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2017 Year in Review 
Kolby is one of four siblings and he loves to draw and paint. He was joined by two of his brothers and Mom for a bedside art session at Wolfson Childrens Hospital
About Us 
Art with a Heart in Healthcare provides personalized fine art experiences that enhance the healing process for patients and their families. 

Art with a Heart in Healthcare is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization dedicated exclusively to arts and healing. Since our founding in 2001 by cousins Lori Guadagno and Lisa Ullmann, we have served more than 70,000 patients and their families in Jacksonville, Florida at Wolfson Children's Hospital, Nemours Specialty Clinic, Brooks Rehabilitation Hospital, and St. Vincent's HealthCare, Riverside at their partnership with The Mayo Clinic Cancer Center. 

Our emphasis on patient-centered creative expression helps humanize the high-tech atmosphere of clinical environments. Patients, families, and clinicians we work with report that our services help diminish fear and relieve pain while empowering the patient who can sometimes find themselves in a powerless situation. 



Our Philosophy 
We believe that creativity is fundamental to the human experience and that artistic expression promotes physical health and mental well-being that leads to improved patient outcomes. 

 Accomplishments in 2017 
Exhibitions 

  • Opened new exhibit Another Side Revealed August 6th at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA), Jacksonville 
  • Displayed Inside the Outline patient exhibit at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA), Jacksonville, Main Library, and Ponte Vedra Cultural Center, and FCSJ, North Campus 
  • Unmasked patient exhibit permanently installed at First Tennessee Bank, downtown Jacksonville. 
  • Displayed Express Your Selfie patient exhibit at Jacksonville International Airport and Dance Trance, San Marco
 
Events 

  • Hosted visiting artist session with Artist Anthony Auippy Educator for Family and Children's Programs from the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA), Jacksonville 
  • Facilitated Art session at Watercrest Senior Living in Jacksonville for Memory Care Family Night 
  • Musician Ajamu Mutima presented on the effects of music and healing through self-regulation for SEDNET (Severely Emotionally Disturbed Network) Region 4 at their Trauma Informed Training for Clay County Behavioral Site Coaches 
  • Facilitated art sessions at Remembrance Weekend with The Tom Coughlin Jay Fund with 100 people in attendance 
  • Hosted five art sessions in the Media Center 
  • Provided two art sessions for Baptist Spiritual Care Holiday events
Art session during KTAC's monthly Family Night 



Operational Achievements

  • Participated in "Talking about Arts in Health" whited paper published by The Center for Arts in Medicine at the University of Florida 
  • Updated and published a new trifold brochure 
  • Maintained strong working Board of Directors, plan to added 1 additional Board members in 2017; board meets 6 times per year 
  • Provided nine fundraising pieces for  The Tom Coughlin Jay Fund 
  • Updated website 

A happy patient at Wolfson Children's Hospital. During his session Mauriel drew, painted, and made an origami basketball hoop. 
Our Impact

We have served 70,000 patients and families served from 2001 - 2017 

2017 
Total Patients Served: 15,804   

We welcome artists from all over to Art with a Heart in Healthcare to work bedside with patients and their families and via The Get Well Network which broadcasts live from the Wolfson Children's Hospital Media Center. 

  • Ajamu Mutima 
  • Steve Barr 
  • Bob Drost 
  • Maddie Firestone 
  • Matt Richards 
  • Jill Olmo 
  • Brooke McKinney 
Visiting Artist Steve Barr with a family  at Wolfson Children's Hospital. 


Services Provided by Grants, Fundraisers, and Partnerships 

 
  • Artists-in-Residence five days a week -Wolfson Children's Hospital 
  • Nemours- Added 2 days to Nemours Children's Clinic - Nemours Foundation 
  • "Another Side Revealed" patient exhibit at MOCA Jacksonville - First Tennessee Foundation 
  • Two hour music & storytelling sessions weekly in Wolfson Behavioral Unit - Woodcock Grant 
  • Additional Artist in Residence at Wolfson for 30 hours a week - Florida Department of State Grant 
  • Additional Artist in Residence at Wolfson for 20 hours a week - Cummer Grant 
  • Additional Artist in Residence at Wolfson Emergency Department for 10 hours a week - Cummer Grant 
  • Two additional group art sessions in Wolfson Behavioral Health - Hall-Halliburton Foundation 
  • Distribution of 900 Art-to-Go Bags
  • Artist in Residence at Nemours Children's Clinic for 10 hours a week - Tom Coughlin Jay Fund 
  • Jay Fund Remembrance Weekend with over 100 family participants - Tom Coughlin Jay Fund 
  • Assistance in patient produced art for three fundraising Auctions- Tom Coughlin Jay Fund 
  • Kids Together Against Cancer group art sessions - Kids Together Against Cancer 

