PEM Exhibition Inspires Breast Cancer Awareness Hat Design
Susan Grillo of the Salem Arts Association creates hat called "Warrior Coverage."
The attached is courtesy of Ellen Hardy, Interim Executive Director of the Salem Arts Association. HATS, HATS, all around. This year's Peabody Essex Museum's (PEM) exhibition HATS: An Anthology of Stephen Jones has prompted an explosion in the attention being given to hats. This year an exceptional entry crossed the threshold at Salem Arts Association's PEM inspired show Off the Top of Your Head. For the 6th year the SAA show drew entries from all over the region for its PEM inspired show. The SAA actually drew in milliners and fashionista's in addition to conventional media. The exhibit hung in the carriage barn of the Andrew-Safford House in Salem (its use donated by PEM) for the month of September. Sue Grillo, a Salem artist, entered …
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Beverly Nickerson
1:31 pm on Monday, January 28, 2013
A wonderful idea! I know so many women that have gone through treatments and lost their hair. The wigs are hot certain times of year and depending on where you live may be hot all the time, the hat Sue created works! Various styles would be great, love the idea. Thank you Sue. more ›