From pinch pots to window paintings.
Patients regularly report lower levels of anxiety, pain, and isolation after partaking in one of our visual arts programs. Many patients are confined to their hospital rooms for long periods of time. Our artists lead these isolated patients in customizable art activities, no prior experience necessary. Extra art supplies are provided for patients to keep creating beyond their art session. Activities include mandala drawing, window painting, watercolors, doodling, and more!
Bedside Art
Patients and caregivers are invited to create freely or choose from one of our art projects. If patients are unable to participate, our artist can create something for them at their request, including window paintings, artwork for their hospital room, or something for their loved ones.
Healthcare Staff
The arts help protect healthcare staff from burnout and increase morale. We offer moments of creativity to staff while on the floor or in the break room.
Virtual
Many patients are not allowed visitors while in the hospital, are confined to their homes, or are not in San Antonio. For those, we offer virtual one-on-one sessions via Zoom.
Live music creates a peaceful space.
In the stressful experience of illness, music shifts focus away from illness and helps humanize sterile healthcare settings. Not only do patients report feeling encouraged and uplifted, but also inspired and relaxed after sessions with our musicians.
Bedside Music
Imagine having your favorite song played at your bedside! Our musicians connect with patients to share music in a way that compliments patients' interests and mood.
Music Lessons
Did you know you can learn how to play a song on the ukulele in less than 30 min.? Impress family, friends, healthcare team, and yourself by learning a new skill while in the hospital.
Corridor Concerts
Live music in common areas provides a normalizing, shared experience. This can motivate patients to leave their room for light, physical activity and connect with others with giving healthcare staff some joy.
Virtual
Many patients are not allowed visitors while in the hospital, are confined to their homes, or are not in San Antonio. For those, we offer virtual one-on-one sessions via Zoom.
Writing offers space for clarity and creativity.
Writing can improve patients' moods, encourage faster healing, help sort through conflicting emotions, and clarify their overall outlook on life. Thoughts, poems, feelings, fiction, letters, haikus, and nonfiction are just some of the ways professional writers guide patients to express themselves.
Bedside Writing
With a journal and pen, our writers connect with patients to discover what's on their mind and how to get it out on paper. Whether crafting poems, letters to loved ones, or a comical madlib, writing can offer clarity amid often chaotic circumstances.
Healthcare Staff
The arts help protect healthcare staff from burnout and increase morale. We offer moments of creativity to staff while on the floor or in the break room.
Virtual
Many patients are not allowed visitors while in the hospital, are confined to their homes, or are not in San Antonio. For those, we offer virtual one-on-one sessions via Zoom.
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