On Wednesday, February 14 from 2pm to 4:30pm join artist Fay Davis Edwards for a free Jim Dine Inspired Heart Painting Workshop for cancer survivors, patients and their caregivers at the newly opened Cowell Cancer Center in Nags Head.

At class, Fay will help participants create dynamic, colorful hearts on canvas inspired by Dine, in celebration of love and hope.

According to the Jonathan Novak Gallery, "Jim Dine's Hearts are one of the most beloved themes, central to the artist’s historical body of work. While hearts are universally recognizable, within contemporary art history, Dine has laid undisputed claim to the shape, suggesting boundless possibilities endowed with complex meaning." 

No experience required.

Cost: Thanks to a Community Benefit Grant from Outer Banks Health, this workshop is free for cancer survivors, patients and their caregivers, and all supplies are included.

Although class is free, pre-registration is required so that the instructor can plan ahead for supplies. You can register online at DareArts.org/workshops or by calling Dare Arts at 252 473 5558. 

Class is limited to 15 students. 

Class location: Class will be held at at the newly opened Cowell Cancer Center in Nags Head.

Fay Davis Edwards centers her work primarily on environmental concerns and climate change. Citing influence from artists such as Mel Chin, Laurie Anderson, and Sonya Clark, Fay works across disciplines employing painting, photography, installation, projection, and community engagement projects to chronicle these personal narratives. She teaches workshops nationally, exhibits her work regionally. Fay earned her BFA from East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina, and her MFA from Maine College of Art in Portland, Maine.