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MILWAUKEE (4/11/2008) - Children's Hospital of Wisconsin has launched a unique art contest.
All children ages 3-18 are invited to create and submit artwork surrounding the theme, This is MY Children's Hospital. The contest runs now through Friday, June 13, 2008. Artwork submitted will be judged by community artists and Children's Hospital staff. Four grand prize winners will be chosen based on originality, creativity and age group. Grand prize winners receive a weekend stay for four in Wisconsin Dells. Download an entry form.
The "This is MY Children's" Artwork Contest celebrates children who are cared for by Children's Hospital every day. Last year alone, Children's Hospital cared for more than 250,000 children – either as inpatients or in one of more than 70 outpatient clinics, by a Children's Medical Group pediatrician or at a Children's Urgent Care location. This artwork may be used in many different ways including:
-On the walls of Children's Hospital.
-In a Children's Hospital commemorative book.
-As part of a traveling art exhibit.
-At a grand opening event for the new Children's Hospital west tower.
Children's Hospital's west tower expansion
In response to rapid growth, Children's Hospital is building a 12-story, 425,000-square-foot expansion for patient rooms. The west tower will increase the 236-bed hospital to 294 beds and will have room for 72 more beds in the future. The state-of-the-art facility also will include a larger Pediatric Intensive Care Unit and an expanded Herma Heart Center to provide better care to children with congenital and other cardiac issues. Each floor will feature private rooms to achieve national standards to address family privacy issues and control infections. The west tower is scheduled for completion in spring 2009.
Art therapy and kids
Children's Hospital of Wisconsin art specialists utilize art in the hospital setting to help young patients cope. They find it's a wonderful way to help them express what they might be thinking or feeling. But you don't have to be ill or to have suffered a traumatic event to benefit from art or creating art.
"Children of all ages benefit from self-expression through the artistic process," said Amy Phillips, MA, art specialist at Children's Hospital. "This can be as simple as finger painting for a 2-year-old, or creating a multimedia collage with markers, paper, fabric and found objects for a 6-year-old. The experience of creating art offers a way for children to develop reasoning and to express their emerging thoughts and feelings. And, it's fun!"
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