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Join us on January 27\, 2022 for a panel discussio
n on the healing and therapeutic power of art\, featuring
Domenic Esposito\, artist and activist\; Dr. Antonella Pirone\, Director of Translational Pharma
cology at Caesura Tx\, SLP fellow\; and Alicia Ventura\, Director of Special Projects &
Research at the Boston Medical Center’s Office Based Addiction Treatment (
OBAT) Program. Speakers will share their personal and professional insight
s on how art—as a creative process and outlet—can catalyze positive change
in one’s wellbeing.
Co-sponsored by Italian Professi
onals of Boston (PIB)\, this event is free and open to the public\, a registration is require
d by using the form on this page (from mobile\, scroll down to the bottom
to find the registration form)
This panel discussi on is part of Domenic’s solo exhibition\, Vox Clamantis\, which runs from Janua ry 7-30 at Piano Craft Gallery in Boston.
\nAbout the speakers:
\nDomenic Esposito is a Massachusetts-based artist and social activist. A graduate of N ortheastern University\, he was also trained in art from the Massachusetts College of Art and Design\, Stonybrook Fine Arts\, Artist Asylum\, and Pr ospect Hill Forge\, where he developed his metalwork skills. Considered a sculptor first\, he continues to refine his craft with deliberate vocabula ry borrowed from the Italian Renaissance period\, as well as his own perso nal cultivation of Asian culture and principles. In 2018\, he achieved nat ional attention through the massive opioid spoon sculptures he placed on t he doorsteps of the FDA and major pharmaceutical giants\, and founded The Opioid Spoon Project\, a 501(c)(3) to serve as a solution-based platform that seeks legal justice and brings voice to the devastation of opioid addiction.
\nDomenic’s work includes sculp tures\, paintings\, commissions\, and public art installations\, and has b een privately collected and exhibited in a range of galleries and art fair s across the U.S.\, including Canvas Fine Arts\, Boston\; Piano Craft Gall ery\, Boston\; Insight Artspace\, NY\; Scope\, NYC\; Art Palm Beach\; and SOFA Chicago Art Fair\, among others. In 2019\, his work Accountability wo n ‘Best in Show’ at the Arts Benicia Juried Show in California. He also co mpleted a prestigious artist residency at Mana Contemporary\, which lead t o his print work with legendary Gary Lichtenstein. To learn more\, follow on Facebook and Instagram.
\nAntonella Pirone is a neuroscientist by training and currently serves as Director of Pharmacol ogy for a newly funded biotech. She is committed to researching and develo ping new medicines to help address the unmet needs of patients with neurol ogical and psychiatric disorders and their families. Her recent work has h elped to advance a new molecule into clinical trials for treatment of neur odegenerative and neurological disorders.
\nBorn and raised in Italy \, she moved to Boston in 2010 and has served for several years as executi ve manager of Professionisti Italiani a Boston (Italian Professionals of B oston). During the COVID-19 pandemic\, she started her artistic journey cr eating acrylic and oil artwork\, which has served as a therapeutic and com municative tool. For more on Antonella’s art\, please visit here.
\nAlicia Ventura is the Director of Speci al Projects and Research for the Office Based Addiction Treatment (OBAT) Training and Technical Ass istance (TTA) Program at Boston Medical Center\, overseeing all research a nd evaluation activities for the OBAT Clinic and OBAT TTA Program. Alicia has over 15 years of experience conducting public health and clinical rese arch. She is a member of nine active study teams\, including in several as a site or study principal investigator\, and she has published on a varie ty of topics including reproductive health\, HIV\, alcohol and drug use\, and family members impacted by substance use. Alicia received her Master’s in Community Public Health from New York University.
\nThis event is in compliance with the City of Boston’s COVID mandates. As of Ja nuary 15\, 2022\, “individuals must show proof of vaccination against COVI D-19 in order to enter certain indoor spaces” and all staff/attendees must wear masks and face coverings\, to stay healthy and safe. For more inform ation\, go to the City of Boston website. strong>
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