OUR IMPACT
Recognizing that art can be an effective source of comfort and positivity, RxART has made the experience of healthcare spaces less intimidating for millions of pediatric patients and their families. We accomplish this through large-scale, site-specific art installations that enhance patient and employee well-being.
With this pioneering and interdisciplinary approach, RxART is creating new models for upgrading healthcare environments worldwide and posing powerful answers to questions around how to improve the patient experience throughout the medical system.
RxART BY THE NUMBERS
A snapshot of the ways we’re improving the patient experience through art.
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RxART has realized 66 site-specific installations, ranging from hallway and waiting room commissions to scanner suite transformations.
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RxART has improved the built environment and patient experience at 44 American hospitals, the majority of which focus on pediatric care.
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RxART's reach extends across the United States through completed hospital projects in 27 cities and 15 states, with more in the pipeline.
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By championing an interdisciplinary approach, RxART has facilitated project collaborations between our hospital partners and 96 established artists.
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More than 150,000 RxART coloring books have been donated to hospitals, clinics, providers, and families, making the publication our farthest-reaching project.
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The RxART coloring book, now in its ninth edition, is available free of charge at 85 hospitals and clinics located in 17 states.
A PEDIATRIC UNIT TRANSFORMED
This segment from CBS Los Angeles highlights RxART’s project at Cedars-Sinai, for which three artists—Urs Fischer, Laura Owens, and Sam Falls—transformed all 16 patient rooms in the pediatric wing. Watch the video to visit one-year-old patient Anna in her room covered floor to ceiling with colorful brushstrokes, and hear from a pediatric nurse about the value of turning the children’s focus away from the medical equipment.
CONVERTING A SCANNER INTO ART
Created by the staff at Children's National Hospital to thank RxART, this video features child life specialists explaining how artist Takashi Murakami's joyful imagery made pediatric patients feel less threatened and turned the scanner suite into a more fun and inviting space.
ST. MARY'S INTERACTIVE MURAL
The RxART wall mural designed by artist Rob Pruitt at St. Mary’s Hospital for Children was fabricated with dry-erase material so that patients can draw directly on its surface. Watch this creative activity double as a form of physical therapy for children with impaired fine motor skills.
Change Makers
Individuals from our expansive community share their experiences working with RxART on projects which create meaningful change in hospitals and beyond.
Creating Art with Purpose
The Haas Brothers partnered with RxART in 2022 to design, fabricate, and install a playful sculpture in the lobby of Children’s National Hospital in Washington, D.C.
“We believe art has the unique ability to bring joy to any setting,” says Martha Parra, the hospital’s former Vice President of Clinical Support Services. “This incredible sculpture promises to be a source of inspiration and wonder for all of our patients, families, and employees.”
