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ARTIST TO CREATE MURAL COMMEMORATING THE VICTIMS OF ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE
Early-stage Alzheimer’s patients,
caretakers and family members form “The Alzheimer’s Project” to generate
awareness for the disease
Group to begin work on the mural at kick-off event
on Monday, August 6 at 10:30 AM MIAMI
In an effort to forever anchor the gifts and personalities left
behind by the victims of Alzheimer’s, a representative group of individuals,
including early-stage Alzheimer’s patients family members and caretakers, are
teaming up with internationally acclaimed local artist Xavier Cortada to create a mural
commemorating those afflicted with the debilitating disease.
Cortada and the group – called “The Alzheimer’s
Project” – are set to begin work on the mural at an event to be held on Monday,
August 6th, at 10:30 AM at the artist’s studio, located at the Casa Grande
Cultural Center, 104 SW 9th Street in Miami (click here for map). The group, led by Roy Barquet, a Miami attorney
who lost his mother to Alzheimer’s, will assist Cortada in the first step of the
mural’s creation by affixing personalized messages, which have been collected over
several months by South Florida’s Alzheimer’s community, onto the canvas.
With the
creation of the Alzheimer’s mural, we hope to forever cement the beauty and joy that
those afflicted with the disease gave to the world when they were well,” said
Barquet, a partner at Miami-based law firm Steel Hector & Davis. “The goal in creating this mural is to make a
positive statement, letting the world know that these Alzheimer’s victims might be
gone, but the love and happiness they brought to their friends and families will never be
forgotten.
Cortada
himself has spent the past four months immersed in the Alzheimer’s cause in
preparation for this artistic creation that will be publicly unveiled in Miami on October
4th. The Miami-based
Cuban-American artist, attorney, and activist has worked collaboratively with diverse
groups across the United States, Latin America, Europe and Africa to create pro-social
community murals and participant-driven art projects. His Web site (www.cortada.com) displays his artwork and contains
information on the various projects in which he is involved.
The
Alzheimer’s Project, led by Barquet, is actively working to raise funds and
ultimately awareness in combating this deadly disease.
Aside from solidifying corporate sponsors, including Discovery Networks, Steel
Hector & Davis, Weber Shandwick Worldwide and B-Line Apparel, to help underwrite and
promote the mural and corresponding events, the group has organized bi-weekly breakfasts
and lunches at Steel Hector & Davis, where home-cooked meals are sold within the firm. To date, the group’s efforts have helped
raise more than $5,000, with all proceeds benefiting the Greater Miami Chapter of the
Alzheimer’s Association.
For
further information on how to contribute to the creation of the Alzheimer’s mural or
become a corporate sponsor, contact Roy Barquet of The Alzheimer’s Project at Steel
Hector & Davis at (305) 577-7032.
Media Contact: Tadd Schwartz
Weber Shandwick Worldwide/ Miami
Tschwartz@webershandwick.com
Work: 305-448-7450, x125
Mobile: 305-898-7995
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