Our team develops individualized fine art sessions in order to meet the unique needs of each patient that reclaim the persons sense of self from illness.
OUR STORY
Art with a Heart in Healthcare (AWAHIH) 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 Landwirth Ullmann, we have served thousands of patients and their families in Jacksonville, Florida.
Art with a Heart in Healthcare provides personalized fine art experiences that enhance the healing process for patients and their families.
OUR MISSION
OUR VISION
We aspire for the universal accessibility of arts engagement to help humanize the high-tech atmosphere of clinical settings, to empower patients by giving them choices in their creative process, and to promote a sense of well-being and healing.
Let's Make Art
Amid COVID-19, AWAHIH is now providing video art sessions, printable coloring pages, music and storytelling.
2019 in Numbers:
Over 15,000
patients and families served
About 88,000
hours of direct service provided
Over 900
art to-go bags filled with art supplies delivered
“Painting gives me this relaxed and calm feeling and my emotions can let go. Art is my emotional support during extremely stressful time like the one I am experiencing now.”
-Aaron, Age 17
Art with a Heart in Healthcare
Sponsors
The Henri Landwirth Family Endowed Fund