Unmasking Brain Injury up for Display at Genesis Health LIFT Program

The Unmasking Brain Injury display recently went up for viewing beginning March 19 at Genesis Physical Therapy and Wellness Center in Bettendorf . The event, hosted by the Brain Injury Alliance of Iowa (BIAIA), exhibits a number of masks created by people living with brain injuries throughout Iowa.

The art exhibit will be open to the public through April 6 at Genesis Physical Therapy and Wellness, located at 4017 Devils Glen Road (Suite 100) in Bettendorf, which is open 7am-5pm, Monday-Friday.

To create the Unmasking Brain Injury exhibit, BIAIA has distributed papier mâché
masks and paint kits to participants across Iowa, inviting individuals that had experienced a brain injury  to express their experiences, the recovery process, or their emotions after brain injury. Each participant also writes a brief statement explaining his or her work, which is displayed alongside the
mask.

The mask exhibit has been traveling statewide and will be displayed through April 6 at Genesis Physical Therapy and Wellness, which offers neurological rehabilitation therapy and services to children and adults who have sustained a brain injury, along with other physical therapy.

Much gratitude to the Genesis Health System LIFT program and to WQAD for helping to spread the word about this eye-opening art exhibit, created by people with brain injury. Organizations interested in hosting an exhibition of the Unmasking Brain Injury art project—or organizations or individuals who wish to create their own masks—may submit a request at www.unmaskingbraininjury.org.

Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to attend all BIAIA-sponsored events. If you are a person with a disability who requires an accommodation in order to participate in this program, please contact BIAIA in advance at 319-466- 7455 or by email at info@biaia.org.