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Juried Exhibition:
March, 2010
Morial Convention Center, New Orleans, La.
Submission Deadline:
October 15, 2009
Theme:
Wounded in Action: An Art Exhibition of Orthopaedic Advancements celebrates those heroes who have had orthopaedic injuries as a result of serving our country in war. From World War II to Korea to Viet Nam, from the Gulf War to Afghanistan to Iraq, thousands of military troops serving the United States have had extreme and severe musculoskeletal injuries.
This exhibition also recognizes those orthopaedic surgeons who, throughout history, have risked their own safety to care for our troops, to save lives and limbs, to advance medical treatments, and to conduct research and learn from war in order to better treat those who sustain orthopaedic trauma.
The art in this exhibition will reflect what has been learned in trauma care throughout history that affects how trauma patients are treated today and the impact war injuries have on the lives of those injured, their families, and the doctors who treat them.
This Exhibition is a tribute to injured troops, civilians, and the orthopaedic surgeons who are caring and have cared for them as they served and/or serve our country in time of crisis.
Eligibility:
This exhibit is open to artists in three categories:
1.) Military personnel who have sustained orthopaedic/musculoskeletal injuries in any war or family members of any age (children included) who have been affected by those injuries.
2.) Orthopaedic Surgeons who have provided medical care for wounded warriors throughout history, either in the military, in the Distinguished Visiting Scholars Program, in the course of their practice, or through orthopaedic research.
3.) Injured civilians or artists of any age whose lives have been affected by war and have been touched in some way by the loss of extremity and/or other musculoskeletal injuries of war.
Submissions will be accepted at woundedinactionart.org through October 15, 2009.
Contact: Sandra R. Gordon, Director, Public Relations P: (847) 384-4030
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons E: gordon@aaos.org
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