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For Immediate Release
Contact: Lynn Gorham, 303-724-3160, Lynn.Gorham@uchsc.edu
Art Exhibit Honoring Women's Cancer Journeys on View at University of Colorado Cancer Center
AURORA, Colo. (Oct. 30, 2007) - Lilly Oncology on Canvas, an art exhibition honoring the journeys traveled by millions of people affected by women's cancer worldwide, will be on display at the University of Colorado Cancer Center at University of Colorado Denver Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora. The exhibition will be open to the public Nov. 5 through Nov. 30, Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Fifty pieces of art will be showcased in the lobby of the Anschutz Cancer Pavilion.
Lilly Oncology on Canvas began in 2004 as an international art competition for those whose lives have been touched by women's cancers, including those diagnosed with cancer, their families and friends, and health care providers. People were invited to use art as a means of expressing the struggles and successes in battling cancer. The exhibit now includes art created by men.
The original competition attracted more than 400 submissions from 23 countries. To date, it has traveled to hundreds of cities around the world.
The Anschutz Cancer Pavilion is located at 1665 N. Ursula St. in Aurora, Colo. Admission is free. Call (720) 848-0395 for more information.
The University of Colorado Denver is one of three universities in the University of Colorado system. Located in Denver, on the Auraria Campus, at Ninth & Colorado Blvd. and on the Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora, Colo., UC Denver is Colorado's premier research university offering more than 100 degrees and programs in 12 schools and colleges and serving more than 28,000 students in Metro Denver and online. For more information, visit the Web site at www.ucdhsc.edu or the UC Denver Newsroom at http://www.uchsc.edu/news.
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