Clinic Cancer Care Art of Healing (6/12/2008)

Clinic Cancer Care in cooperation with the Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art will display art work created by cancer survivors, their friends and family, and oncology workers, at a public exhibition from November 14, 2008 through January 10, 2009. The exhibition is intended to bring hope, healing and awareness to the community through the creation and viewing of art.

Clinic Cancer Care is currently accepting entries for the 2008-2009 Art of Healing Exhibition. Art must be original and is open to all media including oil, acrylic, pen and ink, woodcut, ceramic, watercolor, pastel, crayon, bronze, printmaking, stained glass, stone, photography, woodcarving and sculpture. Deadline for entries is October 1, 2008.

Art therapists believe that the act of making a piece of art triggers internal activity that contributes to physical, emotional, and spiritual healing. Physical benefits include decreased heart rate/blood pressure/respiration, and are attributed to being involved in an activity one enjoys. Emotional benefits are achieved for participants with physical or emotional illnesses, who have difficulty talking about their fears and hopes, or about their anger and other strong emotions. The creation of art helps people get in touch with thoughts and feelings that are often hidden from the conscious mind. Finally, spiritual healing is accomplished by participants who claim that a creator or higher power has worked on them through the conduit of art.

Individuals interested in submitting artwork for the Clinic Cancer Care Art of Healing: An Exhibition should contact Lisa OBrien, Licensed Clinical Social Worker, at Clinic Cancer Care, 268-3928 or via email at art.show@gfclinic.com. Studio space and materials to create artwork are available upon request.

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