The American artist Georgia O’Keeffe said, “I found I could say things with color and shapes that I couldn't say any other way…things I had no words for.” Art is a universal language, able to transcend boundaries and transform lives. Cancer is a devastating disease, and for people living with cancer, art can be a powerful tool for self-expression and can provide relief from suffering.

COLLAGE: The Art for Cancer Network is named after the traditional art form of collage – the art of bringing diverse elements together to form a unique composition. As a metaphor, this underscores a core mission of COLLAGE to unite the art and cancer medicine communities to create dynamic new synergies.

The heart of COLLAGE programs are the Art Workshops and the ‘Artist-in-Residence’ Program. Accomplished and dedicated local artists work with cancer patients, survivors and family members, either in a group workshop setting, or one-on-one at the bedside.