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NOVA SCOTIA ART GALLERY--SURVIVORS,IN SEARCH OF A VOICE
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"Just 30 seconds after entering Survivors, it became clear
that this unprecedented exhibition inspired by breast cancer
survivors had produced magnificent work," says Lisa Balfour
Bowen of the Toronto Sun.
Survivors, In Search of a Voice, The Art of Courage will
open at the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia Nov. 11 and runs
until Dec. 10. The exhibition is organized by the Woodlawn
Arts Foundation.
Survivors covers the spectrum of contemporary art, from
painting and sculpture to traditional crafts and avant-garde
minimalism. The exhibition is steeped in the fears and hopes
of breast cancer survivors. Breast cancer strikes one out of
every nine women in Canada. Survivors is a collective effort
that was conceived to draw attention to a devastating
illness.
Commissioned by Toronto arts patrons Barbara Amesbury and
Joan Chalmers, Survivors is a monument to the courage of
breast cancer survivors. Because 100 breast cancer survivors
had the courage to tell their stories, because 24 of
Canada's best artists created the finest works of their
careers, thousands of women struggling with this disease are
given a "voice".
In conjunction with Survivors, In Search of a Voice: The Art
of Courage, cancer societies and activists groups will be
holding a gala reception Friday, Nov. 10, 7 p.m. at the Art
Gallery of Nova Scotia to raise awareness of the disease and
funds for a mobile breast screening clinic. Tickets are $100
and can be purchased by calling Sue Tingley at 424-2835.
The exhibition is organized by the Woodlawn Arts Foundation.
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Contact: Ann Marie McKinnon 902-424-8935
trp Nov. 08, 1995
