artSPEAKS!

What is artSPEAKS?

The artSPEAKS Program brings together sickle cell kids of all ages and their families for fun and engaging art workshops. Participants create powerful and compelling works that express the pain, struggles, triumphs and hopes of living with sickle cell disease.

Who can participate in an artSPEAKS session?

  • Sickle cell kids and their families
  • Children of adults with sickle cell disease and their families

artSPEAKS is free for participants.

artSPEAKS is a collaboration between the William E. Proudford Sickle Cell Fund and Art with a Heart, with support from the Professional Athletes Foundation

2010 Sessions

June 5 – Washington, D.C. – Children's National Medical Center
August 7 – Baltimore – Johns Hopkins
November 20 – Wilmington – Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children

Sessions run from 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Lunch is provided.

Contact us if you are interested in holding an artSPEAKS session in your area!

See artwork on display at the Pediatric Infusion Center at Johns Hopkins!

To Sign Up email us at info@wepsicklecell.org or call us at 410.963.5092

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Hope
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