Due to the impending snowstorm, the opening reception & artist discussion scheduled for this Thursday has been RESCHEDULED to Thursday, March 28th!  

Event:                 Opening reception for Raw Material: Quilts by NedRa Bonds and 7,000 Babies: The Legacy of Justina Ford, MD
NEW Date:      Thursday, March 28th from 4:00 PM - 7:00pm / Artist discussion at 5:15pm
Where:              CU Anschutz Medical Campus: Fulginiti Pavilion 13080 East 19th Ave., Aurora, CO 

Raw Material, showcases selections from over 25 years of NedRa Bonds’ narrative quilts, providing an autobiographical declaration of Black Womanhood coupled with reflections on racial and social injustice, intimate encounters with the medical establishment, and her family legacy. 

7,000 Babies, highlights the legacy of Justina Ford, MD (1871-1952), the first licensed Black female physician in Colorado and her extraordinary efforts to care for Denver’s communities over the span of 50 years. Both exhibits provide inspiring messages of determinedness and resilience in the face of race and gender inequities. 

Both exhibits are now open for viewing and will be on display until October 31st.  

Kathryn A. Rhine, PhD

Director of Arts & Humanities in Healthcare

Center for Bioethics and Humanities

Associate Professor | Division of General Internal Medicine

University of Colorado School of Medicine

CU-Anschutz Medical Campus

E: kathryn.rhine@cuanschutz.edu | C: 401.688.6565