gabriel Chalfin-Piney has exhibited at Bird Show (2023), Speedwell Projects (2022), Buoy Gallery (2022), Chicago Artists Coalition (2021, 2020), Terrain Exhibitions (2020), High Concept Labs (2019), The Kleinert James Center for the Arts (2017), The Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art (2017); and featured in New City Magazine, Spaces Archive, and Chicago Reader.
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Special thanks to the Logan Square Chamber of Commerce for sponsoring our September exhibition & related programming.