Our artSPEAKS initiative honors the humanity of sickle cell warriors and those who serve, support, and advocate for them.
Workshops
artSPEAKS Workshops encourage sickle cell kids of all ages and their families to share their creative talents with the world. Participants create powerful and compelling works that express the pain, struggles, triumphs and hopes of living with sickle cell disease and trait.
artSPEAKS workshops have been held at:
Nemours duPont Hospital for Children
• Johns Hopkins Hospital
• University of Maryland Hospital
• Sinai Hospital
• Georgetown Hospital
• Children’s National Health System
• Howard University Hospital
• Stomp Out Sickle Cell Annual Walkathon
artSPEAKS is a collaboration between the WEPSCF and area arts organizations. Thank you to all of the arts organizations that have helped us bring artSPEAKS to the community. Art with a Heart • Capitol Hill Arts Workshop • Newark Arts Alliance
artSPEAKS with
Clinicians & Researchers
Health professionals and stakeholders create art that captures their thoughts, feelings, and experiences about supporting, serving, and caring for patients living with sickle cell disease and trait.
We were pleased to hold the inaugural session:
• American Society for Bioethics + Humanities (ASBH) 25th Annual Meeting
Thank you to The Painting Workshop for your collaboration!
artSPEAKS to
Warriors & Families
We sponsor presentations and provide creative materials at sickle cell gatherings in order to share important information about sickle cell disease, new treatments and advancements in care, and opportunities to advocate for increased attention.
We’ve teamed up with amazing hospitals and advocates in order to reach the warrior community:
• Elle Cole ( sickle cell coloring and activity books )
• Nemours duPont Hospital for Children
• Howard University CURE SICKLE CELL NOW Walkathon
• Maryland Sickle Cell Disease Association Holiday Gathering
artSPEAKS partners with
Positive Exposure
We’re excited to announce our partnership with Positive Exposure, whose mission is “to build a human-centered narrative for sickle cell disease.”
We look forward to working with Rick and Positive Exposure to capture beauty, vitality, and warrior spirit of individuals living with sickle cell. Take a look at some of the amazing photos Rick’s team has taken.
Rick Guidotti
Founder, Positive Exposure
artSPEAKS webpage made possible by a generous contribution from
INDIVIDUALS LIVING WITH SCD IN THE U.S.
HOSPITALIZATIONS ANNUALLY DUE TO SCD IN THE U.S.
NEW DRUGS APPROVED BY FDA SINCE 2017
GENE THERAPIES APPROVED BY THE FDA
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