  
Christy Ponder
Executive Director 
and  Artist in Residence

Lori Presto, MSW
Program Director 
and  Artist in Residence
 

Artists in Residence

Ajamu Mutima 
Cheryl Splane-Borja 
Laura Meier 
Samantha Solley 
Matt Richards 
Maddie Firestone 
Korey Cunningham 
Anne Roberts 
Bob Drost 
Alexis Audate 
Jill Olmo 
Brooke McKinney 


Board of Directors 

Jennifer Guthrie- Board Chair 
Brooks Cannon- Secretary 
Judy Powell- Treasure 
Laird 
Kacey Roache 
Hillary Whitaker 
Casey Andeer 




Patient Artist Kadesh during opening reception of Another Side Revealed at MOCA, Jacksonville


Participants during Art session at Watercrest Senior Living in Jacksonville for Memory Care Family Night


Partnerships
  
  • Continued partnership with Brooks Rehabilitation Hospital offering bi-weekly bedside sessions 
  • Renewed partnership with Kids Together Against Cancer (KTAC), Jacksonville 
  • Expanded our established relationship/partnership with Nemours 
  • Continued partnership with U.F. Master of Arts in Arts and in Medicine program for Interns 
  • Continued relationship with U.N.F.Bachelor of Fine Arts Program for interns
  • Created a pilot program for St Vincent's HealthCare in partnership with The Mayo Cancer Center working with adult patient's while they received chemotherapy 
"Art with a Heart definitely enriches the lives of our patients, siblings and parents and gives them a wonderful opportunity to express themselves. Each artist, volunteer and student with the program is an asset and brings with them very special talents to share.
 
- Pat Kirkland, WCH - Manager Family Support Services 

Fundraisers
 
We appreciate the people and organizations who helped in community outreach through supply drives, donations, and fundraising. 

  • 2 Fundraising events at Stellers Gallery, Ponte Vedra 
  • Carter Family - Catie Cares
    • Art-to-Go Bags 
  • Mett Family 
    • Art Supplies 
  • Stellers Gallery, Ponte Vedra 
    • Art-to-Go Bags 
  • Crowley Family 
    • Art Supplies 
The Crowley Family delivering art supplies. 


Pasty Moore has been an Art with a Heart in Healthcare volunteer for over 11 years. 

Interns

Interns from U.N.F and U.F. Partnership 
  • Number of interns: 5 
Ashanti Franklin (2 Semesters), Caitlin Mills, Meredith Sullivan, and Vesela Doychinova
 

Volunteers 
  • New Volunteers in 2017: 6 

Our mission relies strongly upon our volunteers who provide selfless service, artistic talent, and compassion to the patients and families we serve. 

Art with a Heart in Healthcare is grateful for the selfless devotion of our volunteers. 

  • Patsy Moore 
  • Pati Merrill 
  • Helen Meatte 
  • Sue Canelli 
  • Janet Massey 
  • Lisa Miyares 
  • Olivia Clemons 
  • Pat Ryan 
Bedside Art Session in progress 

  
  • Extended nights and weekends- Hall-Halliburton Foundation 
  • Brooks Rehabilitation bi-weekly sessions- Brooks Rehabilitation Hospital 
  • St Vincent's HealthCare in Partnership with The Mayo Clinic Cancer Center 

Services included but not limited to: 
  • Group art sessions 
  • Bedsides 
  • Visiting artist sessions 
  • Art requests 
  • Photography 
  • Jewelry design 
  • Origami 
  • Music 
  • Storytelling 
  • Caricature artist 
  • Media Center televised Art Shows 

Board of Advisors 

Lori Guadagno ~ Co-founder 
Lisa Ullmann ~ Co-founder 
Robert Monsky 
Cynthia Jacoby Greene 
Katherine Loeb 
Sam Hall 
Guy Cuddihee 
Kathy Soler-Sala 
Melissa Roland 


Honorary Trustees 

Louise Freshman Brown 
Professor University of North Florida 
Suzanne Taylor 
Community Volunteer 
Karen Wolfson 
Wolfson Children's Hospital 


Sponsors and Patnerships
 
AWAHIH extends our appreciation to the many philanthropic organizations, businesses and individuals who supported our mission during 2017.  The success of our programs would not be possible without you.  We look forward to a prosperous and exciting 2018.

 

Foundations, corporations, partners, sponsors and individual donors who through their generous funding ensure that the children have the best staff, volunteers and art supplies available. Donations support our growing programs and we invite you to join our team.

*Donations are tax-deductible as we are a 501 (c) 3 nonprofit organization.