2010 MAKING A MARK Touring Art Exhibit Comes To LaCenterra at Cinco Ranch 4/14

LaCenterra at Cinco Ranch, in partnership with Katy Visual and Performing Arts Center (KVPAC), welcomes Making A Mark®, the Texas Children's Cancer Center and Hematology Service's touring art exhibition presented by The Periwinkle Foundation to Katy. The extraordinary display features the works of young artists whose lives have been touched by cancer and blood disorders and provides a unique focus on their personal issues. The exhibit will open to the public Wednesday, April 14 at 5:30 p.m. in Ste. C 140 of LaCenterra (between Simply Cinco and Panera Bread) and run through April 28 before moving to KVPAC gallery for an additional two-week showing.

Making A Mark encourages all patients and their siblings to participate in sharing their feelings through applied art or creative writing. Often deep-rooted feelings and fears are given a positive outlet. Every participant is a winner because so much has been gained in the process, and all submissions for the show are exhibited at the opening each September at Texas Children's Hospital and then a selection of artwork travels to various locations throughout the year.

Guest are invited to fill out a "Postcard from the Road" that will be sent directly to the artist or the artist's family to let the artists know the effect that their artwork has had on the lives of others and to offer them encouragement.

While this exhibit serves to shine a light on these amazing artists, it also highlights KVPAC's "Healing Arts" programs and commitment to Texas Children's Cancer Center by way of volunteer art lessons at the Texas Medical Center campus and the future Texas Children's Hospital Katy campus.

More than 400 patients and their siblings from the Texas Children's clinic participate, free of charge each year. Making A Mark is open to children from all pediatric cancer treatment centers, and has attracted art and writing submissions from around the world. To highlight Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, Texas Children's Cancer Center and Hematology Service and The Periwinkle Foundation have proudly displayed more than 200 entries each year since the first exhibit in September 1991. Past exhibits have been shown in Japan, Washington, D.C., Virginia, North Carolina, and numerous cities throughout the state of Texas.

LaCenterra at Cinco Ranch is located at 23501 Cinco Ranch Boulevard in Katy. Gallery hours will be offered from 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. daily (excluding Sundays) with extended hours offered until 8:00 p.m. each Wednesday through April 28. Groups of 10 or more schedule your visit by contacting Kristin Miller at kmiller@kvpac.org. To learn more about LaCenterra, please visit LaCenterra.com. For KVPAC gallery hours, programs and general information, visit KVPAC.org.

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