Art with a Heart in Healthcare

is a nonprofit organization that provides professionally guided personalized art experiences that enhance the healing process and bring comfort, joy and hope to patients and families in crisis.  Our unique free choice arts programs empower patients and families as they embark on their healing journeys. 

Five days a week our talented team of staff artists, community volunteers and University of North Florida interns create sessions individualized to meet the needs of patients and families at bedside and in groups.  Since our founding in 2001 by cousins Lori Guadagno and Lisa Landwirth Ussery, Art with a Heart in Healthcare has served over 20,000 children and their families in Wolfson Children's Hospital and Nemours Children's Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida.

A heARTfelt THANK YOU

to Catie Carter, Mandarin Christian School, Karla and Susan, Mike Tomassoni, the VICTORIOUS MCS Lady Eagles and everyone who came out to support the 1st Annual Catie Carter Blackout Cancer Basketball Game! It was a great game with an unbelievable turnout!  Thank you over and over again Catie for your dedicated support of Art with a Heart -

WE LOVE YOU!

Great things are happening! 

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“The artists (from Art With A Heart) came in an it was truly a blessing because Catie was able to get her mind off her situation as well as her pain.  It was truly more powerful than the drugs.”   Jimmy Carter, Father of Catie, Age 12

EVENT UPDATE!

Golf tournament and silent auction to benefit Art With A Heart in the beginning of 2010!  Details forthcoming but if you are a golfer, give us your contact details and we will let you know as soon as plans are firm.  Thanks to our generous sponsor, we will play at a  prestigious private course!