Public Art
Our Arts in Health program activates and brightens areas of the Women’s and Children’s Hospital through public artworks and art installations to improve the health and wellbeing of the hospital community.
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Gallery & Exhibition Program
Our Arts in Health program activates coordinates a changing visual art exhibition program across five galleries located in the Women’s & Children’s Hospital. The Heart Galleries bring visual arts to the Hospital community to provide a space away from the stresses of treatment to distract, entertain and inspire, improving the Hospital environment.
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“We are so grateful to have had the opportunity to spend time here with family and a few close friends.” 💛
For Susannah and her family, time away isn’t easy, which made their recent stay at the Laklinyeri Beach House all the more special.
Extra experiences, including a behind-the-scenes visit to the Horse Drawn Tram Stables, made their stay even more magical.
“Susannah absolutely loved the Beach House, and the stables were a highlight! She was thrilled to get up close to the horses,” shared her mum, Kylie.
Their stay also gave them the chance to try out new equipment, including a sling lifter, providing valuable insight and confidence for Susannah’s future care.
We’re so grateful to supporters like the @hasfoundationau, who help families make the most of their Beach House stay with special family outings and experiences. For families navigating complex medical needs, it truly means the world to have a place where they can pause, breathe, and just be together.
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International Day of Women and Girls in Science 🔬
Today we’re celebrating the incredible women driving discovery and innovation in child and adolescent health research.
Researchers like Dr Karissa Barthelson, Professor Kim Hemsley, Dr Zarina Greenberg and Dr Veronika Bandara are working at the forefront of science to better understand rare and complex conditions and to develop new treatments where few options currently exist. From rare genetic disorders to cutting-edge immunotherapies for paediatric brain cancer, their work is helping create brighter futures for children and families.
At WCH Foundation, we’re proud to support women in science at every stage of their careers, because bold research leads to life-changing breakthroughs. 💛
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A wonderful celebration of every feeding journey đź’ś
We were thrilled to host the launch of “Love Feeds Everybody”, a vibrant new mural in the Level 2 Café at the Women’s and Children’s Hospital, proudly supported by the WCH Foundation’s Arts in Health program.
Hospital executives, staff, families, and supporters came together for afternoon tea to celebrate the mural and the collaboration behind it, highlighting the hospital’s commitment to acceptance, inclusion, and family-centred care.
Initiated by parent and advocate Clare McGuiness and created by artist Billie Justice Thomson in collaboration with families, hospital staff, and the WCHN Tube Feeding Consumer Group, the mural celebrates all feeding journeys, from breastfeeding to bottle-feeding and tube feeding.
The artwork is a powerful reminder that every child’s way of being nourished is valid, valued, and belongs.
Thank you to everyone who joined us in marking this special moment!
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