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Spring Quarter 2014 
News from the Heart 
Art with a Heart in Healthcare provides personalized fine art experiences that enhance the healing process 
for patients and their families. 
Wheelchair Makeover
What makes a simple wheelchair customized? A group of Art with a Heart artists! Sometimes we get an out-of-the ordinary request from a patient so we work our magic to make it happen!
 UNF Intern Displays Unique Teaching Approach
Our UNF intern, Edmarie Hernandez, devised an easy step by step drawing method to ease the frustration for a 6 year old patient who loves drawing realistic trucks. The results were hugely successful! 
Patient Photography Exhibition, Reflections, at Downtown Library
Reflections, our patient photography show is currently on display at the Jacksonville Main Library through April.  For directions, please click on the link HERE. 

The Art of Giving
We'd like to thank The Cummer Family Foundation and the Woodcock Foundation for the Appreciation of the Arts, INC. for their continued support of our programs. 
Thank You
Thank you to our two most loyal and loved volunteers. Patsy and Pati. Our program is extra special because of the both of you!  
 
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Volunteers
Art with a Heart is grateful for the selfless devotion of our volunteers.

 

Wolfson Children's Hospital

Patsy Moore

Pati Merrill

Samantha Solley

Laura Meier  

     
 
Board of Directors

Melissa Roland
Chair/Treasurer

Cynthia Jacoby Greene
Secretary

Robert Monsky

Laird

Guy Cuddihee
 
Paula McGarvey


Board Committees

Executive Committee 
Melissa Roland - Treasurer
Cynthia Green - Secretary

Board Nominating Committee
Robert Monsky

Fundraising Committee
Paula McGarvey 
 
Board of Advisors

  Kristen D. McLauchlin
Lisa Ullmann
Katharine Loeb
Sam Hall
Kathy Soler-Sala
 
Honorary Board Members 

Louise Freshman Brown
Professor University of North Florida

Suzanne Taylor
Community Volunteer

Karen Wolfson
Wolfson Children's Hospital

Art with a Heart
in Healthcare
841 Prudential Drive, Suite 150
Jacksonville, Florida 32207
(904) 306-0390


 

Art with a Heart Team


Lori Guadagno
Co-founder, Program Director 
 Artist in Residence

Lori Presto, MSW
Director of Operations 
 Artist in Residence

Josh Bergesen
 Program Manager 
 Artist in Residence

Christy Ponder 
Program Developer 
Artist in Residence 

Ajamu Mutima
Artist in Residence  
Wolfson Children's Hospital

Tracie Thornton 
Artist in Residence
Wolfson Children's Hospital

Cheryl Borja
Artist in Residence
Wolfson Children's Hospital

Kelly DeSousa, MS, Art Therapist
Artist in Residence
Kid Together Against Cancer

First KTAC Session
Art with a Heart artist Kelly DeSousa completed her first quarterly program working with KTAC. The art activities developed by Kelly are for children and families coping with a family member who has cancer. These sessions allow families to share their feelings through the comfort of a creative  and positive art experience. For more information about KTAC please visit their website

Jewelry Drive

 

Thank you Pineapple Post and Wolfson Auxiliary for your generous offer to collect and supply donations for our recycled jewelry drive. The patients are loving their creations! Thanks to everyone for keeping our program so successful. Keep the jewelry coming!

The Pineapple Post is at 2403 S. Third St (A1A) Jacksonville Beach, FL 32250

 

Donations can also be made directly to the Auxiliary offices at Wolfson Children's Hospital or can be mailed to Art with a Heart's Office at 841 Prudential Drive Suite 150 Jacksonville, Fl  32207. 

Valentines Art
Art with a Heart set aside a special day of hearts, art and painting to celebrate Valentines Day. Beautiful mini-canvases were painted to create a very unique Valentine's Day Card!   
      Parrots
Monoprints
We featured monoprinting as a visiting artist session with April Sham and Meagan Bardol with the help of new volunteer Samantha Solley and the UNF interns!   
Monoprints from the session.
      Patient with her piece.

Thank you to all our visiting artists for donating their time.  For information on becoming a visiting artist with Art with a Heart please contact Tracie Thornton.    

 

Patient Artwork

Day and Night

Pink Dragon Fly

Blue Bird

Sittin'

Tortoise