
Gallery Exhibition Program
The WCH Foundation’s Arts in Health program coordinates four art galleries located in the Women’s and Children’s Hospital.
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The ‘Heart Galleries’ bring visual art to the Women’s and Children’s Hospital community to provide patients and their families spaces of distraction and entertainment, helping to alleviate the stresses of having a child in hospital. The gallery spaces are just one way our Arts in Health program helps to achieve better health outcomes for patients and their families.
New exhibitions are installed every three months and predominately feature the works of up-and-coming South Australian artists.
In addition to the four Heart Galleries, our Arts in Health team work closely with the Hospital community to deliver ‘pop-up exhibitions’.

SA Refugee Week
Youth Poster Awards Exhibition 2024
Students from across South Australia’s primary schools to tertiary universities, respond to themes of multiculturalism, human rights, cultural diversity, anti-racism and welcoming of refugees into Australia, highlighting how refugees become part of, and contribute towards, the Australian family.
A selection of works from the joint annual touring exhibition project curated by the Australian Migrant Resource Centre and the Adelaide Festival Centre for the Women’s and Children’s Hospital community. Concludes 28 March.
Location: Blue Heart Gallery | Ground Floor, Zone A, WCH – near the entrance to Allied Health and Hospital School.
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The Grey Area
By Cat Dean
The Grey Area is a poignant celebration of introspection, motherhood, and the transformative power of art as a means of self-expression and healing.
Location: Pink Heart Gallery | Level 1, Zone F – just past the Queen Victoria Lecture Theatre
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Four With Milk and Honey
By Arlon Hall
Arlon’s practice investigates the relationship between line, colour and form, fusing these elements together, exploring the moments in between and in collision.
Location: Pink Heart Gallery | Level 1, Zone F – just past the Queen Victoria Lecture Theatre
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Still
By Maria Parmenter
Maria describes this body of work ‘Still’ as a series of cloud and seascapes painted in oils on canvas. These works explore the abstraction of seascapes whilst kindling the notion and sensation of awe.
Location: Green Heart Gallery | Level 2, Zone D, WCH — near Hospital Café.
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Ryder’s River Life
Ryder
11-year-old Ryder from the Riverland was diagnosed with a life-threatening brain cyst.
During this tough time in hospital Ryder found comfort in drawing and being creative. His Play Therapist saw an opportunity for Ryder to use his creativity to support his hospital stay with the idea of developing a mini exhibition. Check out Ryder’s wonderful artworks which assisted his journey to recovery!
Location: AIH Creative Support pop-up exhibition, Pink Heart Gallery | Level 1, Zone F – just past Queen Victoria Lecture Theatre

Wild Impression
By Amaya Gamage
Amaya is a 19-year-old artist from Mount Gambier. Specialising in drawing animals, Amaya’s art is a vibrant celebration of the natural world. Living with different abilities, Amaya has found a powerful means of communication and self-expression through art, transcending conventional barriers.
Location: Orange Heart Gallery | Level 1, WCH (Samuel Way walkway)
Read moreAre you an artist or would like to purchase a piece of art from one of our exhibitions?
Our Heart Galleries welcome applications from artists, curators, collectives, and organisations to exhibit their creativity. If you’d like to apply or discuss an exhibition idea, please reach out to Lauren using the contact form below.
To purchase artwork from one of our exhibitions, contact our Arts in Health team on (08) 8464 7900 or via the form below. We’d also love to hear your feedback on our exhibitions—let us know through the form below.