The Breast Cancer Project

Raising funds and awareness for Breast Cancer, telling the stories that need to be told. Celebrating Life through Art.
The Must-See event of 2009!

This photographic event includes over 60 photographs of breast cancer survivors and their stories. Four of these photographs will be displayed in conjunction with PhotoSensitive's Cancer Project.
In 2009, a partial installment of The Breast Cancer Project will be exhibited at The Arts Project, 203 Dundas St, from October 6 to October 16th. The opening night gala, "Something Beautiful" will be hosted on October 8th, from 6 - 10pm, with speeches beginning at 8pm. All funds raised are going to the Translational Breast Cancer Research Unit at the London Regional Cancer Program .
You can contact Michele Taras for more information at 905-495-2821, or email michele@micheletaras.com
Translational Breast Cancer Research Unit at the London Regional Cancer Program

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To see the Youtube on "The Breast Cancer Project":
The Breast Cancer Project Youtube

Held at The Arts Project
http://artsproject.ca/index.shtml

This project originated with the strong belief that it is important for every individual to give back to the community, and was inspired by my grandmother who passed away from cancer in 2005. The idea of a photographic fund raiser was only natural.

This project incorporates not only powerful images of breast cancer survivors, but also documents their stories as real tributes of courage.This project will be inspiring survivors of breast cancer all across North America, and sending them a message of hope. As well, we hope to encourage women to get checked; early detection is the key to surviving breast cancer.

Past events: October 2007 in Toronto for the research team of Dr. Tak Mak at The Princess Margaret Hospital
November 2008 in Mississauga for medical equipment and the Arts in Medicine Program at Credit Valley Hospital
April 2009 in Brampton for Wellspring Chinguacousy in Brampton.

If you would like to donate or would like to come see a future show, you can also call Michele at 905-495-2821 or email:

michele@micheletaras.com

Raising funds to find a cure for breast cancer is so important.
Please join us in making this event a huge success.Come see the photographs and be moved, come read the stories and be inspired. We await your presence...

Testimonial:
Dear Michele I'm writing today to thank-you for the amazing opportunity to participate in your breast cancer project. The experience of being a photographic model was not only fun but liberating.
As a breast cancer survivor with bilateral mastectomies, my body image has been tremendously altered. Although I live without breasts and still feel very much a woman, there is something I haven't felt much of since being diagnosed with breast cancer. The experience of being photographed and to see the images that you created instills a sense of pride that it is okay to be me, just the way I am, without breasts. For the first time in ages, I felt beautiful. The images are powerfully moving and illicit a strong emotion when I look at them. You have a remarkable talent and have artistically and uniquely told my personal story with breast cancer. I am so grateful for that, for what I could not describe to people verbally I can now point to your photo's and say
"look, this is what breast cancer is like, this is exactly how I felt"
I think donating your energies to this project to raise monies for breast cancer research is a wonderful endeavour and I wish you tremendous success with it all.
Sincerely Mary Coulter.

Photographs in this exhibit were recognized by the International Photography Awards, based out of the United States and the PX3 awards based out of Paris, France.

Liberate

Alone

Support Breast Health

Danielle

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