From Our VOICE:
OUR VOICE PRESENTS HEART WORKS, A SURVIVORS ARTS SHOW ON NOVEMBER 10
Asheville, N.C. – Our VOICE is pleased to announce the 15th Annual Heart Works, Survivors Arts Show November 10 from 5 p.m. until 9 p.m. at the YMI Cultural Center. The annual arts show is a unique community event that features visual and performance art created by survivors of sexual assault.
The first Survivor’s Arts show was in 2000 and has grown each year. This year, The 15th Annual Survivors Arts Show will include works of art from featured artist Anne Heck, a spiritual counselor, artist and survivor. Heck has tapped into a powerful form of personal expression through doll making. Her dolls, each handmade, symbolize the faces of healing and the resilience of the human spirit.
She will be leading a discussion, “Pathways to Healing,” as part of the art show.
“We are very excited to host featured artist Anne Heck, and to share her work of personal strength and survivorship,” states Angelica Wind, Our VOICE Executive Director. Wind goes on to explain the connection between the show and the work of Our VOICE. “Art is a powerful vehicle for healing,” she says. “Heart Works offers an opportunity for those impacted by sexual assault to share their story, which can be an important step in the healing process. The arts show also serves as vehicle to raising awareness and starting conversations regarding the impact of sexual assault. More than anything, it serves as a testament of the strength and resiliency that survivors have and that healing is possible.”
One out of every six women has been the victim of an attempted or completed rape in her lifetime, according to the National Institute of Justice and Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Males are the least likely to report sexual assault, though they make up about 10% of all victims. “The trauma of sexual assault lingers long after the actual event or events,” Wind says. “Victims of sexual assault are 3 times more likely to suffer from depression and 26 times more likely to abuse drugs. As a community we need to know how to support victims and take action to stop sexual assault and abuse in the first place.”
The 2016 Survivor’s Arts Show will be held on Thursday, November 10 at the YMI Cultural Center (39 S. Market St, Asheville, NC 28801) with public viewing beginning at 5 p.m. and performance art. More information can be found at ourvoice.nc.org.
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