Cancer Council Victoria Arts Awards
Subcategory of Awards Australian Awards
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History

The Cancer Council of Victoria Arts Awards is an uplifting program created as a means for people touched by cancer to share their experiences creatively through writing, art and film. It generates the hope that we will find a cure for cancer. Entrants include cancer patients, survivors, carers and those who have lost a relative or friend.

Notes

  • The Cancer Council Victoria Arts Awards were established 'as a means for people touched by cancer to communicate their experiences in a creative way'. The awards are offered annually in ten categories: 1.Visual Art 2.Short Story 3.Poetry 4.Indigenous Visual Art 5.Film 6.Youth Art 7.Youth Writing 8.Children's Art 9.Children's Writing 10.Children's Group Art.

    Source: Cancer Council Victoria website, http://www.cancervic.org.au/
    Sighted: 29/20/2012

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Works About this Award

The Healing Power of Creativity 2012 single work column
— Appears in: ACTWrite , March vol. 18 no. 2 2012; (p. 12)
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