An Exhibition of Orthopaedics in Art, featuring 132 artists from 11 countries successfully opened this February in San Francisco for the beginning of a multi-city tour to be completed in 2002. Expressing feelings through art is an important therapeutic activity to millions of people, but art's ability to tell a story and evoke a deep reaction is just as significant to millions more.
Admission is free.
Featuring 132 artists from 10 countries and 31 states, the 166-piece exhibition will showcase the artwork of orthopaedic surgeons, patients and children, all of whom have had an orthopaedic condition touch their lives. Such conditions include arthritis, osteoporosis, amputation, scoliosis, cerebral palsy, spina bifida, foot pain, and back pain. Artists reflect in their work personal emotion, be it hope, freedom, strength, pain, anger, frustration, wellness or independence. A personal narrative will be featured with each piece, describing the artist's relationship to the work. Media used include painting, drawing, prints, photography, sculpture, ceramics, textiles, crafts, functional art and mixed media.