The AnMed Health Foundation will host the 4th annual Arts Infusion Art Show & Sale August 9 - 30. The juried art show features work by local artists which is available for viewing and purchase at the AnMed Health Cancer Center atrium. Proceeds from art sales will benefit patients undergoing chemotherapy and other treatments at the AnMed Health Cancer Center Infusion Center who are unable to pay for their medical care. The event is open and free to the public.
At the Infusion Center, patients battling cancer and other chronic medical conditions receive critical treatments, including transfusions, chemotherapy infusions, IV medications and other procedures. A majority of Infusion Center patients are unable to pay for these necessary treatments due to financial hardship and insufficient health insurance. Funds raised through the Arts Infusion event will help relieve some of the financial despair by helping offset the costs for treatments, which can run in the tens of thousands of dollars each month.
“Fighting cancer and other chronic diseases is a stressful time in someone’s life,” says Cindy Simmons, nurse manager for the AnMed Health Cancer Center Infusion Center. “Adding the heavy burden of the costs associated with their treatments only multiplies their stress and financial worries. The Arts Infusion is our way to help families in need during an already difficult time.”
The Arts Infusion will feature more than 70 pieces of art, including oil paintings, watercolors, photography, jewelry and other creative pieces. Art is available for purchase from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the AnMed Health Cancer Center atrium August 9-30. A preview of the art show is scheduled for August 1, providing attendees with a first look – and opportunity to pre-purchase – artwork. Tickets for the Sneak Peek Preview party are $15 per person or $25 per couple. For more information about the 2013 Arts Infusion Show & Sale, go to www.anmedhealth.org/foundationevents or call the Foundation office at 864-512-3477.