Arts center announces cancer awareness event

Healing Through the Arts, a breast cancer awareness project, is under way at the Lawrence Art Center this month.

An exhibition running through Oct. 31 will include a reception from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Friday at the center, 940 N.H. Participating artists come from Lawrence, Baldwin, Oskaloosa, Topeka, Leavenworth and other areas.

Other Healing Through the Arts events include a Motivating Moves workshop by Kansas University professor Janet Hamburg and Healing and Artmaking by art therapist Libby Schmanke. Further information about those events can be found at www.lawrenceartscenter.org or by calling 843-2787.