HeART of Resilience Retreat participants show off their work. Courtesy photo.

“The HeART of Resilience” is an exhibit at Art on Main inspired by breast cancer survivors “reclaiming themselves after surgery” that will be on display through Friday, Nov. 7.

An opening reception will take place 6-9 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 25.

All kinds of art mediums will be featured — painting, drawing, printmaking, photography, sculpture, ceramics and mixed media. The works are intended to “pay tribute to the bravery and determination it takes to make informed choices, redefine personal attractiveness and embrace new chapters in life,” according to a press release. 

The art show is curated by two-time breast cancer survivor and Art on Main founder Andrea Lamarsaude. Lamarsaude is also collaborating with the nonprofit  Flaunt Flat Revolution, founded by another two-time breast cancer survivor Farahana Kassam, and artist Rachel Larlee, whose studio is in Casa Linda. 

“The exhibition welcomes young artists and emerging talent to share their unique perspectives alongside seasoned creators, creating a tapestry of perspectives that celebrates the many forms resilience can take,” Lamarsaude said in the press release. “These works will create a powerful dialogue that uplifts all paths of survival, embracing confidence, body positivity and the human spirit’s remarkable ability to thrive.” 

Prior to this exhibit, Larlee and psychologist Alyssa Strenger led a therapeutic art retreat and creative workshop in which participants created art that will be featured in the show. 

“As a group, the retreat attendees were guided through a mindful, therapeutic creative practice of creating their own individual artwork,” the exhibit’s team told the Lakewood/East Dallas Advocate. “During the experience, participants ripped a piece of canvas to simulate the cutting of their own bodies during their cancer treatment. They each brought some personal tokens and mementos from their cancer journey (headscarves, a bra, a medical bracelet, etc.) and could select from an assortment of other materials on hand and ‘stitched’ the cut canvas back together, layering with mixed media like paint, ink and other mediums. Each piece is unique to the person’s journey and experience. They can choose whether to exhibit their works in the exhibition or keep them private as part of their personal experience.”

People who attend the exhibit can contribute to the artwork as well. 

“A large canvas is being cut and ripped in a similar fashion and will be on display in the gallery,” the team said. “Exhibition attendees are invited to select a variety of materials from a nearby basket and stitch and weave their addition to the canvas, creating over the course of the two-week exhibition a large community artwork. The piece will be auctioned off at the closing reception on Nov. 7, with the proceeds going to local nonprofits that serve the breast cancer survivors community.”

Invasion Car Show in Deep Ellum

THEM! Texas Car Club returns to host the 17th annual Invasion Car Show, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 25 on Elm Street from Malcolm X Boulevard to Good Latimer Expressway. Check out the pre-1964 hot rods. You can attend for free, and the show will go on rain or shine. 

Charreria: Photographing the Heart of Mexico

Photographer, Dallas native and Southern Methodist University alumnus Brent Kollock is coming home to talk about his photo book on Charreria, Mexico’s national sport. This event will take place at 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 25 at the Bath House Cultural Center. 

Kollock has spent more than four years photographing Mexico’s traditional rodeo and has now published Charrería, Mexico’s National Treasure. Pictures are in black and white and were shot with vintage Nikon lenses.

“Along the way, Kollock has met and encouraged many people in the Charrería world to contribute to this new collection, in their words, to describe the importance of the sport as well as its relationship to the identity of Mexico,” reads a press release. “From local amateurs to living legends, a cast of men and women contribute their deeply held feelings about this most Mexican of sports to further elucidate it to those who are perhaps less familiar. Throughout these written pieces, themes of family, friendship, chivalry, and history permeate their words.”

Kollock will talk about his work in Mexico at the event, complete with a slideshow. Artisanal clothes and gear used in competition will be on display, and books and prints will be for sale. 

Kollock grew up in Preston Hollow, but he told the Advocate he has lived just about everywhere in Dallas.

Lakewood Tower Farmers Market

The market is scheduled for 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 26 at 6301 Gaston Ave., rain or shine (though there may be a delayed start for bad weather). 

Lakewood Tower Farmers Market will be launching “Double Up Food Bucks” through Texas Health Resources this weekend so that Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients can double up on buying locally-grown fruits and vegetables, according to a press release. (This program will also start at White Rock Farmers Market next month.) 

“At both markets, customers purchasing SNAP tokens with their Lone Star Card will receive $1 in Food Bucks for every $1 they spend, up to $30 a day,” reads the press release. “Food Bucks can then be used to purchase more fresh fruits and vegetables. No pre-registration is required; Food Bucks can be used at either market and never expire.”