To support the Boston activation, original oil production, exhibition design, and multi-year Foundation stability.
We Need Your Support
A Patron Campaign
Where the Light Breaks
A 90-day campaign to raise $60,000 for a major Boston art activation and the long-term survivorship work of the Mabazza Foundation.
Campaign Goal$60,000Raised through decisive leadership, private giving, collector interest, and aligned sponsorship.
Campaign Window90Days to underwrite production, installation, partnerships, and scale.
ActivationBostonA major art activation designed around survivorship, beauty, and visibility.
PurposeLegacyLong-term healing-centered art and survivorship support.
The Campaign
We need your
help.
In 90 days, the Mabazza Foundation will host a major art activation in Boston. The exhibition, Where the Light Breaks, will feature original oil paintings digitally conceived from lived cancer survivorship and physically realized through master craftsmanship.
These are not decorative works. They are singular objects of endurance, fracture, illumination, and renewal.
The goal is $60,000 in 90 days, not for growth for its own sake, but to secure long-term survivorship support through art, partnerships, and sustained programming.
Momentum matters. Early commitments determine scale. Early partners shape impact.
A refined art activation created to make survivorship visible and emotionally resonant.
Why This Matters
Medicine saved my life. Healing required something deeper.
Five years ago, I was given a pancreatic cancer diagnosis with survival odds few would find reassuring. In the quiet aftermath of treatment, I began constructing images shaped by grief, resilience, memory, and gratitude.
From those interior visions, select works are translated into layered oil paintings through collaboration with master craftsmanship. What begins as light becomes weight. What begins as reflection becomes permanence.
This exhibition represents not survival alone, but responsibility: the responsibility to transform survival into service.
What Giving Makes Possible
Your gift does visible work.
Oil production and installation
Support for original oil paintings, materials, framing, transport, installation, and gallery-level presentation.
Boston exhibition design
Event environment, signage, title cards, QR pathways, collector materials, and a polished art activation experience.
Survivorship partnerships
Expansion of relationships with cancer survivorship organizations, healthcare partners, and healing-centered spaces.
Artwork in public and healthcare spaces
Placement of healing-centered artwork where beauty, dignity, and emotional connection can soften difficult rooms.
Foundation stability
Multi-year strength for a growing public charity working at the intersection of art, illness, recovery, and care.
Giving Opportunities
For sponsors, patrons, collectors, and aligned institutions.
We are seeking aligned partners who understand that meaningful change requires decisive support. Each level is designed for visibility, relationship, and durable impact.
$25,000
Presenting Visionary Partner
Lead the campaign as the primary patron behind Where the Light Breaks.
- Lead sponsorship recognition at the Boston exhibition
- Prominent placement in exhibition materials and on the website
- Private preview reception access
- Recognition on future exhibition materials for one year
- Opportunity to co-host a curated private viewing
Exhibition Anchor Partner
A major partner helping make the activation possible at scale.
- Recognition at the exhibition and on campaign materials
- Private preview access
- Dedicated feature on the campaign webpage
- Invitation to strategic partnership discussions
Oil Painting Patron
Sponsor a featured original oil work within the campaign.
- Recognition as sponsor of a featured oil work
- Private exhibition preview access
- Listing in event program
Healing Through Art Partner
Help bring art, dignity, and emotional connection into healing spaces.
- Recognition on campaign materials
- Early exhibition access invitation
- Support for exhibition and outreach costs
Founding Supporter
Stand among the early supporters shaping the Foundation’s next chapter.
- Recognition on the campaign webpage
- Invitation to opening night reception
- Support for multi-year Foundation growth
Acquisition can also be an act of care.
Original oil paintings will be available for acquisition, and limited edition museum-quality canvas prints may also be offered. Acquiring a work is both a cultural investment and a philanthropic act, with a portion of proceeds directly supporting survivorship-centered initiatives.
Private previews are available upon request for collectors, corporate patrons, healthcare partners, developers, architects, and philanthropic leaders interested in placing healing-centered artwork in lobbies, corridors, and communal spaces.
For auction purchases, only the amount paid above the listed fair market value may be considered a charitable contribution. Please consult your tax advisor for personal guidance.
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The Urgency
Early commitments shape everything.
This is a 90-day window. Momentum matters. Early commitments determine scale. Early partners shape impact.
The difference between a meaningful exhibition and a transformational one is leadership.
I did not survive pancreatic cancer to return quietly to ordinary life.
I survived to build something enduring. Where the Light Breaks is not simply an exhibition. It is a statement that survivorship deserves visibility, emotional healing deserves investment, and legacy can be shaped with intention.
If this resonates with you, I would welcome a private conversation. Together, we can ensure this foundation becomes a permanent, multi-year force for good.
With gratitude,
Uchenna Obinabo-Mabazza
Founder and CEO, The Mabazza Foundation
Uchenna Obinabo-Mabazza
Founder and CEO, The Mabazza Foundation
Make the Legacy Visible
Help us build a permanent force for healing, beauty, and survivorship.
Every contribution supports oil production costs, exhibition installation, cancer survivorship initiatives, and multi-year Foundation stability.
Mabazza Foundation is a 501(c)(3) public charity. EIN 33-2353033.