Austin/Georgetown, TX – Local Twistshop Come join Twist Out Cancer as we explore expressive art making as a mechanism for healing. Twistshops are wellness and art therapy focused workshops that promote healing, relaxation, and emotional recovery through creative based intervention. This event is FREE and open to the public! Twist Out Cancer welcomes all cancer patients, survivors, caregivers, […]
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Julie Pelaez has always had a creative mind and artistic ability, however, she never got serious about her art until she found the perfect medium: Five years ago, Pelaez was enjoying a day at an Austin art show when a specific art collection caught her eye. “I saw this art across the room and the
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Virtual art exhibition on Friday, September 25 will showcase 25 unique works of art done by GM Design Center employees, each representing an individual’s journey with cancer August 10, 2020, Detroit – Twist Out Cancer will host their 2020 Brushes With Cancer program at GM’s Design Center in Warren, Michigan, beginning
To understand Fayruz Benyousef’s cancer journey, you have to go back to 1980. Benyousef was living with her family in Pennsylvania when her dad was diagnosed with acute leukemia. Both her mother, Dr. Nuria Treki, and father, Sharif Benyousef, had no history of cancer. For the Libyan family, the diagnosis was particularly devastating. “Culturally, getting
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Val Newberg was hesitant to show up to the Austin Brushes with Cancer event, however, her good friend Bob Kaufman was the motivation she needed to get out of the house. “My friends and I hate going out on Sunday nights, but we love Bob,” Newberg said. “We had no idea what we were going
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Background Twist Out Cancer is an international non-profit charitable organization that provides psychosocial support to individuals touched by cancer through creative arts programming. What started in 2012 as a small grass roots online community movement has evolved into an international non-profit organization that has touched over 130,000 people around the world. Brushes With Cancer is
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