Artists Against Breast Cancer is a community outreach program aiming at increasing awareness of breast cancer early detection means and practices in the community.
As part of the program, we are inviting anyone who has had experience of breast cancer (directly, in a family member, a friend, a relative, etc.) to send us a work of art inspired by that experience.
Collected art works will be displayed on this web site, and at the University of South Carolina, at Claflin University, and at various community centers in Columbia, in the course of informal community meetings and workshops on breast cancer.
Please click here for a full description of the program.
YOU DON'T NEED TO BE A PROFESSIONAL ARTIST TO PARTICIPATE!
Submit your work of art, signed or not signed, as you prefer, to:
Artists Against Breast Cancer
c/o Dr. Lucia Pirisi-Creek
Department of Pathology and Microbiology
University of South Carolina School of Medicine
Building 4, Room C-5
6439 Garners Ferry Road
Columbia, SC 29208
Make sure that the work is no larger than (approximately) 8 X 11 inches or, if three-dimensional, does not exceed 11 inches in any dimension.
If the art work is in electronic format, feel free to submit by e-mail, to: sc_mcac@yahoo.com as an e-mail attachment as a PowerPoint, Word, Adobe Photoshop file, or in pdf file format.
Along with your work, on a separate sheet of paper, or in the body of your e-mail message if you submit electronically, please include the following information:
1. The title of your work, and a brief description of the medium used
2. Your full name (we will not disclose your name if you don't want us to do so - Just tell us!)
3. Your age
4. Any information you would like to convey about the work, and the events and/or the people who inspired you (optional)
5. Your address and contact information. An e-mail address would be particularly appreciated.
We will keep in touch with you throughout the development of the program, but we will NOT release this information to anyone, or make it public in any way.
6. Please also add the following statement:
Date:______________________
To whom it may concern:
I, _______________ consent to SC McAC, Inc.’s non-exclusive right to display, reproduce and distribute including electronic distribution, such as on a web site, my art work entitled ____________________.
I understand that my name, address, and contact information will be kept confidential at all times. SC McAC, Inc. will not be responsible for returning artwork submitted. There is no remuneration or monetary benefit expected or promised in exchange for the use of my or my child(rens) artwork.
___ Do NOT disclose my name in connection with the artwork.
____I do NOT wish to be contacted by outreach personnel after the completion of the outreach program, for program evaluation and follow-up purposes.
Please sign this statement.
______________________________________
Contact: sc_mcac@yahoo.com with any questions about the program, or call Dr. Pirisi-Creek at (803) 733-3147