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The Bodice Project
April 24, 2021 @ 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
The Bodice Project opens at the Huntington Museum of Art April 24 and runs through July 25, 2021
The Bodice Project is a traveling sculpture exhibition about breast cancer survivors and their emotional healing post breast cancer.
After breast cancer every person asks the question: “Who am I now?” Breast cancer has pushed and pulled on the physical and emotional aspects of each individual, and they are left with physical and emotional scars.
The goal of The Bodice Project is to aid in the emotional healing of those women and men facing the challenges of breast cancer and to open the eyes and hearts of others. Nearly everyone has been touched by breast cancer in some way. The Bodice Project sheds light on the unique and individual stories of their journeys through the healing power of art.
It is a project that brings together artists, breast cancer survivors, patients and the public in a unique and meaningful way. Artists from the Mid-Atlantic area have created torso sculptures of breast cancer survivors who have undergone mastectomies or reconstructive surgery. When presented to the public, these beautiful works evoke a range of emotion, from empathy to solace.
This exhibit is presented with support from The Katherine & Herman Pugh Exhibitions Endowment.
This exhibit is presented with support from The Isabelle Gwynn and Robert Daine Exhibition Endowment.
Additional support provided by Women 2 Women of the Huntington Regional Chamber of Commerce.
This program is presented with financial assistance from the West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture and History, and the National Endowment for the Arts, with approval from the West Virginia Commission on the Arts.
