Interactive 'This Is Hope' Exhibit Shares Message Of Survival In Laguna Beach

LAGUNA BEACH, CA — The Festival of Arts of Laguna Beach partnered with City of Hope Orange County to present interactive exhibit, "This is Hope," a powerful living installation on display outside the Festival's main entrance.

The exhibit is on display near the left breezeway of the Festival's main entrance and features a moving installation that invites guests to reflect, participate and connect through the shared human experience of hope and healing, organizers said.

As part of the collaboration, guests are encouraged to tie a bell onto large-scale HOPE letters, with each bell symbolizing a name, a story, a triumph or a cherished memory.

Visitors may also personalize a tag to honor a loved one or share a personal message of survivorship.

"The Festival of Arts has always been a space for reflection, celebration and storytelling," FOA President David Perry told Patch. "To see these values embodied so powerfully by 'This is Hope' offers a tribute to survivors, fighters, families and caregivers who walk alongside them."

Perry is a longtime kidney cancer survivor as well as a member of the board of directors of the Kidney Cancer Association, he said.

Festival of Arts visitors can experience "This is Hope" daily through Aug. 29.

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