The Artists' Lab: Finding Judaism Through Artist Salons

TWIN CITY DAILY PLANET
By Susan Weinberg, TC Jewfolk

The 'Torah Kittel' from Jacqueline Nicholls'skittel collection. Photo courtesy of Jacqueline Nicholls.

WISCONSIN---A trend has developed in recent years within Jewish communities of artist salons – a way to bring artists together to make art specifically through a Jewish lens. With the help of a grant from the Covenant Foundation a Jewish artist salon sprouted in the Twin Cities, as well as nearby cities of Milwaukee and Madison. The Artists’ Lab is an initiative of Sabes JCC interrelating art and Jewish text. Bringing together 25 local artists plus an artist-in-residence, the Lab is an exploration of Judaism through an artistic perspective. [link]