CMBT, standing for Co-conspiracy Means (to) Breathe Together, is a collaborative curatorial initiative founded by Kara Hamilton, Patricia Ritacca, and Yan Wu in 2024. As cancer patients and arts professionals, we are dedicated to life as art, committed to sharing site-specific contemporary art experiences that reflect our lived experiences and connect with fellow patients, caregivers, and medical teams navigating treatment journeys in healthcare spaces.
With the generous support of the Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre (RVH) and the City of Barrie, we are proud to announce the launch of our inaugural curatorial residency at RVH’s Cancer Centre. Beginning in March 2025, this six-month residency will feature Between Leaf & Light, a newly commissioned six-channel sound installation by artist Scott Rogers, located in the main level waiting room of the Cancer Centre.
Believing in art’s power to communicate, heal, and transform, our collaboration is an experiment in creating environments where we can collectively breathe, reflect, and care for one another.
As cancer patients and arts professionals, we are dedicated to life as art, committed to sharing site-specific contemporary art experiences that reflect our lived experiences and connect with fellow patients, caregivers, and medical teams navigating treatment journeys in healthcare spaces.
Believing in art’s power to communicate, heal, and transform, our collaboration is an experiment in creating environments where we can collectively breathe, reflect, and care for one another.