The city of Beverly Hills in collaboration with the Community Services Department’s Arts & Culture Division, Recreation and Parks Division, as well as the Beverly Hills Public Library, will reveal “Unfolded Narratives,” a 100-foot-long tapestry art installation at the Beverly Hills Public Library on May 4. The installation, in honor of Jewish American Heritage Month, will be on display throughout the month of May.
The tapestry is the work of artist Jenny Yurshansky, who led community workshops at Roxbury Park Community Center in February and March of this year. The sessions encouraged participants to explore their family origin stories through the creation of paper fortunes. These unique fortunes were then transformed into fabric quilt squares for inclusion in the tapestry. More than 60 of the 500 stories featured in the work were produced by Beverly Hills residents during the community workshops.
