Turning clinical areas into warm, hopeful and healing spaces.
ArtWorks for Cancer has studied how exposure in particular to visual arts can bolster spirits, reduce stress and calm anxieties for family members and even contribute positively to patient health outcomes.
You can help with our mission. Here's how:
Donate Art
We accept donations from individuals, artists, dealers, galleries, estates and corporations. Artworks that meet the donation criteria will be considered for installation in locations and facilities in the province of Ontario, Canada.
Financial Donation
You can donate securely online or by cheque to assist us in bringing works of art to cancer treatment units in hospitals across Ontario, transforming clinical areas into warm, hopeful and healing spaces for patients, their families and health-care providers.
The Artwork Donation Process
Contact Us
Please send us at info@artworksforcancer.com images and details on the artworks that you are interested in donating. (If the image files are large, please send them to us via Dropbox or a similar large file transfer method to ensure delivery.)
Artwork Selection
Once received, we will forward the images to our selection committee who make a decision on whether or not to accept the artwork based on our past experiences with what the hospitals are interested in displaying.
Acceptance and Delivery
If the artwork is accepted by the selection committee, you must complete a Deed of Gift, then we will arrange with you for safe delivery of the artwork.
What people are saying about us
We're grateful for the reactions we get when we've completed transformative artwork installations in different settings. Enjoy more testimonials here.
Patients are telling us that when you have nowhere else to go, our hallways are now a beautiful place to walk and just gaze at the walls. And our crew of nurses is having a lot of fun with the work, too!
Marleine Elkhouri, RN, MBA
Inpatient Manager, Surgical Oncology
Toronto General Hospital
The art is adding a sense of warmth to the cancer centre ... It brings smiles to patients’ faces. And it’s uplifting for staff to see the art on display every day when they come to work.
Debbie Devitt
Patient Experience Lead,
Durham Regional Cancer Centre
The visual arts can bolster spirits, reduce stress and calm anxieties for family members and even contribute positively to patient health outcomes.
Anja Karisik
Artist
Our Installations
The ArtWorks for Cancer team places transforming art pieces in reception areas, treatment rooms and other locations to bring comfort to patients, families and hospital staff. Learn more here about all of our projects.
