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Creativity and Parkinson's Exhibit
Parkinson's Quilt Project
We are happy to announce that the Creativity & PD Exhibit will be held again at the WPC 2010. The exhibit will house the first-ever global Parkinson's Quilt Project and is open to everyone touched by PD. This project is being coordinated by the Parkinson's Disease Foundation (PDF), a leading Organizational Partner, and is being presented for the first time at the WPC 2010.
Individuals, support groups, and organizations worldwide are encouraged to register to design panels or whole quilts for display. People with Parkinson's, carers, health professionals and others are encouraged to submit a panel. You do not need to be quilter for this project. Any sort of art that can be drawn, painted, sewn, affixed, silk screened, ironed on or attached in some other manner..
The more creative the piece the more exciting the quilt will be!
There are currently almost 400 people from 11 countries contributing pieces to the panel and conversing on the Quilt Facebook page. Here are a few so far from South Africa, South Korea, and USA.
To learn more, and to see other panels, join the Parkinson's Quilt Project on Facebook.com or write to quilt@pdf.org.
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Kathleen McMurty |
Jin Kyoung Choae |
Judi Jecmen Missouri, USA |
Panels must be received by coordinators by June 1, 2010. Space is limited, so register now!
The number of available panels will be limited. You are encouraged to register to reserve a panel (or panels) as soon as possible. There is a nominal fee per panel for registering. Don't let this fee keep you from submitting something! A scholarship program has been set up to ensure that no one is turned away from the project who wants to submit a panel. Write to quilt@pdf.org for details.
History of the Creativity & Parkinson's Exhibit
The 1st World Parkinson Congress hosted a major Creativity & PD Exhibit in the exhibit hall alongside the posters and exhibitors. More than 200 artists living with PD from 12 countries contributed artwork for a museum-quality display of art to make the Creativity and Parkinson's Exhibition in 2006 a spectacular success.
View the Creativity & Parkinson's Journal from the WPC 2006
The creativity exhibit in 2006 came about from the commitment and time spent by the PDF and its staff who organized the logistics of collecting artwork, setting up the display, and continuing with the mission of exploring the connection between creativity and PD. After the WPC took place, the PDF was granted permission by the WPC and all the artists who submitted work, to continue with this project, which is now housed by the PDF on their website. PDF continues to collect and maintain artwork online offering a space for the PD artist community to stay connected and present their work.
Using the artwork from their creativity site, the PDF has once again created a free calendar. To order Creativity & Parkinson's 2010 Calendars write to creativity@pdf.org.
This aspect of the WPC was so well-received by the artists, families, and attendees at the WPC 2006 that the PDF was invited to once again host this space in 2010. If your organization would like to get involved in the Creativity & PD Exhibit at future World Parkinson Congresses, please write to info@worldpdcongress.org.