Art.Rage.Us.-–An Exhibit of Art and Writing by Women with Breast Cancer To Open in Traverse City
Grand Opening, September8. Show September9-November 24, 2002; Dennos Museum Center, Northwestsern Michigan College

Art.Rage.Us.-–An Exhibit of Art and Writing by Women with Breast Cancer To Open in New Orleans
Grand Opening, April 4. Show April 5-June 16, 2002; Newcomb Art Gallery, Tulane University

Art.Rage.Us.-–An Exhibit of Art and Writing by Women with Breast Cancer To Open in Hong Kong
Grand Opening, October 17. Show October 18- 31, 2000; The Pao Gallery, Hong Kong Arts Center

Art.Rage.Us.– An Exhibit of Art and Writing by Women with Breast Cancer To Open in Los Angeles
Grand Opening, March 5. Show March 6-May 30, 1999; Gallery, Los Angeles Public Library

Art.Rage.Us.-–An Exhibit of Art and Writing by Women with Breast Cancer Opened in San Francisco
Grand Opening, April 21. Show April 21-June 14, 1998; Jewitt Gallery, San Francisco Main Library

Jeanne's entry in the ArtRageUs show can be seen at The Breast Cancer Fund web site at: http://www.breastcancerfund.org/artrageus/hyland.htm.

Art.Rage.Us., an exhibit of art and writing by women with breast cancer, opened in San Francisco on April 24, 1998. For the first time, The Breast Cancer Fund, the San Francisco chapter of the Susan C. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation and the Bay Area regions of the American Cancer Society have joined together to sponsor the largest-ever breast cancer art exhibit on the West Coast.

Art.Rage.Us. is an exhibition of mixed media art and writing by women who have faced breast cancer. The exhibit, which represents more than 75 professional and non-professional artists and writers from the U.S., Canada and Europe, ran through June 14 at the San Francisco Main Library, Jewett Gallery. There also were also five satellite exhibits throughout the Bay area.

The show's formal opening on April 24 was hosted by Jill Eikenberry, award-winning actress and her husband, actor Michael Tucker (both formerly of TV's “LA Law”). Also attending the gala was U.S. Senators Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer and local news reporter Faith Fancher.

The show has been such as success that it has continued to to travel and show in additional venues and there are currently plans for shows into the year 2002!

“Art.Rage.Us. presents deeply moving and beautiful expressions from women with breast cancer, along with intensely personal statements that provide a window into their hearts and minds", says Susan Claymon, Project Coordinator. "The project has been an incredible team effort over the last two years, giving us a major opportunity to increase public awareness about this devastating disease.”

A 176-page commemorative book with all selected writings and color reproductions of the art, now in its second printing, is published by Chronicle Books in collaboration with the Art.Rage.Us. organizers. The book is available directly from Chronicle Books' web site (linked above), many book stores internationally or the Breast Cancer Fund (800-487-0492). More than 30 educational events were held in conjunction with the Art.Rage.Us. exhibit.

"The voices contained within Art.Rage.Us. are brave and powerful and beautiful, " says acclaimed author Terry Tempest Williams, who wrote the book's epilogue. "Most importantly these creative renderings, through story and imagery, set a collective healing in motion that transcends personal pain."

According to the American Cancer Society, breast cancer is the most frequently diagnosed cancer among women, accounting for one out of every three female cancer diagnoses in the United States. It is the leading cause of cancer death for women between the ages of 25 and 54. The incidence of breast cancer has greatly increased in the last fifty years, and, as yet, there is no cure.

Art.Rage.Us. was inspired by the desire to raise awareness about breast cancer and its devastating impact on families and to build community support for the disease. All proceeds from the exhibit will be divided equally among the three sponsors and used to support research, education, patient support and policy action for breast cancer.

The Breast Cancer Fund is a national non-profit organization working to find better ways to detect and treat, and ultimately prevent breast cancer, while ensuring that the best possible medical and psychological care is available to women living with the disease. The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation is a volunteer organization devoted to raising and allocating funds for breast cancer research, education and awareness, screening and treatment in the six Bay area counties. The American Cancer Society is a community-based volunteer organization fighting cancer through research, education, advocacy and service to cancer patients and their families.