The Artful Bra in the News

A display of “creative brassieres” designed and created by University at Buffalo staff and members of the Western New York community, to be auctioned to raise funds for the American Cancer Society for Breast Cancer Research.


2012 Artful Bra Project Entries

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BRAid by

BRAid

Artist: Deborah Sawyer

Color Curves by Nena Swackhamer

Color Curves

Artist: Nena Swackhamer

Wine Rack by Samantha Calabrese

Wine Rack

Artist: Samantha Calabrese

Current Bid: $25.00

I Have a Name by Deb Strassburg

I Have a Name

Artist: Deb Strassburg

Current Bid: $100.00

Invest in a Cure by Mary-Camille Schwindler

Invest in a Cure

Artist: Mary-Camille Schwindler

Time 4 a Cure by Deb Strassburg

Time 4 a Cure

Artist: Deb Strassburg

Current Bid: $25.00

Perky Posies by The Stitching Sisters of Niagara County

Perky Posies

Artist: The Stitching Sisters of Niagara County

Current Bid: $40.00

Hope and Kisses by Samantha Calabrese

Hope and Kisses

Artist: Samantha Calabrese

Use Your Buttons -- Schedule a Mammogram Today by Diane Kizer

Use Your Buttons — Schedule a Mammogram Today

Artist: Diane Kizer

Current Bid: $40.00

Save the Boobees by Jessica Kane

Save the Boobees

Artist: Jessica Kane

Current Bid: $50.00

Garden of Hope by Jennifer Gammell

Garden of Hope

Artist: Jennifer Gammell

Current Bid: $25.00

Hoping for a Rosy Future by The Stitching Sisters of Miagara County

Hoping for a Rosy Future

Artist: The Stitching Sisters of Miagara County

Hello Kitty by Joan Carol Coventry

Hello Kitty

Artist: Joan Carol Coventry

Fly My Pretties by Dominique Bertrand and Jeremy Delgado

Fly My Pretties

Artist: Dominique Bertrand and Jeremy Delgado

Current Bid: $25.00

Color of Cancer by Sharon Ferro

Color of Cancer

Artist: Sharon Ferro

Current Bid: $55.00

Journey of Hope by Amie Schirching

Journey of Hope

Artist: Amie Schirching

Current Bid: $25.00

The Flower Garden by Betsy Marie

The Flower Garden

Artist: Betsy Marie

Find a Cure, Find a Cure, Find a Cure by Samantha Zlomek and Kathy Zlomek

Find a Cure, Find a Cure, Find a Cure

Artist: Samantha Ziomek and Kathy Ziomek

Size Doesn't Matter -- Get Checked by Deb Strassburg

Size Doesn’t Matter — Get Checked

Artist: Deb Strassburg

Current Bid: $30.00

Mammograms are Lifesavers by Marie Barrett-Stelmaszyk

Mammograms are Lifesavers

Artist: Marie Barrett-Stelmaszyk

Current Bid: $65.00

Knightress in Shining Armor by the Monday Night Beaders

Knightress in Shining Armor

Artist: The Monday Night Beaders

Current Bid: $175.00

WHOO Will Find a Cure? by Kathy Slomek

WHOO Will Find a Cure?

Artist: Kathy Ziomek

Don't Roll the Dice -- Get a Mammogram by Diane Kizer

Don’t Roll the Dice — Get a Mammogram

Artist: Diane Kizer

Current Bid: $30.00

Screw Cancer by Samantha Calabrese

Screw Cancer

Artist: Samantha Calabrese

Strike Out Against Breast Cancer by

Strike Out Against Breast Cancer

Artist: Elizabeth Shisler

Last updated: May 20, 2013 3:38 am EST

We’d like to thank the following individuals and businesses for helping make the Artful Bra Project so successful: Dorothea Fleming, Lancaster WalMart | Peter Illenz, Sheridan WalMart | Katherine Trapanowski & Moriah Hegeman, Center for the Arts | Wally Sharry & Caitlin Hliwa, Great Lakes Graphics & Printing | Mary Henesey, Office of Web Services | Doug Hansgate, AMP Studios | Justin, Tour City Merchandising | MaryBeth Hall, Pepsi Cola | Hayden Schwindler