The exhibition will showcase hundreds of pieces of art created by those touched by cancer. The show will open at the Harrison Center for the Arts, 1505 N. Delaware St., on Friday, June 3, and will run through June 17.

The show will be open on National Cancer Survivors Day Sunday, June 5, and work by cancer survivors from Indianapolis and surrounding areas will be featured. Oncology on Canvas is an initiative of Eli Lilly and Co., in partnership with the National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship.

More than 400 submissions from 23 countries were received, and 24 winners in various media, including photography, oil, watercolor and acrylic, were chosen.

The competition was open to women diagnosed with cancer, their families and friends, and health-care professionals involved in their care.

Lilly created the competition to recognize women diagnosed with cancer who have used art as a means to inspire and to educate.

The show was unveiled at London’s Royal College of Art in December.

The American Cancer Society estimates that approximately 1.4 million Americans will be diagnosed with cancer this year, including more than 660,000 women.

On Friday, June 3, the exhibit will open with a reception and Open Studio Night at the Harrison Center for the Arts, followed by live music at 9 p.m.

The IDADA (Indianapolis Downtown Artists & Dealers Association) First Friday Shuttle Tour, sponsored by Lilly, will provide transportation to and from the Harrison Center between 6-10 p.m.

Oncology on Canvas will be open 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday through Friday, and 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Saturdays.

Admission is free.