Tag: survivorship

Breast Cancer Support Group

Breast Cancer Support Group is open to individuals diagnosed with breast cancer. Patients can connect with individuals with similar experiences. Education will be offered at each meeting, with speakers discussing selected topics of interest. Each meeting allows time to discuss specific concerns and to network with others who share similar concerns.

Go to stclair.org/breastsupportgroup and register online or please call 412.942.5082 for additional information.

Breast Cancer Support Group

Breast Cancer Support Group is open to individuals diagnosed with breast cancer. Patients can connect with individuals with similar experiences. Education will be offered at each meeting, with speakers discussing selected topics of interest. Each meeting allows time to discuss specific concerns and to network with others who share similar concerns.

Go to stclair.org/breastsupportgroup and register online or please call 412.942.5082 for additional information.

Mindful Arts

Carlow University BA art educator Alison Zapata invites patients to experience this expressive arts class intended to facilitate opportunities to practice self-care using various visual arts mediums of painting, music, adult coloring and crafts. No experience needed, just an open mind.

Alison Zapata works as a professional artist specializing in paintings, ranging from collage to portraits and murals. She especially loves working with vibrant colors and large spaces to convey the energy and life of her topic through murals. She enjoys incorporating photography, textured papers, and other multimedia materials to give the works depth and richness. She is a Carlow University BA Art Educator with more than 20 years’ experience as well as a Resident Artist in the Artists in Education Partnership through the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts.  She was awarded participation in the Fulbright-Hays Group Project Abroad Art and Society: Brazil/U.S. Educational Partnership.

Mindful Arts

Carlow University BA art educator Alison Zapata invites patients to experience this expressive arts class intended to facilitate opportunities to practice self-care using various visual arts mediums of painting, music, adult coloring and crafts. No experience needed, just an open mind.

Alison Zapata works as a professional artist specializing in paintings, ranging from collage to portraits and murals. She especially loves working with vibrant colors and large spaces to convey the energy and life of her topic through murals. She enjoys incorporating photography, textured papers, and other multimedia materials to give the works depth and richness. She is a Carlow University BA Art Educator with more than 20 years’ experience as well as a Resident Artist in the Artists in Education Partnership through the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts.  She was awarded participation in the Fulbright-Hays Group Project Abroad Art and Society: Brazil/U.S. Educational Partnership.

Mindful Arts

Carlow University BA art educator Alison Zapata invites patients to experience this expressive arts class intended to facilitate opportunities to practice self-care using various visual arts mediums of painting, music, adult coloring and crafts. No experience needed, just an open mind.

Alison Zapata works as a professional artist specializing in paintings, ranging from collage to portraits and murals. She especially loves working with vibrant colors and large spaces to convey the energy and life of her topic through murals. She enjoys incorporating photography, textured papers, and other multimedia materials to give the works depth and richness. She is a Carlow University BA Art Educator with more than 20 years’ experience as well as a Resident Artist in the Artists in Education Partnership through the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts.  She was awarded participation in the Fulbright-Hays Group Project Abroad Art and Society: Brazil/U.S. Educational Partnership.

Mindful Arts

Carlow University BA art educator Alison Zapata invites patients to experience this expressive arts class intended to facilitate opportunities to practice self-care using various visual arts mediums of painting, music, adult coloring and crafts. No experience needed, just an open mind.

Alison Zapata works as a professional artist specializing in paintings, ranging from collage to portraits and murals. She especially loves working with vibrant colors and large spaces to convey the energy and life of her topic through murals. She enjoys incorporating photography, textured papers, and other multimedia materials to give the works depth and richness. She is a Carlow University BA Art Educator with more than 20 years’ experience as well as a Resident Artist in the Artists in Education Partnership through the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts.  She was awarded participation in the Fulbright-Hays Group Project Abroad Art and Society: Brazil/U.S. Educational Partnership.

Mindful Arts

Carlow University BA art educator Alison Zapata invites patients to experience this expressive arts class intended to facilitate opportunities to practice self-care using various visual arts mediums of painting, music, adult coloring and crafts. No experience needed, just an open mind.

Alison Zapata works as a professional artist specializing in paintings, ranging from collage to portraits and murals. She especially loves working with vibrant colors and large spaces to convey the energy and life of her topic through murals. She enjoys incorporating photography, textured papers, and other multimedia materials to give the works depth and richness. She is a Carlow University BA Art Educator with more than 20 years’ experience as well as a Resident Artist in the Artists in Education Partnership through the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts.  She was awarded participation in the Fulbright-Hays Group Project Abroad Art and Society: Brazil/U.S. Educational Partnership.

Mindful Arts

Carlow University BA art educator Alison Zapata invites patients to experience this expressive arts class intended to facilitate opportunities to practice self-care using various visual arts mediums of painting, music, adult coloring and crafts. No experience needed, just an open mind.

Alison Zapata works as a professional artist specializing in paintings, ranging from collage to portraits and murals. She especially loves working with vibrant colors and large spaces to convey the energy and life of her topic through murals. She enjoys incorporating photography, textured papers, and other multimedia materials to give the works depth and richness. She is a Carlow University BA Art Educator with more than 20 years’ experience as well as a Resident Artist in the Artists in Education Partnership through the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts.  She was awarded participation in the Fulbright-Hays Group Project Abroad Art and Society: Brazil/U.S. Educational Partnership.

Literary Arts

Patients are invited to join poet and artist Veronica Corpuz through a series of grounding embodiment exercises, guided imagery and writing prompts that explore the many stories held within the body. No writing background is necessary—simply an open heart and mind to feel and discover the words and narratives seeking expression through each patient’s unique voice and experience.

Veronica Corpuz is a poet and member of the Madwomen in the Attic workshop at Carlow University and the #notwhite collective in Pittsburgh, Pa. Her most recent collection of poetry, The Widow’s Calendar, was a finalist for the 2019 Marsh Hawk Press Poetry Prize and 2020 Airlie Prize. With the #notwhite collective, she has exhibited mixed media work and photography at Buen Vivir Gallery in Buffalo, the Brew House and SPACE galleries in Pittsburgh and Harlan Gallery at Seton Hill University.

Literary Arts

Patients are invited to join poet and artist Veronica Corpuz through a series of grounding embodiment exercises, guided imagery and writing prompts that explore the many stories held within the body. No writing background is necessary—simply an open heart and mind to feel and discover the words and narratives seeking expression through each patient’s unique voice and experience.

Veronica Corpuz is a poet and member of the Madwomen in the Attic workshop at Carlow University and the #notwhite collective in Pittsburgh, Pa. Her most recent collection of poetry, The Widow’s Calendar, was a finalist for the 2019 Marsh Hawk Press Poetry Prize and 2020 Airlie Prize. With the #notwhite collective, she has exhibited mixed media work and photography at Buen Vivir Gallery in Buffalo, the Brew House and SPACE galleries in Pittsburgh and Harlan Gallery at Seton Hill University.