The Carnegie Arts Center is currently featuring the “Silver Linings” exhibition in its Ferrari Gallery. Each piece in this exhibition was created by the participants in the Complementary Therapy Art and Writing Programs at Sutter Memorial Medical Center, funded through the generosity of donors to the Memorial Hospital Foundation.

These survivors and caregivers have produced art in an atmosphere that fosters community and acceptance. In this setting they are free to create images, experiment with media, and develop skills. This exhibit reveals their zeal for life, their passion for expression, and their emerging talent. Here they are free to become artists.

The remarkable results of these programs cannot really be measured, for they encompass not only the art we see; they include deep human connections shared by those whose cancer journeys intersect in the studio. They include the dignity of personal achievement and the welcome discovery of hidden ability.

This show demonstrates the pleasure of finding meaning in suffering and creating beauty in the struggle. These works are proof that through creativity, the destructive and ominous presence of cancer has been transformed through image, writing, color and texture.

The exhibition will be held now through Jan. 31. A free public reception to honor the artists will be held from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday.

The gallery is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. For more information, visit carnegieartsturlock.org.