BAY COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB)– Local sexual assault survivors are channeling their trauma through the means of art, in hopes of healing themselves and others. The Gulf Coast Children’s Advocacy Center will host the first ever Survivor Art Gala on April 23 at 6 p.m. at the Panama City Center for the Arts. Local victims and survivors of sexual violence will donate their expressive art projects to be auctioned off and funds collected will go towards the local rape crisis center.