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Summer’s not over yet! If you didn’t spend any time outside in yesterday’s 80-degree weather, we have a semi-outdoor activity to take advantage of in today’s top story.
At the Lawndale Pop-Up at 3601 W. Douglas Blvd., there’s a new immersive art exhibit inside a shipping container. Terreon Collins created the art exhibit around his experience with sickle cell disease.
“I’m able to provide a visual and physical representation of what the community holds and what people should learn about sickle cell, what they should know, and how to best support or treat a family member with the disease,” Collins told one of our reporters, Hector Cervantes.
Read more about the new art exhibit below!
Jessica Mordacq
Staff Reporter
The Lead
North Lawndale exhibit brings the experience of sickle cell disease to life
Through paintings, sound and light, North Lawndale artist Terreon Collins is turning his own experiences with sickle cell disease into an immersive art exhibition titled “Where the Blood Flows” at the Lawndale Pop-Up Spot.
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