Art has the power to build community. We facilitate live events with the primary goal of creating art that we can donate to our hospital partners. We begin with a short presentation and then encourage participants to get creative, making as many pieces as they’d like. These events are excellent ways to bring groups or employees together for a good cause.
We cultivate relationships with artists, collectors, and organizations around the world that want to make a difference through art. At the same time, we educate hospitals on the power of art to heal and uplift young patients, building an engaged global network of people and institutions interested in making, giving, and receiving art to benefit children.
Art2Hearts turns community members and artists into activists. We offer real, tangible ways to support children in the hospital by improving their physical surroundings, experiences, and outcomes. Donations large and small make our mission possible.
Pain is common in pediatric populations and is best treated with a multi-disciplinary approach. Art therapy interventions are gaining popularity in pediatrics; however, there is limited evidence on its impact on pain outcomes in children and adolescents.
Children and adolescents with complex medical conditions are often uprooted from their environments and isolated in hospital while undergoing treatment. Little is known about how they perceive this isolation and its subsequent impact on their relationships with peers, both during and after isolation for treatment.
In recent years, a broader perspective has viewed the use of therapeutic environments in healthcare, transforming the hospital’s environment into an energizing atmosphere that benefits both employees and patients. Scientists found that exposure to natural elements like nature scenes, sunlight, art, calming colors, and soothing sounds significantly sped up healing and created a more relaxed hospital environment.