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© Portrait, Peter Max 2002
(left to right- Ariella and Naomi Cohain)
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ArtWorks is dedicated to the establishment and support of creative and performing art exhibitions that feature the works of children and young adults suffering from chronic and life-threatening illnesses. ArtWorks provides these children, and their siblings, with the unique experience of sharing artistic therapeutic achievements through the arts outside of the healthcare setting. In a safe environment, filled with families, friends and healthcare specialists, these children sing, dance, recite poetry, play instruments and stand proudly by their works of art.
ArtWorks programs are interactive, educational and therapeutic and strive to empower children by recognizing their inspiring stories and maximizing access to all forms of creative self-expression. Dozens of hospitals and healthcare agencies have come to depend on ArtWorks to help provide their patients with the tools and motivation to awaken the creative spirit that enhances their lives and their time spent in the hospital.
ArtWorks Programs Include:
- Express Yourself - a creative and performing art exhibition featuring artwork and performance pieces by children and young adults suffering from chronic and life-threatening illnesses and their siblings.
- Traveling Art Show - a unique mobile art gallery that sustains the longevity of Express Yourself exhibitions by visiting each participating hospital and local art galleries throughout the year.
- Surprise!Supplies - ArtWorks art supplies distributed to patients in the hospital in custom designed mobile art carts. These supplies keep patients and their siblings busy creating while anticipating a long day in treatment or accompanying a sibling to a procedure.
- Intensive Creative Artists in Residence:Open Studio (Intensive CAIR) - multi-disciplinary workshops taught by professional artists in the hospital. The program provides self-empowering, art-filled days for patients, families and hospital staff.
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By: Naomi
Cohain
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ArtWorks was inspired by the life of Naomi Cohain. A spirited teenager, Naomi loved music, jewelry making and spending time with her family and friends. Her spontaneity and joy were often reflected in the rich bursts of color found in her paintings and jewelry. In July of 1994, at the age of 14, Naomi was diagnosed with bone cancer. With her world suddenly diminished, Naomi found herself separated from friends and extended family. Her creative moments, shared with her art therapist, became more significant. She looked forward to creating new crafts, even as her strength ebbed, so that she could give them as gifts to those around her. Rather than falling victim to her illness, Naomi empowered herself by using her art as a vehicle for self-expression, an emotional outlet and a source of comfort. In February of 1995, Naomi passed away at the tender age of 15.
Naomi's artwork continues to remain a true reflection of who she was-very colorful, very alive, very much Naomi.
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