Curating for a Cause

Curating for a Cause and Glenda Fu present “Curating for a Cure”

Exhibition and Art Auction Event to Benefit
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

Friday, May 13, 2011 8 pm – 12 am
Lamont Bishop Gallery
1314 9th St. NW
Washington DC, 20001

WASHINGTON, DC, May 2, 2011 – Every ten minutes that tick by on the clock, another precious life is claimed by blood cancers. Curating for a Cause and Glenda Fu are proud to host Curate for a Cure, a benefit art auction event to take place Friday, May 13th at 8 pm at the new Lamont Bishop Gallery. Curate for a Cure will feature artwork by a wide variety of the area’s top visual artists.
The show is co-curated by Curating for a Cause’s Jackie Cantwell & Allison Byers. This exhibition is one night only, and artworks will be sold by live and silent auction on the night of the event. A significant portion of the proceeds from sold works, as well as proceeds from the suggested door donation of $10, will go directly to The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.

LIVE AUCTION BEGINS AT 9:30!!

AUCTIONEER: HOLLY BASS

Featured Artists:

Adam Lister, Bat Favitsou Boulandi, Bobby Coleman, Brandon Hill, Chris Ulrich, Craig Hill, Dafna Steinberg, Diana Adams, Joan Belmar, Joel D’Orazio, Marcelo Novo, Mindy Hirt, Stephanie Rivers, Steven Pearson & Mike Cantwell

About The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

The mission of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) is: Cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin’s disease and myeloma, and improve the quality of life of patients and their families. LLS is the world’s largest voluntary health agency dedicated to blood cancer. LLS funds lifesaving blood cancer research around the world and provides free information and support services. An estimated 957,902 Americans are currently living with blood cancers. Every 10 minutes, someone dies from blood cancers – an estimated 54,020 deaths are expected this year. LLS made 4.7 million contacts with patients, caregivers and healthcare professionals throughout its history. With the help of major fundraising campaigns, including Team In Training, the world’s largest endurance sports training program, and Light The Night Walk, LLS has awarded more than $750 million in research funding since the first funding in 1954.

About Curating For A Cause

Curating for a Cause creates and executes art oriented fundraising events, primarily in the form of art exhibitions and auctions, for non-profit organizations. In all cases, a significant portion of the proceeds go directly to the featured organization. Not only do our events benefit the organization monetarily, they also serve as a forum to increase awareness of the non-profit and their mission, and to promote artistic talent by providing a professional exhibition and installation opportunity.

Above all, Curating for a Cause strives to unite non-profit organizations, artists, and audiences through worthy causes and quality art.

rushing here and there.

I had a fabulous weekend away, only to return to my real life and rush around to get my finals done. And this coming weekend is another one away, I’ll be shooting my best friend’s sister’s wedding. Tonight is a kind of going away party, and by that I meaning we’re going to see a play at the Lansburgh Theatre tonight, for my dear friend Nicole who has accepted a job out in Los Angeles and is moving this week.

Snow Storm Take Two

I love  toaster waffles. Toasted crisp and then smeared with crunch peanut butter, its my favorite breakfast. Actually no, I take that back my favorite breakfast is Eggs Benedict. Absolutely my favorite, but since I don’t eat that on a regular basis toaster waffles come in a close second. Or third, I haven’t really listed my favorite breakfast foods.

Since becoming sick I’ve amped up my vitamin intake. That is to say I’ve made it a point to remember to take my vitamins. Perhaps if I had been taking them I wouldn’t have gotten sick. Something makes me sick about swallowing 5 pills a day, big pills too.  Ugh.

Outside the snow is swirling. It has become a magical snow storm with the wind blowing the snow flakes about. This is not the soft, slow and lovely snow fall of last week. I scraped off my porch rail before the snow really got going so I could measure the fall but with all the wind I can’t tell. I’m kind of disappointed about it because I’ve heard many different reports about the snow fall. One report was 3-4 inches and then the last report was 12-20 inches! I am so grateful that through out all these storms that I’ve never lost power.

The snow has caused my Mom’s flight back to Virginia on Monday to be canceled and rescheduled for today, but by the looks of it I doubt she’ll fly in today either. My parents have bought a house in Nebraska, and the one here in Virginia is looking to be officially sold by March.

I will be returning home this weekend for a fun and festive  Mardi Gras ball with some great friends. Assuming it doesn’t get snowed out. I’m glad I sent my valentines out monday.

Snowed in!

I love snow. It makes me extraordinarily happy, even happier than warm clean laundry. Something about the peaceful, deafness of the snow falling. How it makes everyone become extremely cautious and careful. It also makes people stay in, instead of going out. Which is something I’m a fan of.

This whole weekend I was miserably sick with a cold. I was glad that at least I was able to rest and just stay indoors the whole time like everyone else, so I didn’t feel to awful. I am not please with the green goobers that have taken up residence in my nose and throat. I am feeling LOADS better today. I hope some nice neighbor shovels out my car. I’m not sure how I’m going to do it.. I lack shovel and other basic snow scooping items.

My parents are getting even closer to officially moving away forever. They’ve had a few offers on the house already, after it being on the market only a week!! That is just amazing and unthinkable. I’m glad that everything is moving smoothly and quickly for them but at the same time I was hoping for a few more months with my Mom around.

UPDATE! Meg and I shoveled out our cars! Here are the pictures to prove it.

Me, trying to climb over the mountain of snow, it was up to my thigh.. I climbed down and walked around.

Meg’s car half way cleared off

My poor car. This is the before shot, it is now officially cleared off.