Art with a Heart in Healthcare
841 Prudential Drive Suite 150 Jacksonville, Fl 32207 | 904-306-0390
Patient Exhibitions
Each year, Art with a Heart in Healthcare showcases artwork by Wolfson Children's Hospital patients in an exhibition. The collection debuts at the Museum of Contemporary Art Jacksonville, then travels to locations around Jacksonville, including libraries, university galleries, and the airport, before being permanently installed in healthcare facilities such as Wolfson Children's, Nemours Children's Clinic, and One Call.
“I never had anything I have made in a frame or hung in an art show before. I am so happy that people will see my artwork.”
-Asima, Age 8
The Power Within (2024)
*On display now at FSCJ North Campus*
"The Power Within" highlights inner strengths like compassion, creativity, and courage as true superpowers. Guided by AWAHIH Artists-in-Residence, young patients created superhero versions of themselves, showcasing their unique qualities beyond their diagnosis.
The exhibition also emphasized art's healing power and provided a platform for these young artists to share their work with the community. Displayed at MOCA Jacksonville, their artwork turned medical struggles into a source of positivity to inspire and create change. "The Power Within" celebrates their resilience and creativity, leaving a lasting legacy.
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Daydreamers (2023)
*On display at Wolfson Children's Hospital*
Imagining themselves in a myriad of ways, from majestic creatures to mighty warriors, twenty Wolfson Children’s Hospital patients answered the question: Where does your mind wander when you daydream?
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What Lifts You Up (2022)
*On display on 1st floor of One Call building across from Wolfson*
What helps you feel happy when you are having a bad day or going through a difficult time? In other words, “What lifts you up?” This is the question Art with a Heart in Healthcare presented to sixteen pediatric patients of Wolfson Children’s Hospital. In response, the participating patients painted hot air balloons containing everything that brings them joy and helps them get through difficult circumstances like hospitalization. The project spotlights patients' individuality and unique artistic styles while promoting a sense of well-being, self-confidence, and healing during their hospital experience.
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Behind the Mask (2021)
*On display in Wolfson Children's Hospital*
Behind the Mask explores digital art as a form of expression during a time when there were more barriers in communication. Drawing inspiration from American pop artist Roy Lichtenstein's use of bold colors, dot patterns, and thought bubbles, these young patients created digitized self-portraits of themselves wearing personalized face masks. Patients were empowered to voice what they were thinking behind their masks, elevating their sense of individuality, confidence, and well-being.
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A Decade of Patient Art Exhibitions (2020)
A DECADE OF ART WITH A HEART
For over a decade, MOCA Jacksonville and Art with a Heart in Healthcare have collaborated on special exhibitions of artworks by pediatric patients in Northeast Florida. A Decade of Art with a Heart: Celebrating 10 Years of pARTnership, is a retrospective of select works from past exhibitions.
Click play on the video to see the full virtual opening of the show!
ANIMAL-Gamation (2019)
*On display in Nemours Children's Health on the 2nd floor*
The exhibition is creatively entitled “ANIMAL-Gamation” — since the AWAHIH artists partnered with patients to create unique amalgamations of different animals! Patients explored their own life stories and identities in animal form by creating collages on canvas using paint, sand, feathers, pipe cleaners, gems, and much more. This thoughtful show encouraged introspection, inviting the patients to show some of their personality traits and characteristics by creating their own mythical creatures. The exhibition highlights the amazing qualities of sixteen remarkable patients.
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A World of Their Own (2018)
*On display at Wolfson Children's Hospital 2nd floor
outside of Surgery Waiting Room*
For this exhibition, A World of Their Own, AWAHIH posed this question to patients: "If you could create your own world... what would it look like?" In answering this question, patients explored their personalities, interests, and imagination. Then, collaborating with AWAHIH Artists-in-Residence, patients created a work of art showing the unique ways their dream world would look using a variety of art materials and techniques.
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Another Side Revealed (2017)
*On display in One Call Building 9th Floor
841 Prudential Dr Jacksonville FL 32207*
Making a self-portrait is a way for children to express themselves and simultaneously boost their confidence and spirits. For Another Side Revealed, each artist started with a question,“If you could be anything, go anywhere, do anything ... what would it be?” In answering this question, patient artists rendered their self-portraits as they are and as they would be by exploring and conveying their personalities, stories, and imagination in a two-dimensional form. Another Side Revealed presents the vast variety of ways these artists would alter their worlds.
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Inside the Outline (2016)
*On display in One Call building on the 2nd floor
841 Prudential Dr #204, Jacksonville, FL 32207*
This 2016 patient art exhibition, Inside the Outline, came to life by asking patients this question: “What makes you happy?” To begin with, AWAHIH Artists-in-Residence traced the photographs of each patient’s facial profile. Then, the patients conveyed what makes them happy by filling their profile silhouettes with paintings of their hobbies, favorite foods, nature, and more.
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Unmasked (2015)
*On display on the tenth floor of
Nemours Children's Health
807 Childrens Way, Jacksonville, FL 32207*
un·mask, verb
Expose the true character of or hidden truth about.
The mask does not represent a face. It is a metaphor for what lives inside the artist, a canvas on which apatient's story can be told. Each artist started with the question, "What's in your head?"
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Express Your Selfie (2014)
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