Carroll Community College and the Innovators Combating Substance Abuse Program at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine have issued a call to artists whose work will be considered to appear in the nation’s first regional “Art and Addiction” exhibition at the college from Nov. 2 through Dec. 12, 2008.

The purpose of the exhibition is to stimulate a change in the way America views addiction, by using the visual arts to put a human face on addiction and recovery. Creativity and artistic expression play a significant role both in recovery and in raising awareness of the personal toll caused by substance abuse and addiction.

Organizers of this event believe that art can help bridge the gap between addiction science and the human experience of addiction; providing insights that will complement the science of understanding and treating addiction.

Artists are invited to submit original artwork on the theme of drug addiction and recovery. Drugs represented in this exhibition include alcohol, tobacco, prescription medications, and illegal drugs. Artists within 75 miles of Carroll who entered the Innovators’ National Art and Addiction Book and Exhibition call in March of 2008 will automatically have their art considered for this show. The deadline for submission is Oct. 1, 2008. For show information and submission forms, please mail a self-addressed, stamped envelope to Maggie Ball, Visual Art Department Chairperson, Attention: Art and Addiction Exhibition, Carroll Community College, 1601 Washington Rd., Westminster, Md., 21157.

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