ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – With an estimated 15.5 million cancer survivors alive in the U.S., Painting with a Twist® St. Petersburg has partnered with You Night, an organization that helps to prepare women for life after cancer, to launch a self-care and self-acceptance experience for cancer survivors called ScART. A combination of scar and art, ScART connects a network of cancer survivors to find acceptance of their scars in a supportive environment. Painting with a Twist St. Petersburg will host its second ScART class on Thursday, July 12th from 6:30 – 9:30 p.m.
Prior to class, ScART participants will be asked to hand-sketch a picture of their scar, which will then be transferred to canvas with the help of a Painting with a Twist studio artist. Once at the studio, ScART guests discuss their own scars and take time to view everyone’s scars on a white canvas. It then becomes a free-form art class, which allows them to tap into their emotions during the painting experience. The final product is a unique and abstract piece of art with a special meaning.
“Emotional healing from surgical scars vary from one cancer survivor to the next and talking about it often feels taboo,” explained You Night Founder and Executive Producer Lisa McKenzie. “ScART provides survivors the opportunity to gather and talk with other survivors, and hopefully help view their scars with a new lens.”
The cost to participate in ScART is $55 per person, and part of the proceeds from the class, which is open to all cancer survivors, will be donated to the “We Lift You Up” foundation, a 501(c)3 organization that’s dedicated to helping women embrace life beyond cancer.
“To be able to give cancer survivors an outlet to heal and begin to accept their own scars is an incredible honor,” said Leslie Gay, owner of Painting with a Twist St. Petersburg. “We hope this class helps cancer survivors not only view their scars as beautiful and empowering, but also expose them to an entire community who have faced similar emotional battles.”
To learn more or to sign up for class, visit: https://scartevents.com or https://www.paintingwithatwist.com/studio/stpetersburg/event/1617864/.
About Painting with a Twist®
Painting with a Twist, based in Mandeville, Louisiana is the leading paint-and-sip franchise with 349 studios in 39 states. Founded in 2007, by Cathy Deano and Renee Maloney, Painting with a Twist began franchising in 2009, and provides customers with paint, a canvas and brushes that lead to a fun evening with friends and a finished piece of art. The company maintains a strong focus on giving back to the local community, and was recently recognized by the International Franchise Association’s Franchise Education & Research Foundation’s Franchising Gives Back Awards. To date, Painting with a Twist has donated nearly $4 million through their charity arm, Painting with a Purpose. As the fastest-growing franchise in the industry, *Painting with a Twist has been ranked the No. 1 Paint and Sip franchise as part of Entrepreneur magazine’s annual Franchise 500 edition for the past four years. For more information about Painting with a Twist’s franchise opportunity, visit www.paintingwithatwistfranchise.com.