Join us on Saturday, March 28, at the Marriott Hotel and Conference Center in Brooklyn Park to help us celebrate ten years of mask making.
Since 2016, Unmasking Brain Injury in Minnesota has invited more than 2,000 Minnesotans to share their stories through art. Behind each mask is a person that's been affect by brain injury as a survivor, parent, sibling, friend, neighbor, co-worker or professional. Each story has given us a glimpse at the courage, vulnerability, and humanity behind every experience of brain injury. This ten-year milestone reminds us that storytelling is community-building and that when Minnesotans come together to listen, create, and bear witness, we become stronger as a state and as a people.
The Alliance's Unmasking Brain Injury in Minnesota project will be hosting the following Unmasking viewings. Alliance staff and volunteers will be on hand with mask-making materials for anyone who would like to share their brain injury experience through art.
Unmasking Brain Injury in Minnesota is a statewide, community- based art project that promotes brain injury awareness by giving individuals a creative outlet to show others what it is like to live with a brain injury. All are welcome to participate.
Hennepin Healthcare703 South 8th St |
Methodist Hospital6500 Excelsior Blvd |
Hudson Hospital405 Stageline Rd |
HealthPartners Neuroscience Center295 Phalen Blvd |
Ability Building Community Rochester1911 14th St NW Rochester, MN 55901 |
Courage Kenny Rehabilitation Institute3915 Golden Valley Rd |
Crayon Kelly Experience Gallery1628 West End Blvd Saint Louis Park, MN 55416 |
Crystal Learning Center305 Willow BendCrystal, MN 55428 |
Mercy Hospital4050 Coon Rapids Blvd Coon Rapids, MN 55433 |
Abbott Northwestern Hospital800 E 28th St |
Minnesota State Capitol75 Rev Martin Luther King Jr Blvd |
Few people understand the personal impact brain injury can have. Its effects often are subtle and difficult to express. In March of 2016, the Minnesota Brain Injury Alliance began the Unmasking Brain Injury in Minnesota project - a statewide community-based art project that enlisted the participation of over a thousand individuals living with the effects of brain injury. Unmasking allowed individuals affected by brain injury to design masks that communicate their unique perspectives and altered outlooks. It gave survivors and caregivers a voice to illuminate their life with a brain injury; to show others that persons living with a disability due to brain injury are deserving of respect, compassion and the same opportunities afforded all citizens in their respective communities.
The Minnesota Brain Injury Alliance is a statewide nonprofit that provides advocacy; education; and resource and referral services for the over 100,000 Minnesotans living with a disability as a result of brain injury. The organization was established in 1984 when a small group of passionate family members and providers joined together to advocate for services for individuals and families affected by brain injury.
The mission of the Minnesota Brain Injury Alliance is to raise awareness and enhance the quality of life for all people affected by brain injury.